Compare Spring Woods Middle School with Spring Branch Middle School

Spring Woods Middle School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 57 in student achievement, 63 in school progress and 67 in closing performance gaps. It scored 64 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Spring Branch Middle School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 83 in closing performance gaps and 88 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Spring Branch Middle School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and Social Studies. Spring Woods Middle School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Spring Woods Middle School is Hispanics who make up nearly 82.66% of student population, followed by African Americans (9.18%), Whites or Caucasians (5.17%), Two or More Races (1.38%), Asians (0.92%) and Native Americans (0.46%).

The student population at Spring Branch Middle School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 46.39%, followed by Hispanics (39.16%), Asians (5.53%), African Americans (4.64%), Two or More Races (3.84%) and Native Americans (0.45%).

Based on household incomes, Spring Woods Middle School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 92.42% compared to 36.49% at Spring Branch Middle School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Spring Woods Middle School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 56.83% of its student population compared to 23.37% at Spring Branch Middle School.

In addition, Spring Woods Middle School has 58.32% bilingual students, 1.95% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.42% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Spring Branch Middle School with 23.28% bilingual students, 18.38% gifted and talented students and 10.88% students in the special education program.

Spring Woods Middle School's 63 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years. Teachers at Spring Branch Middle School, numbering 69 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 5.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging 9.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Spring Woods Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Spring Branch Middle School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, ten teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 21 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Spring Woods Middle School there are 42 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.

At Spring Branch Middle School there are 50 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and nine more working as school support staff.