Enrollment
391
High
DISTRICT 1,353 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING ISD·NCES 484122012719
Spring Early College Academy
2700 WW THORNE DR, HOUSTON, TX 77073 · (281) 891-6880 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Texas public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
254 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 116 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 92 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 23% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
91.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
88.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +74.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 74 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 69.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 51.0% | 37.0% | 8.0% | 4.0% |
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 | 91.0% | 88.0% |
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 83.0% |
| 2021-22 | 76.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 60.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
88.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+42.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 42 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Early College Academy
Spring Early College Academy's state test result (88.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Early College Academy this school | 391 | 65.0% | 88.2% |
| Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute GRAND PRAIRIE | 419 | 62.8% | 67.5% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Dallas DALLAS | 596 | 65.9% | 44.2% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy FORT WORTH | 403 | 62.3% | 63.8% |
| Beaumont ISD Early College High School BEAUMONT | 321 | 70.1% | 76.3% |
| Houston Academy for International Studies HOUSTON | 473 | 59.2% | 78.7% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Early College Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.2% | #25 of 1,385 | #8 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #19 of 1,425 ▼ 2 | #6 of 155 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #66 of 1,425 ▲ 19 | #14 of 155 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #928 of 1,184 | #129 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #1,033 of 2,107 | #148 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #1,217 of 1,344 | #122 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #461 of 1,346 | #51 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #694 of 1,522 | #126 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #357 of 557 | #52 of 75 |
Ranked against other public high 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
391
-38 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 391 | 21.3 | 18.4:1 | 65% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 23.4 | 15.6:1 | 80% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 23.8 | 15.8:1 | 72% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 68% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 23 | 18.1:1 | 60% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 21 | 18.5:1 | 68% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Early College Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (417 to 391); teachers down 8% (23 to 21.3).
About Spring Early College Academy
Spring Early College Academy is a low-enrollment high school in HOUSTON, Texas. Enrollment totals 391 students across grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
Spring Early College Academy is run by SPRING ISD, whose 42 schools enroll 33,678 students.
Hispanic students are 62% of those enrolled at Spring Early College Academy. The remaining shares are 22% Black, 6% Asian, 5% White, and 3% Native American. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.4 students per teacher. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Spring Early College Academy has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 65%.
Spring Early College Academy holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of Texas public high schools.
Spring Early College Academy ranks in the top 10% of Texas schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 88.2%. Predicted: 46.0%. Difference: 42.2 points.
The school's county is Harris County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County's 1,205 public schools enroll about 886,911 students and include Spring Early College Academy.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Nimitz High School, is about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Spring Early College Academy places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Spring Early College Academy is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment decreased 9% over 4 years, reaching 391 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.2:1 to 18.4:1.
This page is set up for the Spring Early College Academy community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 ISD
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- Andy Dekaney High SchoolHigh · 2,485 students
- Westfield High SchoolHigh · 2,264 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Chet Burchett Elementary SchoolElementary · 982 students
- Rickey C Bailey Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 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
Nearby schools
- Nimitz High School0.6 mi · 2,651
- Dunn Elementary School0.9 mi · 800
- Young Womens Leadership Academy1.0 mi · 355
- Magrill Ec/PK/K1.6 mi · 589
- Teague Middle School1.7 mi · 550
- Ogden Elementary School1.7 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Early College AcademyHow many students attend Spring Early College Academy?
Spring Early College Academy enrolls approximately 391 students in grades 09-12.
Is Spring Early College Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spring Early College Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Early College Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spring Early College Academy is approximately 18.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Spring Early College Academy?
Spring Early College Academy reports a student body of 5% White, 62% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Spring Early College Academy in?
Spring Early College Academy is part of SPRING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.