Joan Link Elementary School
- Elementary school in Spring ISD
- Houston, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Spring ISD: B
Total students
522
Avg. teacher experience
9.3 years
Spring ISD: 8.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Spring ISD: 85.2%
Statewide: 90%
Joan Link Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Spring ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 522 students. 74.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 56.3% 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 $63,759, which is $4,872 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.3 years of experience.
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Website
Address
2815 Ridge Hollow DrHouston, TX 77067-1939
Office phone number
Principal
- Tanjaneki, Tangy Stith
- tstith@springisd.org
- (281) 891-8390
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Joan Link 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
522
African American
104 (19.9%)
Spring ISD: 38.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
8 (1.5%)
Spring ISD: 1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.2%)
Spring ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
394 (75.5%)
Spring ISD: 50.7%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Spring ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
9 (1.7%)
Spring ISD: 5.5%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
6 (1.1%)
Spring ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 2.9%
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
74.9 %
Spring ISD: 63.1%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
94.8 %
Spring ISD: 84.5%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
57.1 %
Spring ISD: 29.4%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
56.3 %
Spring ISD: 29.2%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
3.4 %
Spring ISD: 6.1%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
10.2 %
Spring ISD: 10.2%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
B
Spring ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
Spring ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365
School progress (2021-2022)
B
Spring ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
Spring ISD: C
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
17.2 %
Spring ISD: 20.6%
Statewide: 15%
African American
28.9 %
Spring ISD: 26.4%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
0 %
Spring ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
Masked
Spring ISD: 6.5%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
14.6 %
Spring ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Spring ISD: 17.3%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
18.2 %
Spring ISD: 15.7%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
Masked
Spring ISD: 24.3%
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
37.5
African American
18.4 (49.1%)
Spring ISD: 40.7%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Spring ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (2.7%)
Spring ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
11 (29.4%)
Spring ISD: 23.6%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Spring ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
7.1 (18.9%)
Spring ISD: 30.7%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Spring ISD: 2.1%
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 ISD: 4.3%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
27.4 (73.2%)
Spring ISD: 65.2%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
10 (26.8%)
Spring ISD: 29%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Spring ISD: 1.5%
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
13.9
Spring ISD: 15.3
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
9.3 years
Spring ISD: 8.7 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
$63,759
Spring ISD: $62,986
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$59,084
Spring ISD: $53,844
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$60,567
Spring ISD: $59,958
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$62,481
Spring ISD: $64,002
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$67,193
Spring ISD: $67,659
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$75,868
Spring ISD: $72,984
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
N/A
Spring ISD: $80,567
Statewide: $71,111