Buffalo Creek Elementary School

Accountability rating

C

Spring Branch ISD: B

Total students

507

Avg. teacher experience

14.4 years

Spring Branch ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 90.9%

Statewide: 90%

Buffalo Creek Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Spring Branch ISD school district. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had 507 students. The school received an accountability rating of C. 79.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 68.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

An average teacher's salary was $60,423, which is $6,301 more than the state average.

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Contact information

Website

bce.springbranchisd.com

Address

2801 Blalock Rd
Houston, TX 77080-2822

Office phone number

(713) 251-5300

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Buffalo Creek Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Ethnicity

Total students

507

African American

14 (2.8%)

Spring Branch ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

3 (0.6%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.4%

Asian

3 (0.6%)

Spring Branch ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 4.5%

Hispanic

463 (91.3%)

Spring Branch ISD: 59.2%

Statewide: 52.6%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

20 (3.9%)

Spring Branch ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 27.4%

Two or more races

4 (0.8%)

Spring Branch ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2.8%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

91.3%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

3.9%

Two or more races

0.8%

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

79.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 55.6%

Statewide: 50.1%

Economically disadvantaged

93.9 %

Spring Branch ISD: 58.9%

Statewide: 60.6%

Limited English proficiency

68.6 %

Spring Branch ISD: 34.2%

Statewide: 19.5%

At-risk students

79.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

93.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

68.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2018-2019 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

68.8 %

Spring Branch ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 19.7%

Career and Technical

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Gifted and Talented

3 %

Spring Branch ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 8.1%

Special Education

11.8 %

Spring Branch ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 9.6%

Bilingual/ESL

68.8%

Career and technical

N/A

Gifted and talented

3.0%

Special education

11.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

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

Overall

C

Spring Branch ISD: B

Student achievement

D

Spring Branch ISD: B

School progress

C

Spring Branch ISD: B

Closing the gaps

D

Spring Branch ISD: B

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 2019 Accountability Manual.

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

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

Total teacher FTEs

38

African American

1 (2.6%)

Spring Branch ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 10.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (5.3%)

Spring Branch ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 1.7%

Hispanic

26.5 (69.7%)

Spring Branch ISD: 28.6%

Statewide: 27.7%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

8.5 (22.4%)

Spring Branch ISD: 57.8%

Statewide: 58.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.1%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

33 (86.8%)

Spring Branch ISD: 71%

Statewide: 73.6%

Master's

3 (7.9%)

Spring Branch ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Doctorate

2 (5.3%)

Spring Branch ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2018-2019.

Students per teacher

13.3

Spring Branch ISD: 15.4

Statewide: 15.1

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2018-2019 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

14.4 years

Spring Branch 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

$60,423

Spring Branch ISD: $59,643

Statewide: $54,122

Beginner

$54,000

Spring Branch ISD: $54,635

Statewide: $47,218

1 to 5 years

$54,850

Spring Branch ISD: $55,186

Statewide: $50,408

6 to 10 years

$56,459

Spring Branch ISD: $57,630

Statewide: $52,786

11 to 20 years

$60,385

Spring Branch ISD: $60,455

Statewide: $56,041

20+ years

$67,751

Spring Branch ISD: $67,953

Statewide: $62,039

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