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Enrollment
565
Middle
DISTRICT 792 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING BRANCH ISD·NCES 484110004694
Spring Oaks Middle School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 189 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 33% |
Student demographics
26%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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 19.0% | 35.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
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 →
Where Spring Oaks Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #1,264 of 1,635 | #164 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,452 of 1,670 | #197 of 219 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,237 of 1,670 | #162 of 219 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,241 of 1,570 | #176 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #989 of 1,749 | #155 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #116 of 1,542 | #15 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #1,256 of 1,543 | #177 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #280 of 1,648 | #75 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #318 of 942 | #62 of 145 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
565
-127 (-18%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 877
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 565 | 48.7 | 11.6:1 | 89% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 54.3 | 10.7:1 | 87% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 55.3 | 11.6:1 | 91% (588) |
| 2020-21 | 692 | 58 | 11.9:1 | 92% (639) |
| 2017-18 | 712 | 56.2 | 12.7:1 | 82% (582) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 56 | 13.7:1 | 84% (647) |
| 2010-11 | 786 | 63 | 12.5:1 | 83% (650) |
| 2000-01 | 914 | 62 | 14.7:1 | 66% (604) |
| 1990-91 | 877 | 51 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Oaks Middle School.
About Spring Oaks Middle School
Spring Oaks Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Texas, with an address in HOUSTON. The school counts 565 students across grades 6 through 8.
SPRING BRANCH ISD oversees Spring Oaks Middle School and 45 other schools, with 33,793 students in total.
About 86% of the student body at Spring Oaks Middle School is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Black, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. In Harris County overall, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Spring Oaks Middle School, 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.6:1. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 11.6:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 89% of enrollment. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
Spring Oaks Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.1% and a predicted 35.7%.
Among Harris County residents, the median household income is $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Besides Spring Oaks Middle School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
The closest public school to Spring Oaks Middle School is The Tiger Trail School, about 0.2 miles away. Spring Oaks Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 37.5%, higher than Spring Oaks Middle School's 33.1%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 18% from 2020-21, when Spring Oaks Middle School had 692 students, to 2024-25, when it had 565.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 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
- The Tiger Trail School0.2 mi · 286
- Westwood Elementary School0.3 mi · 475
- Spring Woods High School0.3 mi · 2,020
- Terrace Elementary School0.6 mi · 457
- Pine Shadows Elementary School0.9 mi · 859
- Spring Woods Middle School1.2 mi · 778
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Oaks Middle SchoolHow many students attend Spring Oaks Middle School?
Spring Oaks Middle School enrolls approximately 565 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Spring Oaks Middle School serve?
Spring Oaks Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Spring Oaks Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Spring Oaks Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Oaks Middle School?
At Spring Oaks Middle School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 86% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Spring Oaks Middle School public or private?
Spring Oaks 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.