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Enrollment
565
Middle
DISTRICT 792 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING BRANCH ISD·NCES 484110004694
SPRING OAKS MIDDLE
2150 SHADOWDALE, HOUSTON, TX 77043 · (713) 251-4800 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
503 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
565
-147 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.7:1
% White
5%
was 6%
% Hispanic
86%
was 88%
% Black
6%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SPRING OAKS MIDDLE
SPRING OAKS MIDDLE is one of the mid-tier intermediate schools in HOUSTON, Texas, run under SPRING BRANCH ISD, with 565 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
SPRING OAKS MIDDLE is one of 46 schools operated by SPRING BRANCH ISD, a district that caters to 33,793 students overall.
Demographically, SPRING OAKS MIDDLE reports that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder is composed of 6% Black, 5% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Harris County's rate of about 70%.
After controlling for student poverty, SPRING OAKS MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.1%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. SPRING OAKS MIDDLE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
THE TIGER TRAIL SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SPRING OAKS MIDDLE comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 21%: 712 students in 2018 compared to 565 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 H SHigh · 2,636 students
- NORTHBROOK H SHigh · 2,398 students
- STRATFORD H SHigh · 2,394 students
- SPRING WOODS H SHigh · 2,020 students
- MEMORIAL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,236 students
- SPRING BRANCH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,137 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- THE TIGER TRAIL SCHOOL0.2 mi · 286
- WESTWOOD EL0.3 mi · 475
- SPRING WOODS H S0.3 mi · 2,020
- TERRACE EL0.6 mi · 457
- PINE SHADOWS EL0.9 mi · 859
- SPRING WOODS MIDDLE1.2 mi · 778
Frequently asked questions
About SPRING OAKS MIDDLEHow many students attend SPRING OAKS MIDDLE?
SPRING OAKS MIDDLE enrolls approximately 565 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SPRING OAKS MIDDLE serve?
SPRING OAKS MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at SPRING OAKS MIDDLE?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at SPRING OAKS MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SPRING OAKS MIDDLE?
At SPRING OAKS MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 5% White, 86% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is SPRING OAKS MIDDLE public or private?
SPRING OAKS MIDDLE 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.