Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Comal ISD: A

Total students

847

Avg. teacher experience

14 years

Comal ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Comal ISD: 98.5%

Statewide: 90%

Bill Brown Elementary School is an elementary school in Spring Branch, TX, in the Comal ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 847 students. 42.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 19.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,547, which is $1,340 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

20410 Hwy 46 W
Spring Branch, TX 78070-6118

Office phone number

(830) 885-1400

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Bill Brown Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

847

African American

10 (1.2%)

Comal ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Comal ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

Comal ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

308 (36.4%)

Comal ISD: 39.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

494 (58.3%)

Comal ISD: 51.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

33 (3.9%)

Comal ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.2%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

36.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

58.3%

Two or more races

3.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

42.3 %

Comal ISD: 38.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

23.3 %

Comal ISD: 29.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

17 %

Comal ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

42.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

23.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

17.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

19.8 %

Comal ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

14.4 %

Comal ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.2 %

Comal ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

19.8%

Gifted and talented

14.4%

Special education

9.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Comal ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Comal ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Comal ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Comal ISD: A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

4.9 %

Comal ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

11.1 %

Comal ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Comal ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Comal ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

8.2 %

Comal ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Comal ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

2.8 %

Comal ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

5.3 %

Comal ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

48

African American

1 (2.1%)

Comal ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

7 (14.6%)

Comal ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

40 (83.3%)

Comal ISD: 78.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

40 (83.3%)

Comal ISD: 77.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

8 (16.7%)

Comal ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

17.6

Comal ISD: 15.9

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14 years

Comal ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$57,547

Comal ISD: $56,581

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

N/A

Comal ISD: $51,598

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$51,118

Comal ISD: $51,658

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,421

Comal ISD: $54,964

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,355

Comal ISD: $58,545

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,031

Comal ISD: $63,487

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$67,708

Comal ISD: $67,299

Statewide: $71,111

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