Spring Branch Academic Institute

  • Elementary/secondary school in Spring Branch ISD
  • Houston, TX
  • 1st grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Spring Branch ISD: B

Total students

140

Avg. teacher experience

13.2 years

Spring Branch ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 91.9%

Statewide: 90%

Spring Branch Academic Institute is an elementary/secondary school in Houston, TX, in the Spring Branch ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 140 students. 2.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,710, which is $6,823 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

sbai.springbranchisd.com

Address

14400 Fern
Houston, TX 77079

Office phone number

(713) 251-2277

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Spring Branch Academic Institute 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

140

African American

2 (1.4%)

Spring Branch ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

42 (30%)

Spring Branch ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

10 (7.1%)

Spring Branch ISD: 57.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.7%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

72 (51.4%)

Spring Branch ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

13 (9.3%)

Spring Branch ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.4%

American Indian

0%

Asian

30.0%

Hispanic

7.1%

Pacific Islander

0.7%

White

51.4%

Two or more races

9.3%

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

2.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 54.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

8.6 %

Spring Branch ISD: 56.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

2.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 37.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

2.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

8.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.1%

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

2.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 38.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

97.9 %

Spring Branch ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

0.7 %

Spring Branch ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

2.1%

Gifted and talented

97.9%

Special education

0.7%

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)

A

Spring Branch ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Spring Branch ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Spring Branch ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 91.9%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 88.5%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 89.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 92.1%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

N/A

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

N/A

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2%

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

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

100 %

Spring Branch ISD: 31.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 44.4%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 62%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 45.6%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 50.6%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

100 %

Spring Branch ISD: 61.2%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 39.3%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 83.2%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 35.5%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 74.7%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 80%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 1040

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 25.4

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 60.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 52.1%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 46.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

N/A

Math

N/A

Reading + Math

N/A

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

37.3

African American

3.1 (8.3%)

Spring Branch ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2.9 (7.6%)

Spring Branch ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5.5 (14.7%)

Spring Branch ISD: 30.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

24.6 (66%)

Spring Branch ISD: 55%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1.3 (3.4%)

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 (0.1%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

22.6 (60.6%)

Spring Branch ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

13.4 (35.9%)

Spring Branch ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1.3 (3.4%)

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

3.8

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

13.2 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

$65,710

Spring Branch ISD: $64,985

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,000

Spring Branch ISD: $60,217

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,281

Spring Branch ISD: $60,735

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$64,104

Spring Branch ISD: $63,288

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,758

Spring Branch ISD: $66,434

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$76,335

Spring Branch ISD: $71,348

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$81,371

Spring Branch ISD: $79,135

Statewide: $71,111

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