Sherwood Elementary School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Spring Branch ISD: B

Total students

426

Avg. teacher experience

10.3 years

Spring Branch ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 91.9%

Statewide: 90%

Sherwood Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Spring Branch ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 426 students. 63.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 70% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,395, which is $5,508 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

swe.springbranchisd.com

Address

1700 Sherwood Forest
Houston, TX 77043-3504

Office phone number

(713) 251-6900

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Sherwood Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

426

African American

48 (11.3%)

Spring Branch ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

8 (1.9%)

Spring Branch ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

281 (66%)

Spring Branch ISD: 57.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

70 (16.4%)

Spring Branch ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

17 (4%)

Spring Branch ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

11.3%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

1.9%

Hispanic

66.0%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

16.4%

Two or more races

4.0%

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

63.6 %

Spring Branch ISD: 54.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

65 %

Spring Branch ISD: 56.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

47.9 %

Spring Branch ISD: 37.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

63.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

65.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

47.9%

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

70 %

Spring Branch ISD: 38.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.6 %

Spring Branch ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.9 %

Spring Branch ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

70.0%

Gifted and talented

5.6%

Special education

12.9%

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)

C

Spring Branch ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Spring Branch ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Spring Branch ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

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 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

15.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

17.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.7 %

Spring Branch ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.8 %

Spring Branch ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

43.8 %

Spring Branch ISD: 12.8%

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

32.9

African American

3 (9.1%)

Spring Branch ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (3%)

Spring Branch ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

12.9 (39.2%)

Spring Branch ISD: 30.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16 (48.6%)

Spring Branch ISD: 55%

Statewide: 56.4%

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

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

26 (79%)

Spring Branch ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6.9 (21%)

Spring Branch ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 1.7%

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

12.9

Spring Branch ISD: 15.2

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

10.3 years

Spring Branch ISD: 11.6 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

$64,395

Spring Branch ISD: $64,985

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,000

Spring Branch ISD: $60,217

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,200

Spring Branch ISD: $60,735

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,289

Spring Branch ISD: $63,288

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,510

Spring Branch ISD: $66,434

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$72,418

Spring Branch ISD: $71,348

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$81,105

Spring Branch ISD: $79,135

Statewide: $71,111

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