Schools in New Braunfels
New Braunfels is served by two separate school districts depending on the specific address -- New Braunfels ISD (NBISD) and Comal ISD -- and both earned a B rating in the Texas Education Agency's 2026 accountability results, with Comal ISD's overall score rising slightly (87 to 88) and New Braunfels ISD scoring 84 out of 100. Confirming which district (and which specific campus) serves a given address matters here more than a single citywide school reputation would suggest.
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Learn moreTwo Districts, Not One
Unlike a single-district city, New Braunfels' school assignment depends on the specific address: New Braunfels Independent School District (NBISD) serves a portion of the city, while Comal Independent School District -- a considerably larger district covering much of the surrounding county and extending toward Canyon Lake and Bulverde -- serves another portion. Both earned a B rating from the Texas Education Agency for the 2025-26 school year, but they are separate districts with separate campuses, separate boards, and separate individual campus performance, not one unified system.
Comal ISD: A Slight Improvement, Mostly Strong Campus Ratings
Comal ISD's overall TEA accountability score rose to 88 for 2026, up from 87 in 2025. Eighteen of the district's campuses earned an individual A rating. Three campuses received a C rating: Klein Road Elementary, Memorial Elementary, and New Braunfels Middle School -- named specifically here rather than glossed over, since a district-level B or an overall 88 score doesn't describe every individual campus equally.
New Braunfels ISD: A Real, Named Underperformer Worth Disclosing
New Braunfels ISD scored 84 out of 100 for its 2026 overall rating (also a B), with Voss Farms Elementary specifically receiving a D rating -- a genuine, named data point rather than a generic caveat about district averages. As with any district, a B-level overall score does not mean every campus performs at that level; parents should check the specific assigned campus for any address under consideration.
Rating Methodology
TEA's district and campus accountability ratings are based on three domains: student achievement, school progress, and closing the gaps (a measure of how well a district serves historically underperforming student groups relative to targets). This is the same statewide methodology applied to every Texas district in this project (including Houston ISD, covered in that city's schools topic page), so the B ratings here are directly comparable to other Texas districts' TEA scores.
Confirm the Specific District and Campus
Because New Braunfels spans two districts with genuinely different campus-level results (Comal ISD's mostly-A profile with three named C campuses, versus New Braunfels ISD's 84/100 overall score with a named D campus), a general statement about 'New Braunfels schools' understates the real variation. Confirm the actual assigned district and campus for any specific address via the Texas Education Agency's TXschools.gov database before relying on either district's headline score.
Key takeaways
- New Braunfels is served by two separate districts depending on the specific address -- New Braunfels ISD and the considerably larger Comal ISD -- both earning a B rating from the TEA for 2025-26.
- Comal ISD's overall score rose to 88 (from 87) for 2026, with 18 campuses earning an A; three campuses (Klein Road Elementary, Memorial Elementary, New Braunfels Middle School) received a C.
- New Braunfels ISD scored 84/100 (also a B); Voss Farms Elementary specifically received a D -- a named, disclosed data point rather than a generic caveat.
- TEA ratings use the same three-domain methodology (student achievement, school progress, closing the gaps) statewide, making these B ratings directly comparable to other Texas districts in this project.
- Because campus-level results vary meaningfully within both districts, confirm the specific assigned school for any address via TXschools.gov rather than relying on either district's overall letter grade.
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