Enrollment
186
Elementary
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY·NCES 480025813571
Sst Willowcreek
22719 KUYKENDAHL RD, SPRING, TX 77389 · (346) 435-9395 · Harris County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
112 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 88% larger than its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
19%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sst Willowcreek→Sst Sa College Prep High School
Based on grade levels within SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +49.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +51.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 49 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 51 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 27.0% | 14.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 29.0% | 19.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Sst Willowcreek
Sst Willowcreek's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sst Willowcreek this school | 186 | 60.2% | 50.7% |
| Bexar County Academy SAN ANTONIO | 153 | 59.5% | 10.9% |
| The Odessa Y Learning Center ODESSA | 209 | 64.6% | N/A |
| Rodriguez Montessori Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 205 | 58.5% | 23.0% |
| Promesa Academy Charter School SAN ANTONIO | 248 | 59.7% | 21.8% |
| Bishop Elementary School BISHOP | 232 | 62.5% | 57.0% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Sst Willowcreek ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #1,371 of 4,401 | #153 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #741 of 4,466 ▲ 929 | #85 of 625 ▲ 131 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #864 of 4,466 ▲ 693 | #95 of 625 ▲ 88 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #553 of 3,998 | #71 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #4,667 of 4,938 | #663 of 682 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #3,104 of 4,789 | #525 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
186
-363 (-66%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 186 | 11.1 | 16.8:1 | 60% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 21 | 6.2:1 | 92% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 86% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 14.3 | 13.6:1 | 84% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sst Willowcreek.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (195 to 186); teachers down 23% (14.3 to 11.1).
About Sst Willowcreek
Sst Willowcreek is a small elementary school in Texas, located in SPRING. The student body numbers 186 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 64% smaller than that.
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, which runs Sst Willowcreek, has 7 schools and 5,602 students.
Sst Willowcreek enrolls a student body that is 89% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 9% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. Sst Willowcreek has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 60%. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Sst Willowcreek's results are 2.7 points above predicted: 50.7% against 48.0%.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Sst Willowcreek is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.
The closest other public school is Schultz Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sst Willowcreek ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
The school's enrollment figures are 549 for 2020-21 and 186 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sst ChampionsCombined · 1,660 students
- Sst SchertzElementary · 895 students
- Sst AlamoElementary · 848 students
- Sst SpringElementary · 839 students
- Sst Sa College Prep High SchoolHigh · 615 students
- Sst the WoodlandsElementary · 559 students
Other schools in SPRING
- Grand Oaks High SchoolHigh · 3,836 students
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- York Junior High SchoolMiddle · 2,009 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Cox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
- Chet Burchett Elementary SchoolElementary · 982 students
Nearby schools
- Schultz Elementary School0.6 mi · 707
- Hildebrandt Intermediate School0.9 mi · 1,071
- Mueller Elementary School1.0 mi · 477
- Klein Oak High School1.1 mi · 3,766
- Northampton Elementary School1.1 mi · 623
- Krimmel Intermed1.3 mi · 1,172
Frequently asked questions
About Sst WillowcreekHow many students attend Sst Willowcreek?
Sst Willowcreek enrolls approximately 186 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Sst Willowcreek serve?
Sst Willowcreek serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Sst Willowcreek?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Sst Willowcreek.
How diverse is Sst Willowcreek?
Sst Willowcreek reports a student body of 2% White, 89% Hispanic, 9% Black.
Who oversees Sst Willowcreek?
Sst Willowcreek is overseen by SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY in Harris County.
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