Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Spring ISD: B

Total students

402

Avg. teacher experience

11.4 years

Spring ISD: 8.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Spring ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 90%

Spring Early College Academy is a high school in Houston, TX, in the Spring ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 402 students. 32.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Spring Early College Academy was 1082 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $68,692, which is $9,805 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.springisd.org

Address

1001 Southridge
Houston, TX 77090

Office phone number

(281) 891-6223

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Spring Early College Academy 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

402

African American

128 (31.8%)

Spring ISD: 38.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.5%)

Spring ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

27 (6.7%)

Spring ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

206 (51.2%)

Spring ISD: 50.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

34 (8.5%)

Spring ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

5 (1.2%)

Spring ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

31.8%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

6.7%

Hispanic

51.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

8.5%

Two or more races

1.2%

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

32.1 %

Spring ISD: 63.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

72.4 %

Spring ISD: 84.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.2 %

Spring ISD: 29.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

32.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

72.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

10.9 %

Spring ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

24.1 %

Spring ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

1 %

Spring ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

10.9%

Gifted and talented

24.1%

Special education

1.0%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

A

Spring ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Spring ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Spring ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Spring ISD: C

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

100 %

Spring ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Spring ISD: 84.1%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Spring ISD: 68.4%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Spring ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Spring ISD: 85.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Spring ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Spring ISD: 89.2%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Spring ISD: 85.1%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 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 %

Spring ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Spring ISD: 4%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Spring ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Spring ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Spring ISD: 4%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Spring ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Spring ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Spring ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

2.1 %

Spring ISD: 20.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

1.5 %

Spring ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Spring ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

3.1 %

Spring ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

1.4 %

Spring ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Spring ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

5.8 %

Spring ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Spring ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

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 2020-2021 school year.

All students

1.4 %

Spring ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

2 %

Spring ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Spring ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

0 %

Spring ISD: 34.4%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

1.9 %

Spring ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Spring ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Spring ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Spring ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 23.5%

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 2020-2021 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

Masked

Spring ISD: 14%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Spring ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Spring ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Spring ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

Masked

Spring ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Spring ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Spring ISD: 0%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, 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

1082

Spring ISD: 864

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Spring ISD: 16.9

Statewide: 20.0

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 2020-2021.

Reading

99 %

Spring ISD: 32.7%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

95.2 %

Spring ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

94.3 %

Spring ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

99.0%

Math

95.2%

Reading + Math

94.3%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

23.3

African American

5.4 (23.4%)

Spring ISD: 40.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Spring ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (8.6%)

Spring ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

6.4 (27.6%)

Spring ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

8.4 (36.1%)

Spring ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (4.3%)

Spring ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Spring ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

10.9 (47%)

Spring ISD: 65.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

12.3 (53%)

Spring ISD: 29%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Spring 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 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

17.3

Spring ISD: 15.3

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

11.4 years

Spring ISD: 8.7 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

$68,692

Spring ISD: $62,986

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$61,925

Spring ISD: $53,844

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,660

Spring ISD: $59,958

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,049

Spring ISD: $64,002

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$72,742

Spring ISD: $67,659

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$77,783

Spring ISD: $72,984

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$82,894

Spring ISD: $80,567

Statewide: $71,111

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