Spring Forest Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Houston, Texas
Spring Forest Middle in Houston, Texas enrolled 993 students in 2024-25 with 61.5 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 46% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
962 students in 2022-23, 963 students in 2023-24, 993 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.7 to 61.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 962 | 54.7 | 17.6 |
| 2023-24 | 963 | 55.8 | 17.3 |
| 2024-25 | 993 | 61.5 | 16.2 |
16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Texas middle schools
Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
One counselor per 357 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spring Forest Middle enrolled 957 students and had 2.7 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 74 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.7, one per 357 of the 957 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions74
- Chronically absent14.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
42.6% of students were Hispanic, 32.5% White, 15.0% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic42.6%
- White32.5%
- Black15.0%
- Asian5.2%
- Two or more races4.3%
- American Indian0.3%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Spring Forest Middle scored proficient or above: 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 50% | 55% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 46% | 50% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.
Middle schools in Houston
141 public middle schools in Houston report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanier Middle | 1,485 | 20.1 | 25.6% |
| Aragon Middle | 1,424 | 17.2 | 45.5% |
| Burbank Middle | 1,412 | 17.8 | 93.6% |
| Cook Middle | 1,375 | 16.8 | 58.8% |
| Black Middle | 1,364 | 19.8 | 56.2% |
| C E King Middle | 1,359 | 16.4 | 77.4% |
| Truitt Middle | 1,353 | 15.5 | 79.3% |
| Bleyl Middle | 1,322 | 15.4 | 66.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Spring Forest Middle
- West Briar MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 994 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Memorial MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 1,236 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Spring Forest Middle with West Briar MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Spring Branch ISD spends per student$12,599 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,599
- The largest public schools in TexasSpring Forest Middle is the number 286 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#286 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.16.2:1
- 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 Forest Middle
How many students attend Spring Forest Middle?
993 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 962 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Houston, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Forest Middle?
16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Spring Forest Middle a Title I school?
Spring Forest Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Spring Forest Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Spring Forest Middle scored proficient or above: 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Spring Forest Middle in?
Spring Branch ISD, NCES district ID 4841100. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484110004693 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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.