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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at SPRINGWOODS VILLAGE MIDDLE this year?
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Enrollment
590
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING ISD·NCES 484122013707
Springwoods Village Middle School
1120 CROSSGATE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77373 · (281) 891-8100 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
20.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
370 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 227 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 185 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 30% |
Student demographics
63%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Springwoods Village Middle School
Springwoods Village Middle School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springwoods Village Middle School this school | 590 | 62.7% | 39.2% |
| Life Middle Waxahachie WAXAHACHIE | 551 | 60.4% | 44.0% |
| Liberty Hill Middle School KILLEEN | 674 | 61.0% | 38.4% |
| Iowa Colony Junior High School IOWA COLONY | 699 | 58.4% | 42.4% |
| Charles E Patterson Middle School KILLEEN | 746 | 57.1% | 38.4% |
| Live Oak Ridge Middle School KILLEEN | 676 | 68.3% | 32.5% |
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 Springwoods Village Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #979 of 1,635 | #120 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,032 of 1,670 ▲ 523 | #142 of 219 ▲ 67 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #711 of 1,670 ▲ 137 | #79 of 219 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #716 of 1,570 | #103 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #949 of 1,749 | #152 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,518 of 1,542 | #207 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #399 of 1,543 | #53 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #883 of 1,648 | #161 of 221 |
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
590
+78 (+15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 590 | 29.2 | 20.2:1 | 63% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 35.9 | 13.5:1 | 74% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 35.2 | 14.5:1 | 70% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 72% (367) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springwoods Village Middle School.
About Springwoods Village Middle School
Among the schools in HOUSTON, Texas, is Springwoods Village Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. It educates 590 students in grades 6 through 8.
Springwoods Village Middle School reports to SPRING ISD, which has 42 schools and 33,678 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Springwoods Village Middle School, with 47% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 37% Black, 9% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is close to the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Springwoods Village Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.2:1, with 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 63% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Springwoods Village Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Springwoods Village Middle School's results are 7.8 points below predicted: 39.2% against 46.9%.
Within Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Harris County number 1,205 and enroll about 886,911.
Of nearby public schools, Northgate Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 39.2% is below the 50.3% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Springwoods Village Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 512 to 590. Students per teacher rose from 18.3 in 2020-21 to 20.2 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Northgate Elementary School0.2 mi · 700
- Carl Wunsche Sr High School1.4 mi · 1,503
- Salyers Elementary School2.1 mi · 484
- Ford Elementary School2.4 mi · 857
- Evolution Academy Houston2.6 mi · 194
- John Winship Elementary School2.8 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Springwoods Village Middle SchoolHow large is Springwoods Village Middle School?
Springwoods Village Middle School enrolls approximately 590 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Springwoods Village Middle School serve?
Springwoods Village Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Springwoods Village Middle School?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at Springwoods Village Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Springwoods Village Middle School?
Student demographics at Springwoods Village Middle School are roughly 9% White, 47% Hispanic, 37% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Springwoods Village Middle School in?
Springwoods Village Middle School is part of SPRING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.