Summary:
The five public schools in zip code 77043 (Houston, TX) are all part of the Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd), a 4-star district, and serve 2,421 students across four elementary schools and one middle school, with no high school located in the area.
Spring Oaks Middle is the standout school for its extreme academic contrasts: it excels in Algebra I with nearly 89% proficiency, far above district and state averages, yet struggles profoundly in 7th-grade math, where only 2.88% of students are proficient—the lowest score in any subject across all five schools. Among the elementary schools, Sherwood Elementary is the most consistent performer, maintaining a 2-star rating and achieving 3rd and 4th-grade reading proficiency on par with the district average. In contrast, Terrace Elementary has seen the most volatile ranking, dropping from the 54th percentile to the 28th percentile over three years. Westwood Elementary shows a bright spot in bilingual education, with 83.33% proficiency in 5th-grade Reading (Spanish), far exceeding state averages, but struggles in 4th-grade Math (Spanish) at just 9.09%.
Key metrics reveal a district-wide challenge in mathematics: no elementary school achieved a 5th-grade math proficiency above 52.63%, and Spring Oaks Middle’s 6th and 8th-grade math scores are roughly half the district average. The schools serve a predominantly low-income population, with an average of 82.6% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and student-teacher ratios are favorable, ranging from 11.5:1 to 13.4:1. The lack of a high school in the zip code means students must leave the area after 8th grade, making Spring Oaks Middle a critical bridge year, though its math struggles suggest many students may enter high school underprepared.
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