Morningside Elementary

Summary:

Morningside Elementary is a public elementary school in New Braunfels, Texas, serving around 810 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Comal Independent School District, which is ranked 87 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating.

One key differentiating factor for Morningside Elementary is its higher percentage of Hispanic students (59.75%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 35-61% Hispanic. While the school's test scores have been improving over the years, they still lag behind the district and state averages across most grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade reading proficiency was 54.29% compared to the district's 66.7% and the state's 48.85%. Morningside Elementary also performs better in some student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, but lower for English Language Learners, Gifted and Talented, and Special Education students.

Despite the school's higher spending per student ($9,173 in 2020-2021) and lower student-teacher ratio, its academic performance still lags behind the nearby New Braunfels Independent School District schools, which tend to have higher test scores and rankings. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to Morningside Elementary's challenges. However, the school's improvement over time, from a 1-star rating in 2015-2016 to 3 stars in recent years, indicates that there is potential for further progress with targeted interventions and learning from the best practices of higher-performing schools in the area.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3855 Morningside Dr
       New Braunfels, TX  78132


(830) 837-7100

District: Comal Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1509th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,173 Help


Students who attend Morningside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Danville Middle
High:    Davenport High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  646

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.5%
White:
35.3%
Two or more races:
5.9%
more

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.7% Help


 See top rated Texas elementary schools

 Compare Morningside Elementary to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends
Help
Compare Details Morningside Elementary ranks better than 67.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 14th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Comal Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.57. (See more...)
Student Body
Help
Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.5%), White (35.3%), two or more races (5.9%). (See more...)
Help
Compare Details 56.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
Help
Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morningside Elementary is 15.6. 11 elementary schools in the Comal Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
Help
Compare Morningside Elementary employs 41.1 full-time teachers.
Finance
Help
Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morningside Elementary is $9,173, which is the 9th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Comal Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morningside Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Morningside Elementary 1509th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Morningside Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Multi-racial students:
English Language Learner students:
Special Education students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Comal Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Comal Independent School District (Isd) 87th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


What do you think?

Your rating for Morningside Elementary?

Rank History for Morningside Elementary

Help
Compare

Rank History for all students at Morningside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 58.19 1882nd 3937 52.2%
2011 61.01 1761st 4095 57.0%
2012 74.10 927th 4206 78.0%
2013 50.29 2282nd 4221 45.9%
2014 47.11 2514th 4260 41.0%
2015 38.89 2909th 4320 32.7%
2016 27.48 3407th 4286 20.5%
2017 39.34 2562nd 4329 40.8%
2018 43.84 2324th 4359 46.7%
2019 42.55 2529th 4479 43.5%
2021 52.62 1905th 4578 58.4%
2022 55.17 1858th 4581 59.4%
2023 51.74 2079th 4647 55.3%
2024 61.57 1509th 4675 67.7%
See the entire list of Texas Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Morningside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.44 751st 1046 28.2%
2019 40.58 707th 1112 36.4%
2022 35.96 720th 1004 28.3%
2023 51.98 560th 1099 49.0%
2024 50.22 567th 1114 49.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Morningside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.23 2313th 3226 28.3%
2019 35.04 2392nd 3333 28.2%
2021 58.25 1069th 3446 69.0%
2022 31.49 2684th 3487 23.0%
2023 24.93 3016th 3556 15.2%
2024 40.25 2184th 3638 40.0%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Morningside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.35 2355th 3558 33.8%
2019 30.28 2810th 3684 23.7%
2021 34.86 2424th 3799 36.2%
2022 52.88 1404th 3952 64.5%
2023 40.03 2305th 4086 43.6%
2024 25.13 3559th 4261 16.5%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Morningside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.81 2642nd 4264 38.0%
2019 41.92 2654th 4309 38.4%
2021 56.54 1599th 4451 64.1%
2022 56.88 1692nd 4477 62.2%
2023 52.16 2043rd 4521 54.8%
2024 67.86 1035th 4560 77.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Morningside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.15 2426th 4306 43.7%
2019 44.32 2397th 4348 44.9%
2021 55.81 1699th 4499 62.2%
2022 53.15 1960th 4561 57.0%
2023 50.26 2129th 4588 53.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Morningside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.77 2148th 3106 30.8%
2019 33.62 2580th 3184 19.0%
2021 62.53 1299th 3006 56.8%
2022 61.87 1314th 2958 55.6%
2023 43.66 2154th 2980 27.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Morningside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.46 2847th 4240 32.9%
2019 39.60 2706th 4295 37.0%
2021 48.46 1946th 4331 55.1%
2022 42.26 2651st 4461 40.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for At Risk Students!

