Spring Woods High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Spring Branch ISD: B

Total students

2,091

Avg. teacher experience

12.1 years

Spring Branch ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

92.3 %

Spring Branch ISD: 91.9%

Statewide: 90%

Spring Woods High School is a high school in Houston, TX, in the Spring Branch ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,091 students. 63.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 41.2% 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.

In the Class of 2021, 92.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Spring Woods High School was 910 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.9.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,667, which is $6,780 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

swh.springbranchisd.com

Address

2045 Gessner
Houston, TX 77080-6327

Office phone number

(713) 251-3100

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Spring Woods High 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

2,091

African American

103 (4.9%)

Spring Branch ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

12 (0.6%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

18 (0.9%)

Spring Branch ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,796 (85.9%)

Spring Branch ISD: 57.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

145 (6.9%)

Spring Branch ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

17 (0.8%)

Spring Branch ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

4.9%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

85.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

6.9%

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

63.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 54.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

83 %

Spring Branch ISD: 56.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

41.5 %

Spring Branch ISD: 37.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

63.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

83.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

41.5%

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

41.2 %

Spring Branch ISD: 38.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.4 %

Spring Branch ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.6 %

Spring Branch ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

41.2%

Gifted and talented

5.4%

Special education

11.6%

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)

C

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.

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

92.3 %

Spring Branch ISD: 91.9%

Statewide: 90%

African American

93.9 %

Spring Branch ISD: 88.5%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Spring Branch ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

91.7 %

Spring Branch ISD: 89.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

93.5 %

Spring Branch ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 92.1%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

93.9%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

91.7%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

93.5%

Two or more races

Masked

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

3.3 %

Spring Branch ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2.6 %

Spring Branch ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3.5 %

Spring Branch ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2.4 %

Spring Branch ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

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

33.4 %

Spring Branch ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

35 %

Spring Branch ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

12.5 %

Spring Branch ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

33.7 %

Spring Branch ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

32 %

Spring Branch ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

41.2 %

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

16.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 31.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

9.3 %

Spring Branch ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 44.4%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

52.4 %

Spring Branch ISD: 62%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

14.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

31.3 %

Spring Branch ISD: 45.6%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

42.9 %

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

42 %

Spring Branch ISD: 61.2%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

40 %

Spring Branch ISD: 39.3%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

63.6 %

Spring Branch ISD: 83.2%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

36 %

Spring Branch ISD: 35.5%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

60 %

Spring Branch ISD: 74.7%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

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

910

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

21.9

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

37.5 %

Spring Branch ISD: 60.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

25.2 %

Spring Branch ISD: 52.1%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

20.6 %

Spring Branch ISD: 46.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

37.5%

Math

25.2%

Reading + Math

20.6%

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

147.4

African American

21.9 (14.8%)

Spring Branch ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.7%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (2.7%)

Spring Branch ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

35.1 (23.8%)

Spring Branch ISD: 30.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

81.4 (55.2%)

Spring Branch ISD: 55%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

4 (2.7%)

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 (0.7%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

93.9 (63.7%)

Spring Branch ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

49.3 (33.5%)

Spring Branch ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3.2 (2.2%)

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

14.2

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

12.1 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

$65,667

Spring Branch ISD: $64,985

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,000

Spring Branch ISD: $60,217

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$61,019

Spring Branch ISD: $60,735

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,423

Spring Branch ISD: $63,288

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,238

Spring Branch ISD: $66,434

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$73,565

Spring Branch ISD: $71,348

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$81,521

Spring Branch ISD: $79,135

Statewide: $71,111

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