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Spring Independent School District

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

16717 Ella Blvd
Houston, TX 77090
Harris County
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PH: (832) 764-4000
FAX: (832) 764-4110

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Grades PK-12
32,227 students
34 schools

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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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Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2006-2007 this district was not acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for any indicators.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

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

TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

91% (2008)

92% (2007)

91% (2006)

92% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 88% in 2008.

Math

83% (2008)

79% (2007)

78% (2006)

78% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

80% (2008)

81% (2007)

80% (2006)

75% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Writing

89% (2008)

89% (2007)

91% (2006)

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

Math

83% (2008)

85% (2007)

81% (2006)

76% (2005)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

90% (2008)

89% (2007)

86% (2006)

85% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Science

82% (2008)

78% (2007)

67% (2006)
The state average for Science was 81% in 2008.

Math

90% (2008)

91% (2007)

87% (2006)

86% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

91% (2008)

93% (2007)

91% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2008.

Math

74% (2008)

71% (2007)

76% (2006)

69% (2005)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

85% (2008)

83% (2007)

80% (2006)

85% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Writing

89% (2008)

93% (2007)

93% (2006)

92% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2008.

Math

70% (2008)

70% (2007)

68% (2006)

57% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

94% (2008)

91% (2007)

86% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2008.

Social Studies

89% (2008)

89% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2008.

Science

64% (2008)

66% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Science was 68% in 2008.

Math

78% (2008)

71% (2007)

69% (2006)

61% (2005)
The state average for Math was 75% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

81% (2008)

84% (2007)

88% (2006)

81% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Math

50% (2008)

56% (2007)

55% (2006)

49% (2005)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies

84% (2008)

84% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 88% in 2008.

Science

53% (2008)

49% (2007)

49% (2006)
The state average for Science was 64% in 2008.

English Language Arts

77% (2008)

79% (2007)

80% (2006)

71% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 86% in 2008.

Math

54% (2008)

52% (2007)

48% (2006)

55% (2005)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies

94% (2008)

90% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2008.

Science

72% (2008)

62% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Science was 80% in 2008.

English Language Arts

85% (2008)

84% (2007)

87% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2008.

Math

70% (2008)

65% (2007)

65% (2006)

79% (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	91%
Female	93%
Male	89%
African American	89%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	72%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	87%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	81%
Male	84%
African American	75%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	69%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	81%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	80%
Female	83%
Male	78%
African American	74%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Special education	44%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	77%
Not limited English proficient	80%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	89%
Female	93%
Male	85%
African American	87%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	50%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	88%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	84%
Male	83%
African American	77%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	52%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	88%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	90%
Female	92%
Male	89%
African American	88%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	100%
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	63%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	79%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	82%
Female	79%
Male	85%
African American	76%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	83%
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	61%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	71%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	90%
Female	91%
Male	90%
African American	84%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	100%
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	68%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	88%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	91%
Female	94%
Male	88%
African American	89%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	61%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	76%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	74%
Female	76%
Male	73%
African American	66%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	n/a
White	82%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	70%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Special education	36%
Not special education	77%
Limited English proficient	66%
Not limited English proficient	75%
Non-migrant	74%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	89%
Male	82%
African American	82%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	42%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	57%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	89%
Female	94%
Male	85%
African American	88%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	55%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	70%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	72%
Male	69%
African American	64%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	72%
Native American	n/a
White	75%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	66%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Special education	20%
Not special education	75%
Limited English proficient	48%
Not limited English proficient	72%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	94%
Female	96%
Male	92%
African American	92%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	96%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	66%
Not special education	97%
Limited English proficient	73%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	89%
Female	89%
Male	90%
African American	86%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	54%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	80%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	64%
Female	64%
Male	65%
African American	56%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	64%
Native American	n/a
White	77%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	60%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	71%
Special education	16%
Not special education	69%
Limited English proficient	36%
Not limited English proficient	65%
Non-migrant	65%
Gifted/talented	97%

Math	This District
All Students	78%
Female	80%
Male	77%
African American	68%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	50%
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Special education	28%
Not special education	83%
Limited English proficient	51%
Not limited English proficient	79%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	81%
Female	86%
Male	76%
African American	76%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Special education	38%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	36%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	50%
Female	51%
Male	49%
African American	39%
Asian	79%
Hispanic	49%
Native American	n/a
White	70%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	43%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	58%
Special education	8%
Not special education	54%
Limited English proficient	22%
Not limited English proficient	51%
Non-migrant	50%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	84%
Female	85%
Male	84%
African American	80%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	83%
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	40%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	43%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	53%
Female	51%
Male	55%
African American	42%
Asian	79%
Hispanic	50%
Native American	50%
White	74%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	45%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	63%
Special education	15%
Not special education	56%
Limited English proficient	13%
Not limited English proficient	54%
Non-migrant	53%
Gifted/talented	97%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	77%
Female	82%
Male	71%
African American	72%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	83%
White	85%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	72%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Special education	31%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient	33%
Not limited English proficient	78%
Non-migrant	77%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	54%
Female	55%
Male	54%
African American	45%
Asian	87%
Hispanic	54%
Native American	50%
White	66%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	50%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	60%
Special education	10%
Not special education	58%
Limited English proficient	22%
Not limited English proficient	55%
Non-migrant	54%
Gifted/talented	96%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	94%
Female	94%
Male	94%
African American	92%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	63%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	68%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	72%
Female	69%
Male	76%
African American	66%
Asian	86%
Hispanic	68%
Native American	n/a
White	87%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	65%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Special education	18%
Not special education	77%
Limited English proficient	29%
Not limited English proficient	73%
Non-migrant	72%
Gifted/talented	97%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	85%
Female	89%
Male	82%
African American	82%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	34%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	18%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	70%
Male	70%
African American	61%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	69%
Native American	n/a
White	84%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	64%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Special education	13%
Not special education	75%
Limited English proficient	37%
Not limited English proficient	71%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	97%

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	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	20	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, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Average years teaching	9	11
Beginning teachers	10%	8%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	18	20
Grade 1	19	20
Grade 2	19	20
Grade 3	18	20
Grade 4	19	20
Grade 5	21	22
Grade 6	25	22
English (middle and high school)	21	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	23	21
Math (middle and high school)	23	20
Science (middle and high school)	23	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	24	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
African American	39%	14%
Hispanic	36%	46%
White	21%	36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5%	3%
Native American	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	60%	47%
Special education	11%	11%
Gifted/talented students	6%	8%
Limited English proficient	15%	16%

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

Attendance

Source: TX Education Agency, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Attendance rate	96%	96%

School Attendance: Issues to Consider >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$6,931	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	60%	60%
Support services	9%	7%
School leadership	10%	12%
Other expenditures	21%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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