Westchester Academy For International Studies

  • Elementary/secondary school in Spring Branch ISD
  • Houston, TX
  • 6th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: N/A

Total students

864

Avg. teacher experience

13.3 years

Spring Branch ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

99 %

Spring Branch ISD: 87.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

Westchester Academy For International Studies is an elementary/secondary school in Houston, TX, in the Spring Branch ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 864 students. 42.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 33.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 99% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.4% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Westchester Academy For International Studies was 1087 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 26.3.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $68,704, which is $6,230 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

wais.springbranchisd.com

Address

901 Yorkchester
Houston, TX 77079

Office phone number

(713) 251-1800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Westchester Academy For International Studies are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

864

African American

22 (2.5%)

Spring Branch ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0.6%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

59 (6.8%)

Spring Branch ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

568 (65.7%)

Spring Branch ISD: 56.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

171 (19.8%)

Spring Branch ISD: 28%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

39 (4.5%)

Spring Branch ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

2.5%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

6.8%

Hispanic

65.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

19.8%

Two or more races

4.5%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

42.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 53.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

53.9 %

Spring Branch ISD: 56.7%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

25.7 %

Spring Branch ISD: 38.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

42.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

53.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

25.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

33.7 %

Spring Branch ISD: 39.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

28.2 %

Spring Branch ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

4.4 %

Spring Branch ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

33.7%

Gifted and talented

28.2%

Special education

4.4%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

99 %

Spring Branch ISD: 87.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

100 %

Spring Branch ISD: 83.2%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

90 %

Spring Branch ISD: 96%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

100 %

Spring Branch ISD: 83%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Spring Branch ISD: 95.8%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

90.0%

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.4 %

Spring Branch ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 10%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.3 %

Spring Branch ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

1.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Spring Branch ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

6 %

Spring Branch ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

3.7 %

Spring Branch ISD: 30.6%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

1.4 %

Spring Branch ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

5.7 %

Spring Branch ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

8.6 %

Spring Branch ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

9.4 %

Spring Branch ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

37.8 %

Spring Branch ISD: 39.1%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

57.1 %

Spring Branch ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

64.3 %

Spring Branch ISD: 78.8%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

34 %

Spring Branch ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

40.5 %

Spring Branch ISD: 54%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 54.7%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

80.5 %

Spring Branch ISD: 62.8%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

Spring Branch ISD: 42.5%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

88.9 %

Spring Branch ISD: 88.7%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

84.6 %

Spring Branch ISD: 41.2%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

64.7 %

Spring Branch ISD: 74.6%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Spring Branch ISD: 84.5%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1087

Spring Branch ISD: 1041

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

26.3

Spring Branch ISD: 25.8

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

98 %

Spring Branch ISD: 70.9%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

98 %

Spring Branch ISD: 64.9%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

98 %

Spring Branch ISD: 60.9%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

98.0%

Math

98.0%

Reading + Math

98.0%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

67.1

African American

7.5 (11.1%)

Spring Branch ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

6.9 (10.2%)

Spring Branch ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

15.4 (22.9%)

Spring Branch ISD: 32%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring Branch ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

36.4 (54.3%)

Spring Branch ISD: 51.5%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.5%)

Spring Branch ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.1 (0.2%)

Spring Branch ISD: 2%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

38.4 (57.2%)

Spring Branch ISD: 72.2%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

26.6 (39.6%)

Spring Branch ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

2 (3%)

Spring Branch ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

12.9

Spring Branch ISD: 15.5

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

13.3 years

Spring Branch ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$68,704

Spring Branch ISD: $67,562

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$62,929

Spring Branch ISD: $62,377

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$63,392

Spring Branch ISD: $63,565

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$65,346

Spring Branch ISD: $65,536

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$70,016

Spring Branch ISD: $69,306

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$73,816

Spring Branch ISD: $74,058

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$82,420

Spring Branch ISD: $79,308

Statewide: $74,014

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