Buffalo Creek Elementary School

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

C

Spring Branch ISD: B

Total students

435

Avg. teacher experience

13.4 years

Spring Branch ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 90%

Statewide: 90.3%

Buffalo Creek Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Spring Branch ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 435 students. 73.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 72% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,840, which is $7,199 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.4 years of experience.

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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 23.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

435

African American

8 (1.8%)

Spring Branch ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

15 (3.4%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (1.1%)

Spring Branch ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

388 (89.2%)

Spring Branch ISD: 58.1%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

15 (3.4%)

Spring Branch ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

4 (0.9%)

Spring Branch ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

1.8%

American Indian

3.4%

Asian

1.1%

Hispanic

89.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

3.4%

Two or more races

0.9%

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

73.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 53.4%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

93.6 %

Spring Branch ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

71.3 %

Spring Branch ISD: 36.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

73.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

93.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

71.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

72 %

Spring Branch ISD: 37.6%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

2.5 %

Spring Branch ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

12 %

Spring Branch ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

72.0%

Gifted and talented

2.5%

Special education

12.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

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

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

C

Spring Branch ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

D

Spring Branch ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

C

Spring Branch ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

5.4 %

Spring Branch ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

14.3 %

Spring Branch ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

5.2 %

Spring Branch ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 35.3%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

8.3 %

Spring Branch ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

16.7 %

Spring Branch ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 6.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

31.1

African American

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (3.2%)

Spring Branch ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

22.5 (72.4%)

Spring Branch ISD: 29.1%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

7.6 (24.4%)

Spring Branch ISD: 56.8%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Spring Branch 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

1 (3.2%)

Spring Branch ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

26.1 (83.8%)

Spring Branch ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

2.1 (6.6%)

Spring Branch ISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

2 (6.4%)

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 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

14

Spring Branch ISD: 16

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

13.4 years

Spring Branch ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$64,840

Spring Branch ISD: $64,465

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$57,299

Spring Branch ISD: $59,576

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$58,600

Spring Branch ISD: $59,803

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$61,437

Spring Branch ISD: $62,981

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$66,296

Spring Branch ISD: $65,799

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$68,623

Spring Branch ISD: $71,444

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$78,521

Spring Branch ISD: $78,445

Statewide: $69,974

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