York J H, Spring TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on York J H

York J.H. is a middle school serving seventh and eighth grades in the Spring area of Montgomery County, located within Conroe ISD, one of the faster-growing suburban districts in the Houston region. The school enrolls a student body that spans a range of backgrounds, with roughly equal enrollment in each grade, drawn from the residential subdivisions and master-planned communities surrounding Spring.

On the whole, York's test results show a school with genuine strengths in reading and writing, moderate performance in math and science, and weaker attainment in social studies. In English and language arts, proficiency reaches solid levels across both grades, with strong participation in the tested population. Eighth-grade math proficiency is also respectable, and science performance at the eighth-grade level shows reasonable mastery. The gap appears in seventh-grade math, where proficiency drops substantially below eighth grade, suggesting students either enter seventh with gaps or encounter a particular challenge in that grade level or course. Social studies at eighth grade is the softest area, with proficiency hovering near the middle of the range. Broadly, the school performs above the midpoint among Montgomery County districts on the proficiency index, placing it in the top quartile within the county.

The student population includes a range of socioeconomic backgrounds; a modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The racial and ethnic composition is diverse, with students identifying as white, Hispanic, Black, Asian, and multiracial. The data does not include rates for students with IEPs or English learners, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the availability of support services and the size of those populations.

Spring itself is an unincorporated, mostly suburban area in northern Harris County, characterized by tree-lined residential subdivisions and master-planned communities. Two distinct walkable centers serve the area: Old Town Spring, a historic shopping and dining district with independent retailers and cafes, and City Place/Springwoods Village, a newer mixed-use core anchored by major corporate campuses including ExxonMobil, HP, and others. The broader area is car-dependent outside these nodes. Housing in the surrounding zip code runs above state median value, and rents are relatively high compared to national averages, reflecting the suburban-employment-hub character of the region. The area is experiencing substantial residential growth tied to the City Place expansion, bringing new single-family and multifamily communities.

Conroe ISD has maintained one of the lowest combined property tax rates in the Houston metro area. In November 2023, voters approved a major bond to fund eight new schools and renovations across the district to handle enrollment growth. In early 2025, the board adopted a state-developed, Bible-infused elementary English curriculum called Bluebonnet Learning for kindergarten through fifth grade beginning the 2025-26 school year, a decision that drew community petition and organized opposition, so a parent with younger children in the district may want to review that development. These are concrete factors affecting both cost and pedagogy in the district.

Data on York's graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, discipline climate, course breadth, and staffing was not available, so a parent considering the school should reach out directly to learn more about those aspects of the environment and about programs or pathways the school offers.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 718%

School 18% · District 26% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 866%

School 66% · District 61% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 772%

School 72% · District 62% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 872%

School 72% · District 64% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 56% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 41% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

This schoolCONROE ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income53%Higher-income78%25 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income54%Higher-income78%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income13%Higher-income22%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income49%Higher-income73%24 pp gap