Pieper Ranch Middle School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Comal ISD: N/A

Total students

1,629

Avg. teacher experience

12.6 years

Comal ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Comal ISD: 98.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

Pieper Ranch Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in San Antonio, TX, in the Comal ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,629 students. 31.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,168, which is $3,306 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.6 years of experience.

Click or tap the map to enable panning and zooming.

Contact information

Address

1106 Kinder Pkwy
San Antonio, TX 78260

Office phone number

(830) 221-2000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pieper Ranch Middle 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

1,629

African American

71 (4.4%)

Comal ISD: 3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0.3%)

Comal ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

35 (2.1%)

Comal ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

692 (42.5%)

Comal ISD: 40.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

4 (0.2%)

Comal ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

740 (45.4%)

Comal ISD: 50.4%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

82 (5%)

Comal ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

4.4%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

2.1%

Hispanic

42.5%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

45.4%

Two or more races

5.0%

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

31.6 %

Comal ISD: 40.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

17.7 %

Comal ISD: 31.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

6.6 %

Comal ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

31.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

17.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

6.4 %

Comal ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

19.6 %

Comal ISD: 12%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.5 %

Comal ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

6.4%

Gifted and talented

19.6%

Special education

16.5%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Comal ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Comal ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Comal ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Comal ISD: N/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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

9 %

Comal ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

6 %

Comal ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Comal ISD: 25.4%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

0 %

Comal ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

10.4 %

Comal ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Comal ISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

8.9 %

Comal ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

5 %

Comal ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

88.1

African American

2 (2.3%)

Comal ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

23.8 (27%)

Comal ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

61.3 (69.6%)

Comal ISD: 76.5%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.1%)

Comal ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

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: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

69.3 (78.7%)

Comal ISD: 76.7%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

18.8 (21.3%)

Comal ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Comal ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

18.5

Comal ISD: 15.1

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

12.6 years

Comal ISD: 11.9 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

$59,168

Comal ISD: $59,525

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$52,500

Comal ISD: $51,397

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$53,617

Comal ISD: $54,436

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$56,513

Comal ISD: $57,780

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$60,990

Comal ISD: $61,502

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$66,378

Comal ISD: $66,699

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Comal ISD: $68,211

Statewide: $74,014

Latest public education stories in The Texas Tribune

Texas House OKs bill that gives schools more latitude to discipline students

A last-minute amendment would require students to go to alternative education settings if they attack a teacher or make terroristic threats.

Voucher vote updates: Watch the Texas House debate education savings accounts and public school funding

President Donald Trump told Texas House Republicans that a voucher program is key to his national education agenda. The vote on Senate Bill 2 will be the proposal’s biggest test yet.

Can Texas retain and train more teachers?

In this week’s episode of the TribCast, Matthew and Eleanor ask the question: Are Texas teachers OK?

Texas House Democrats could hold GOP priorities hostage to force statewide school vouchers vote

More than 50 House Democrats have signed on to a plan to spike all constitutional amendments unless the House allows voters to decide whether school vouchers will be legalized.

Texas Republican lawmakers unwilling to change abortion laws to address doomed pregnancies

For the first time since Texas outlawed nearly all abortions, lawmakers are clarifying the “life of mother” exception. But they don’t plan to address cases where the fetus won’t survive.

Explore Texas public schools’ college readiness, demographics and teacher salaries

Use our database to learn about Texas public school districts and campuses, including hundreds of charter schools and alternative campuses. Data is the most recent available.