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Enrollment
532
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING BRANCH ISD·NCES 484110004695
Spring Shadows Elementary School
9725 KEMPWOOD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77080 · (713)251-7100 · Harris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
514 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
30%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.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
28.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 17.0% | 25.0% | 47.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 17.0% | 24.0% | 54.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Shadows Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #4,088 of 4,401 | #597 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #4,324 of 4,466 ▼ 907 | #618 of 625 ▼ 128 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,343 of 4,466 ▼ 618 | #615 of 625 ▼ 81 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #2,027 of 3,998 | #317 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #2,213 of 4,938 | #434 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,582 of 4,622 | #225 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #3,419 of 4,628 | #485 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.6% | #317 of 4,789 | #97 of 671 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
532
-163 (-23%) vs 2017
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 963
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.2:1
% White
4%
was 3%
% Hispanic
83%
was 81%
% Black
12%
was 12%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 532 | 37.1 | 14.3:1 | 97% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 42.7 | 14.0:1 | 91% (548) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 94% (543) |
| 2017-18 | 695 | 43 | 16.2:1 | 88% (611) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 53 | 13.9:1 | 82% (606) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 47 | 14.2:1 | 82% (548) |
| 2000-01 | 776 | 51 | 15.2:1 | 77% (600) |
| 1990-91 | 963 | 61 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Shadows Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (695 to 532); teachers down 14% (43 to 37.1).
About Spring Shadows Elementary School
Spring Shadows Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. There are 532 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
In SPRING BRANCH ISD, 46 schools enroll a combined 33,793 students.
Of every 100 students at Spring Shadows Elementary School, about 83 are Hispanic. The school is also 12% Black and 4% White. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Spring Shadows Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 37.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.0:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Roughly 97% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 27 points lower.
Spring Shadows Elementary School is 8.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (24.4% versus 32.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In Harris County, home to about 4,838,303 people, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Measured in a straight line, Northbrook High School is about 0.3 miles from Spring Shadows Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Spring Shadows Elementary School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Spring Shadows Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 532 in 2023-24. In 2017-18, it was 695. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.2:1 to 14.3:1.
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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 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
- Northbrook High School0.3 mi · 2,398
- Northbrook Middle School0.4 mi · 508
- Buffalo Creek Elementary School0.6 mi · 741
- Spring Woods Middle School0.9 mi · 778
- Pine Shadows Elementary School1.0 mi · 859
- Terrace Elementary School1.0 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Shadows Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spring Shadows Elementary School?
Spring Shadows Elementary School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades KG-05.
Is Spring Shadows Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spring Shadows Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Spring Shadows Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Spring Shadows Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Spring Shadows Elementary School?
Student demographics at Spring Shadows Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 83% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Spring Shadows Elementary School public or private?
Spring Shadows Elementary 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.