Spring Early College Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Houston, Texas

Spring Early College Academy in Houston, Texas enrolled 391 students in 2024-25 with 21.3 full-time teachers, 18.4 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 80-84% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

377 students in 2022-23, 365 students in 2023-24, 391 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.8 to 21.3.

Students enrolled at Spring Early College Academy by school year2022-23: 377, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 39101002003004002022-233772023-243652024-25391
Students enrolled at Spring Early College Academy by school year2022-23: 377, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 39101002003004002022-233772023-243652024-25391
Students enrolled at Spring Early College Academy by school year2022-23: 377, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 39101002003004002022-233772023-243652024-25391
Students enrolled at Spring Early College Academy by school year2022-23: 377, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 39101002003004002022-233772023-243652024-25391
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337723.815.8
2023-2436523.415.6
2024-2539121.318.4

18.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 18.4; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 18.4; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 18.4; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 18.4; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

4 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spring Early College Academy enrolled 402 students and had 0.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent11.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.9% of students were Hispanic, 21.7% Black, 5.6% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic61.9%
  2. Black21.7%
  3. Asian5.6%
  4. White5.4%
  5. American Indian2.8%
  6. Two or more races2.0%
  7. Pacific Islander0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Spring Early College Academy scored proficient or above: 80-84% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTexas
Math80‑84%26% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 101 students in Spring Early College Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate95% or more82%90.3%
Students in the class1012,440403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Houston

147 public high schools in Houston report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Shore Senior High4,28416.185.7%
Elsik High School4,05717.872.4%
Summer Creek High School3,97218.739.3%
Hastings High School3,78614.175.3%
C E King High School3,71617.670.0%
Dobie High School3,69216.063.8%
Macarthur High School3,50117.484.9%
Klein Forest High School3,41814.371.7%

All public schools in Houston →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Spring Early College Academy

  1. Nimitz High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 2,651 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Richey AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 56 students, 8.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare Spring Early College Academy with Nimitz High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Spring ISD spends per student$12,710 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,710
  5. The largest public schools in TexasSpring Early College Academy is the number 1,027 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,027 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher18.4 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.18.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Spring Early College Academy

  1. How many students attend Spring Early College Academy?
    391 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 377 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Houston, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Early College Academy?
    18.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Spring Early College Academy a Title I school?
    Spring Early College Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Spring Early College Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Spring Early College Academy scored proficient or above: 80-84% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Spring Early College Academy?
    95% or more of the 101 students in Spring Early College Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Spring Early College Academy in?
    Spring ISD, NCES district ID 4841220. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484122012719 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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