Spring Forest Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Spring Branch ISD
  • Houston, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Spring Branch ISD: B

Total students

957

Avg. teacher experience

11.2 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 Forest Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Houston, TX, in the Spring Branch ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 957 students. 52.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 28.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,606, which is $5,719 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

sfm.springbranchisd.com

Address

14240 Memorial
Houston, TX 77079-6702

Office phone number

(713) 251-4600

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Spring Forest Middle 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

957

African American

151 (15.8%)

Spring Branch ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

45 (4.7%)

Spring Branch ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

395 (41.3%)

Spring Branch ISD: 57.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

320 (33.4%)

Spring Branch ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

45 (4.7%)

Spring Branch ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

15.8%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

4.7%

Hispanic

41.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

33.4%

Two or more races

4.7%

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

52.4 %

Spring Branch ISD: 54.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

50.2 %

Spring Branch ISD: 56.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

23.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 37.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

52.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

50.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

23.1%

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

28.4 %

Spring Branch ISD: 38.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

13.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.2 %

Spring Branch ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

28.4%

Gifted and talented

13.1%

Special education

13.2%

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)

B

Spring Branch ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

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

12.7 %

Spring Branch ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

21.5 %

Spring Branch ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

3.9 %

Spring Branch ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

13 %

Spring Branch ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.2 %

Spring Branch ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

15.8 %

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

54.4

African American

8.3 (15.3%)

Spring Branch ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (7.4%)

Spring Branch ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

11.3 (20.8%)

Spring Branch ISD: 30.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

30.8 (56.6%)

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

37.6 (69.1%)

Spring Branch ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

14.8 (27.2%)

Spring Branch ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2 (3.7%)

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

17.6

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

11.2 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

$64,606

Spring Branch ISD: $64,985

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,000

Spring Branch ISD: $60,217

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,331

Spring Branch ISD: $60,735

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,033

Spring Branch ISD: $63,288

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,178

Spring Branch ISD: $66,434

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$72,636

Spring Branch ISD: $71,348

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$75,873

Spring Branch ISD: $79,135

Statewide: $71,111

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