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Spring Branch Independent School District

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

955 Campbell Rd
Houston, TX 77024
Harris County
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PH: (713) 464-1511
FAX: (713) 365-4071

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Grades PK-12
32,098 students
49 schools

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Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2007-2008 this district was acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for the following indicator(s):

Commended Performance: Social Studies

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the GPA

Texas uses the Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to recognize schools and districts for performance on a range of indicators including, among others, test results in specific subject areas, college admission test results and attendance rates.
To be considered for the GPA, schools must have an Accountability Rating of "Academically Acceptable" or higher and must meet the acknowledgment criteria for one or more of the indicators. For example, to receive a GPA for attendance, Academically Acceptable high schools must meet the state's minimum acknowledgment threshold of 95% attendance rate.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

Accountability Rating

In 2007-2008 this district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2006-2007, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable". In 2005-2006, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the Accountability Ratings

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12.
Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable.
Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

95% (2008)

95% (2007)

93% (2006)

96% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 88% in 2008.

Math

87% (2008)

86% (2007)

85% (2006)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

85% (2008)

88% (2007)

86% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Writing

91% (2008)

94% (2007)

91% (2006)

95% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2008.

Math

86% (2008)

91% (2007)

90% (2006)

91% (2005)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

91% (2008)

94% (2007)

91% (2006)

90% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Science

84% (2008)

84% (2007)

83% (2006)
The state average for Science was 81% in 2008.

Math

92% (2008)

96% (2007)

93% (2006)

94% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

90% (2008)

94% (2007)

92% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2008.

Math

83% (2008)

88% (2007)

85% (2006)

81% (2005)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

85% (2008)

90% (2007)

80% (2006)

87% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Writing

90% (2008)

96% (2007)

90% (2006)

91% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2008.

Math

84% (2008)

88% (2007)

79% (2006)

78% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

95% (2008)

92% (2007)

87% (2006)

87% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2008.

Social Studies

93% (2008)

88% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2008.

Science

78% (2008)

73% (2007)

73% (2006)
The state average for Science was 68% in 2008.

Math

86% (2008)

81% (2007)

79% (2006)

74% (2005)
The state average for Math was 75% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

87% (2008)

89% (2007)

91% (2006)

86% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Math

72% (2008)

72% (2007)

70% (2006)

71% (2005)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies

94% (2008)

93% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 88% in 2008.

Science

75% (2008)

77% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Science was 64% in 2008.

English Language Arts

91% (2008)

92% (2007)

89% (2006)

77% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 86% in 2008.

Math

79% (2008)

80% (2007)

75% (2006)

75% (2005)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies

97% (2008)

96% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2008.

Science

87% (2008)

86% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for Science was 80% in 2008.

English Language Arts

93% (2008)

92% (2007)

90% (2006)

92% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2008.

Math

87% (2008)

88% (2007)

85% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the tests

In 2007-2008, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

TAKS Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	95%
Female	97%
Male	94%
African American	87%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	81%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	91%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	86%
Male	88%
African American	64%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	65%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	85%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	85%
Male	85%
African American	63%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	55%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	72%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	98%

Writing	This District
All Students	91%
Female	94%
Male	88%
African American	80%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	58%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	87%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	86%
Male	87%
African American	63%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	50%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	84%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	91%
Female	91%
Male	91%
African American	76%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	83%
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	66%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	80%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	84%
Female	81%
Male	86%
African American	75%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	60%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	67%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	70%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	97%

Math	This District
All Students	92%
Female	92%
Male	93%
African American	77%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	50%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	61%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	87%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	90%
Female	92%
Male	88%
African American	87%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	63%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	70%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	84%
Male	82%
African American	68%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	74%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	42%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient	65%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	87%
Male	84%
African American	81%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	55%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	53%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	90%
Female	93%
Male	87%
African American	83%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	66%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	67%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	84%
Female	84%
Male	83%
African American	68%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	52%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient	61%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	95%
Female	96%
Male	94%
African American	95%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	100%
White	99%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	75%
Not special education	97%
Limited English proficient	66%
Not limited English proficient	98%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	93%
Female	93%
Male	92%
African American	93%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	100%
White	99%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	76%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	69%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	78%
Female	76%
Male	81%
African American	69%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	64%
Native American	83%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	64%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	53%
Not special education	80%
Limited English proficient	35%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	87%
Male	85%
African American	68%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	83%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	48%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	58%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	89%
Male	85%
African American	81%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	54%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	38%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	72%
Female	72%
Male	71%
African American	52%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	55%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	55%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	30%
Not special education	74%
Limited English proficient	29%
Not limited English proficient	78%
Non-migrant	72%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	94%
Female	94%
Male	94%
African American	88%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	83%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	73%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	75%
Female	73%
Male	77%
African American	50%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	56%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	53%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	47%
Not special education	76%
Limited English proficient	25%
Not limited English proficient	79%
Non-migrant	75%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	91%
Female	94%
Male	89%
African American	88%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	64%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	52%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	79%
Male	78%
African American	52%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	67%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	63%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	33%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient	41%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	97%
Female	96%
Male	98%
African American	95%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	n/a
White	100%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	99%
Special education	91%
Not special education	98%
Limited English proficient	80%
Not limited English proficient	99%
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	87%
Female	83%
Male	90%
African American	71%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	74%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	54%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	42%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	93%
Female	93%
Male	93%
African American	92%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	68%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	46%
Not limited English proficient	97%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	85%
Male	89%
African American	71%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	49%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	55%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2006	24	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	23	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	23	20	21

¹Source: TX Education Agency
²Source: ACT

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.

More about the tests

Teachers

Teacher Experience

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Beginning teachers	7%	8%
1 to 5 years	30%	30%
6 to 10 years	17%	20%
11 to 20 years	27%	23%
21 or more years	19%	19%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	18	19
Grade 1	19	19
Grade 2	18	19
Grade 3	21	19
Grade 4	22	20
Grade 5	29	22
Grade 6	25	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)	n/a	22
English (middle and high school)	25	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	24	21
Math (middle and high school)	28	20
Science (middle and high school)	23	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	26	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	55%	47%
White	32%	35%
Black	7%	14%
Asian or Pacific Islander	6%	3%
Native American	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Economically disadvantaged	55%	55%
Special education	11%	10%
Gifted/talented students	6%	8%
Limited English proficient	32%	17%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,860	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	62%	60%
Support services	10%	7%
School leadership	10%	12%
Other expenditures	18%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >