Spring Shadows El, Houston TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Spring Shadows El

Spring Shadows Elementary is a small kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school in northwest Houston that serves a predominantly low-income student body with an overwhelming majority of Hispanic students. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this school at the bottom of the economic ladder even by Houston standards.

The school's academic results are substantially weak across tested grades and subjects. In third-grade English language arts, about a quarter of students showed proficiency; in fourth-grade math, about one-fifth did. Fifth-grade performance was particularly low, with proficiency rates in the single digits across math, English language arts, and science. When compared to other districts in Harris County, Spring Shadows ranks in the bottom quartile on overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. These results suggest students are falling significantly behind grade-level expectations in core academics.

The enrollment is small to moderate for the grade band, with roughly equal distribution across kindergarten through fifth grade. The student body is almost entirely Hispanic, with a very small share of Black and white students and only a handful of Asian and Native American students. Demographic data on English learners and special education enrollment were not available, but the composition and proficiency patterns suggest substantial numbers of both groups may be present.

The school's location is in the Kempwood area of Houston, in zip code 77080, which sits in the northwest part of the city. The immediate housing market carries median home values in the low-to-mid range for the metro area, with rents similarly modest. The area is part of Houston's sprawling residential landscape, characteristic of the city's lack of traditional zoning.

Spring Shadows is a regular public school within Spring Branch ISD, not a charter or magnet school, so it follows the district's standard curriculum and enrollment procedures. No information was available about specialized programs, staffing depth, or school-specific initiatives. A parent considering this school may want to look further into what academic supports or interventions are in place to address the proficiency gaps, and what the district's plans or resources are for schools serving such economically concentrated populations.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 39%

School 9% · District 51% · ▼ 42 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 58% · ▼ 38 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 57% · ▼ 57 pts below district

▼ 41 pts below state median · ▼ 40 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 55% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 64% · ▼ 44 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 59%

School 9% · District 66% · ▼ 57 pts below district

▼ 45 pts below state median · ▼ 43 pts below county median

Science

Grade 59%

School 9% · District 37% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

This schoolSPRING BRANCH 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 3Lower-income40%Higher-income0%40 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income0%Higher-income0%0 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income17%Higher-income13%4 pp gap