Rank History for Male students at Morningside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.35 2294th 4319 46.9%
2019 40.68 2618th 4357 39.9%
2021 49.78 1991st 4498 55.7%
2022 55.77 1833rd 4563 59.8%
2023 52.84 1979th 4585 56.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Morningside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.13 1806th 2444 26.1%
2022 80.21 257th 2421 89.4%
2023 61.65 713th 2443 70.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Morningside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.99 3134th 4168 24.8%
2019 34.70 2980th 4188 28.8%
2021 55.45 1609th 4329 62.8%
2022 53.97 1826th 4376 58.3%
2023 51.29 1975th 4401 55.1%
2024 48.72 2200th 4431 50.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Morningside Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.64 1330th 3127 57.5%
2019 60.39 1142nd 3142 63.7%
2021 44.82 1730th 3082 43.9%
2022 48.85 1635th 3082 47.0%
2023 43.35 1896th 3106 39.0%
2024 61.68 1113th 3078 63.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Morningside Elementary Test Scores
Tests: 
  
Grades: 
  
Years: 
  
Group by: 
District Scores:
State Scores:    
  
Subgroup: 





Data source: Texas Education Agency

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 1)
0%

0%

0%

0%

100%

  

Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Open Quote The Principal is horrible. As an active parent, things wont get better until she is gone. She has no respect for her teachers and cares nothing for what parents say. In her first year, over 30 of staff left. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Morningside Elementary

Help
Compare
Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2009 203 9 2 334 0 n/a n/a 0 548
2010 218 9 3 351 1 n/a n/a 0 582
2011 165 5 2 371 0 0 20 0 563
2012 170 8 1 401 0 2 19 0 601
2013 174 7 1 401 1 0 15 0 599
2014 192 9 0 422 1 2 13 0 639
2015 200 14 1 431 1 2 10 0 659
2016 193 13 1 434 0 1 17 0 659
2017 199 18 2 457 0 1 21 0 698
2018 208 22 5 454 0 0 36 0 725
2019 195 18 6 468 0 0 39 0 726
2020 171 14 3 510 0 0 32 0 730
2021 191 23 11 457 0 0 28 0 710
2022 228 25 10 467 0 1 31 0 762
2023 255 23 13 484 1 1 33 0 810
2024 228 24 12 339 3 2 38 0 646

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Morningside Elementary

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 548 40.5 13.5 61.9
2010 582 41.6 13.9 65.8
2011 563 38.5 14.5 72.5
2012 601 39.2 15.3 76.4
2013 599 39.8 15.0 72.6
2014 639 42.7 14.9 74
2015 659 46.0 14.3 73
2016 659 49.0 13.4 70.3
2017 698 45.7 15.2 69.6
2018 725 47.0 15.4 66.2
2019 726 51.3 14.1 68.5
2020 730 51.5 14.1 70
2021 710 50.0 14.2 66.5
2022 762 51.4 14.8 62.2
2023 810 52.4 15.4 63.2
2024 646 41.1 15.6 56.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Morningside Elementary

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 548 40.5 13.5 61.9
2010 582 41.6 13.9 65.8
2011 563 38.5 14.5 72.5
2012 601 39.2 15.3 76.4
2013 599 39.8 15.0 72.6
2014 639 42.7 14.9 74
2015 659 46.0 14.3 73
2016 659 49.0 13.4 70.3
2017 698 45.7 15.2 69.6
2018 725 47.0 15.4 66.2
2019 726 51.3 14.1 68.5
2020 730 51.5 14.1 70
2021 710 50.0 14.2 66.5
2022 762 51.4 14.8 62.2
2023 810 52.4 15.4 63.2
2024 646 41.1 15.6 56.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Morningside Elementary

Help

YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,237 (15.5%) $6,755 (84.5%) $7,992
2020 $1,161 (13.9%) $7,203 (86.1%) $8,364
2021 $1,328 (14.5%) $7,846 (85.5%) $9,173

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Morningside Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2529th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2079th of 4647 Elementary schools
 11.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Morningside Elementary)3847
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Comal Independent School District (Isd))5563
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Morningside Elementary)4851
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Comal Independent School District (Isd))5760
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Morningside Elementary)3539
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Comal Independent School District (Isd))5563
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Morningside Elementary)3444
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Comal Independent School District (Isd))5961
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Morningside Elementary)4650
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Comal Independent School District (Isd))6771
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Morningside Elementary)5352
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Comal Independent School District (Isd))6766
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Morningside Elementary)5236
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Comal Independent School District (Isd))6355
 8%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students726810
 11.6%
African American1823
 27.8%
American Indian01
Asian613
 116.7%
Hispanic468484
 3.4%
Pacific Islander01
White195255
 30.8%
Two or More Races3933
 15.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.5%63.2%
 5.2%


Schools Near Morningside Elementary









Frequently Asked Questions about Morningside Elementary

Students who attend Morningside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Danville Middle
High : Davenport High School

Morningside Elementary ranks 1509th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Morningside Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 35% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 646 students attended Morningside Elementary.


Rate Morningside Elementary!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Morningside Elementary!




SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 73 milliseconds.