Summary
John Winship Elementary is a public elementary school in Spring, Texas, serving 461 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Spring Independent School District, which is ranked 807 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
John Winship Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on STAAR tests generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in reading and math were 38.67% and 32.89% for 3rd grade, 35.62% and 41.89% for 4th grade, and 53.09% and 45% for 5th grade, compared to the district averages of 31.78%, 30.71%, 32.87%, 31.38%, 41.01%, and 32.08%, and the state averages of 52.02%, 44.88%, 53.73%, 45.79%, 57.83%, and 46.24%. The school has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 70.15% to 74.82% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.
Nearby Spring ISD schools, such as Northgate Elementary, Gloria Marshall Elementary, and Ginger McNabb Elementary, generally perform at a similar or lower level than John Winship Elementary on STAAR tests and have comparable socioeconomic profiles. In contrast, the charter schools in the area, such as Sst Spring and Sam Houston State University Charter School, tend to outperform John Winship Elementary and the other Spring ISD schools on academic measures, despite serving a more economically diverse student population.
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