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Enrollment
845
Elementary
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONROE ISD·NCES 481500012003
Birnham Woods Elementary School
31150 BIRNHAM WOODS DR, SPRING, TX 77386 · (832) 663-4200 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL845 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
149 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 172 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 167 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 189 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 34% smaller than its 4th grade class (189).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 30.0% | 18.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 30.0% | 16.0% | 17.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 65.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Birnham Woods Elementary School
Birnham Woods Elementary School's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birnham Woods Elementary School this school | 845 | 17.6% | 63.0% |
| Carl E Schluter Elementary School HASLET | 752 | 18.4% | 56.5% |
| Campbell Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 791 | 16.3% | 60.9% |
| Bush Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 881 | 17.4% | 77.7% |
| Sampson Elementary School CYPRESS | 900 | 17.1% | 78.1% |
| North Creek Elementary School MELISSA | 885 | 18.6% | 64.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Birnham Woods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #613 of 4,401 | #18 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #530 of 4,466 ▲ 19 | #15 of 77 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,007 of 4,466 ▲ 164 | #21 of 77 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #738 of 3,998 | #16 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 845 | #313 of 4,938 | #19 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,861 of 4,622 | #52 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #918 of 4,628 | #15 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.6% | #4,494 of 4,789 | #70 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #1,679 of 2,838 | #17 of 37 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
845
-111 (-12%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 962
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 845 | 54.6 | 15.5:1 | 18% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 899 | 55.2 | 16.3:1 | 18% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 996 | 57.8 | 17.2:1 | 17% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 956 | 58 | 16.5:1 | 15% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 984 | 58 | 17.0:1 | 12% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 1,045 | 58 | 18.0:1 | 9% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 962 | 56 | 17.2:1 | 26% (247) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Birnham Woods Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (984 to 845); teachers down 6% (58 to 54.6).
About Birnham Woods Elementary School
Birnham Woods Elementary School is a large elementary school in SPRING, Texas, administered by CONROE ISD. It reports enrollment of 845 students in pre-K through 4. That puts enrollment 63% above the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
CONROE ISD enrolls 72,914 students in 66 schools, including Birnham Woods Elementary School.
White students are 52% of those enrolled at Birnham Woods Elementary School. The remaining shares are 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Montgomery County's population at about 67%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
There are 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Birnham Woods Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.5:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. A total of 149 students, or 18%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 30 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Birnham Woods Elementary School is 3.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 63.0%. Predicted: 66.2%.
For Montgomery County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $97,701, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 160 public schools in the county, enrolling about 134,595, Birnham Woods Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Bradley Elementary School is closest at about 0.8 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Birnham Woods Elementary School. By average proficiency, Birnham Woods Elementary School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 845 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 956. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.5:1 to 15.5:1.
The Birnham Woods Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
684,432
Census ACS
Median income
$97,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
134,595 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CONROE ISD
- Conroe High SchoolHigh · 5,252 students
- The Woodlands High SchoolHigh · 4,444 students
- Grand Oaks High SchoolHigh · 3,836 students
- College Park High SchoolHigh · 3,313 students
- Caney Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,783 students
- Oak Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
Other schools in SPRING
- Grand Oaks High SchoolHigh · 3,836 students
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- York Junior High SchoolMiddle · 2,009 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Cox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
- Chet Burchett Elementary SchoolElementary · 982 students
Nearby schools
- Bradley Elementary School0.8 mi · 948
- Kaufman Elementary School0.8 mi · 859
- Grand Oaks High School1.8 mi · 3,836
- Snyder Elementary School2.1 mi · 859
- York Junior High School2.3 mi · 2,009
- Cox Intermediate School2.4 mi · 1,053
Frequently asked questions
About Birnham Woods Elementary SchoolHow large is Birnham Woods Elementary School?
Birnham Woods Elementary School enrolls approximately 845 students in grades PK-04.
Is Birnham Woods Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Birnham Woods Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Birnham Woods Elementary School have?
Birnham Woods Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Birnham Woods Elementary School?
At Birnham Woods Elementary School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Birnham Woods Elementary School public or private?
Birnham Woods Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CONROE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.