Salyers El, Spring TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Salyers El

Salyers Elementary is a public elementary school serving preK through fifth grade in the unincorporated suburban community of Spring, in northern Harris County near Houston. The school enrollment is small to moderate for its grade band, with substantial racial and economic diversity. About nine in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of the immediate neighborhood. The student body is majority Black, with a sizable Hispanic population and smaller representation across other groups.

State assessment data from 2024-25 shows persistently low proficiency across tested subjects and grades. In math, third-grade proficiency sits in the low range, and fifth-grade proficiency is even lower. In English language arts, third and fifth graders show similarly modest results. Science testing at fifth grade shows no students at proficiency. When averaged across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency sits in the bottom quartile among districts in Harris County. The data reflects a school where most students are not yet meeting grade-level standards. A parent may want to discuss with the school what support structures are in place for students working below proficiency and what academic interventions are available.

Salyers sits within Spring ISD, a district that covers an expanding suburban region north of Houston anchored by the City Place master-planned community and major corporate employment centers. The district is currently navigating significant budget pressures. In November 2024, voters rejected a proposed property tax increase that would have funded teacher and staff raises, and the district responded by implementing programmatic and staffing cuts for the 2024-25 school year. At the same time, a major long-term infrastructure initiative is underway: voters approved a substantial bond in November 2022 that is funding the complete rebuild of Spring High School and a new districtwide Education, Performance and Instruction Center, with full completion targeted for 2028. The school-by-school impact of these district-level changes remains to be seen.

Housing in the Spring area reflects typical suburban North Houston patterns. Home values are modest relative to national benchmarks, and rents are reasonable for the region. The neighborhood around Salyers is part of the broader suburban residential fabric that defines the area beyond the newer mixed-use developments at City Place. The community is growing, though market inventory is moderate and price momentum has slowed slightly.

Salyers Elementary serves a neighborhood of working families in a suburban setting. The school faces clear academic challenges, as proficiency results are well below what families would likely expect. The broader district context of budget constraints and staffing adjustments may also affect classroom resources and programming. Families considering this school should seek detailed conversations with administrators about instructional approach, intervention programs, and the specific supports available to students who are not yet proficient.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 31% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 18% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 325%

School 25% · District 32% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 41% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 13% · ▼ 13 pts below district

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

This schoolSPRING 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-income14%Higher-income29%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income33%4 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income20%Higher-income29%9 pp gap

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