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What's something SPRING BRANCH MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,137
Middle
DISTRICT 792 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING BRANCH ISD·NCES 484110004692
Spring Branch Middle School
1000 PINEY POINT, HOUSTON, TX 77024 · (713) 281-4400 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,137 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
412 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 360 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 390 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 387 | 34% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +53.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
70.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +45.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 53 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 45 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 54.0% | 20.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 45.0% | 25.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 74.0% | 70.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Spring Branch Middle School
Spring Branch Middle School's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Branch Middle School this school | 1,137 | 36.2% | 60.8% |
| Heritage Middle School LUBBOCK | 821 | 36.8% | 57.0% |
| Tomball Intermediate School TOMBALL | 1,179 | 41.6% | 58.0% |
| North Belton Middle School TEMPLE | 979 | 36.9% | 43.8% |
| Hofius Intermediate School KLEIN | 1,313 | 35.8% | 63.7% |
| Bear Branch Intermediate School MAGNOLIA | 1,082 | 38.0% | 56.4% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Spring Branch Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #232 of 1,635 | #33 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #141 of 1,670 ▲ 66 | #22 of 219 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #223 of 1,670 ▲ 112 | #26 of 219 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +41.5pp | #12 of 1,570 | #1 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,137 | #164 of 1,749 | #49 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,232 of 1,542 | #158 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #400 of 1,543 | #54 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #1,380 of 1,648 | #201 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #387 of 437 | #35 of 41 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,137
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 936
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,137 | 68.7 | 16.6:1 | 36% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 1,102 | 71.3 | 15.5:1 | 37% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 1,074 | 66.8 | 16.1:1 | 39% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 1,129 | 68 | 16.6:1 | 35% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 1,112 | 68.4 | 16.3:1 | 30% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 1,127 | 64 | 17.6:1 | 34% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 1,055 | 64 | 16.5:1 | 36% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 993 | 65 | 15.3:1 | 32% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 936 | 66 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Branch Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,112 to 1,137); teachers unchanged (68.4 to 68.7).
About Spring Branch Middle School
Spring Branch Middle School is a public middle-grades school in HOUSTON, Texas. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 1,137 students. The school's enrollment is 77% bigger than the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
Spring Branch Middle School is a school in SPRING BRANCH ISD. The district has 46 schools and 33,793 students.
White students form the largest group at Spring Branch Middle School, 45% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 39% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Harris County, the White share is about 34%. The chance that two students picked at random at Spring Branch Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
The school reported 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.6:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 36% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 34 points.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Spring Branch Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Spring Branch Middle School are 2.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (60.8% actual, 58.2% predicted).
Within Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 1,205 public schools in Harris County, with a combined enrollment of about 886,911.
Memorial High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Spring Branch Middle School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 60.8% against a local average of 69.1%.
Locale data from NCES put Spring Branch Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,129 in 2020-21, 1,137 in 2024-25.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRING BRANCH ISD
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,636 students
- Northbrook High SchoolHigh · 2,398 students
- Stratford High SchoolHigh · 2,394 students
- Spring Woods High SchoolHigh · 2,020 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,236 students
- Spring Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 993 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Spring Branch Middle schools
One other US public school is named Spring Branch Middle. Spring Branch Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Spring Branch Middle SchoolSPRING BRANCH, TX · 604 students
Nearby schools
- Memorial High School0.4 mi · 2,636
- Memorial Drive Elementary School0.8 mi · 388
- Cornerstone Academy0.9 mi · 423
- The Bear Blvd School1.0 mi · 257
- Woodview Elementary School1.1 mi · 503
- Hunters Creek Elementary School1.2 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Branch Middle SchoolHow large is Spring Branch Middle School?
Spring Branch Middle School enrolls approximately 1,137 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Spring Branch Middle School serve?
Spring Branch Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Branch Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spring Branch Middle School is approximately 16.6:1 (69 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Spring Branch Middle School?
Spring Branch Middle School reports a student body of 45% White, 39% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Spring Branch Middle School public or private?
Spring Branch Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRING BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.