Spring Branch Independent School District
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School district
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headquartered in Hedwig Village
Hedwig Village, Texas
Hedwig Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,334 at the 2000 census.The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Hedwig Village addresses; "Hedwig Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Hedwig...
, Texas
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, United States
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. The district serves portions of western Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
. It also serves several small municipalities known as the Memorial Villages in its jurisdiction, such as Hedwig Village and Spring Valley Village. A majority of the district lies within Houston city limits.
The school district's boundaries include Hempstead Road to the northeast (formerly US 290), Interstate 610
Interstate 610 (Texas)
Interstate 610 is a freeway that forms a forty-two-mile loop around the downtown sector of city of Houston, Texas. Interstate 610, colloquially known as "The Loop", "Loop 610", "The 610 Loop", or just "610", traditionally marks the border between the inner city of Houston and its surrounding areas...
to the east, Clay Road to the north, the Addicks Dam to the west, and Buffalo Bayou to the south. Spring Branch serves 33,000 kindergarten through 12th grade students and includes a region with 188,000 residents.
The Spring Branch ISD area is served by the Houston Community College System
Houston Community College System
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, but it is not within the tax base.
SBISD is not to be confused with the Spring Independent School District
Spring Independent School District
Spring Independent School District is a school district based in the Gordon M. Anderson Leadership Center in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States....
, also located in the Greater Houston
Greater Houston
Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas...
area (the latter is located in the northern portion of the region).
There are currently four traditional high schools (grades 9-12), one of which is 5A, and three 4A high schools, eight middle schools (grades 6-8), and twenty-six elementary schools (grades K-5), and six early education Pre-K centers in the district. Three more high school centers serve students in grades 9-12 with various purposes, including one public charter school.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system
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" by the Texas Education Agency
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.
History
White people
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school had one teacher with 49 pupils and the Black
Black people
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school had one teacher with 29 pupils.
The area did not become urban until the expansion of Houston city limits in the 1950s, which followed a failed attempt by the entire Spring Branch region to incorporate into a single entity, leading to the establishment of the Memorial Villages.
The schools desegregated.
In 1979 The New York Times
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said that the district was "highly regarded".
Governance
Spring Branch ISD is led by a Superintendent of Schools, Duncan Klussmann, chosen by the Board of Trustees, headed by President Susan Kellner. The Board of Trustees is elected by voters living in Spring Branch ISD.Student body
In 2001 SBISD had 32,000 students. SBISD's student body was 48% Hispanic, 39% White, 7% Asian, and 6% African American. By 2002 over half of the district's student body consisted of Hispanic and Latino AmericansHispanic and Latino Americans
Hispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...
.
In 2008 it had 32,000 students.
In 2009 55% of SBISD students qualified for free or reduced lunch.
SBISD cities
- Bunker Hill VillageBunker Hill Village, TexasBunker Hill Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,654 at the 2000 census.The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Bunker Hill Village addresses; "Bunker Hill Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Bunker...
- Hedwig VillageHedwig Village, TexasHedwig Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,334 at the 2000 census.The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Hedwig Village addresses; "Hedwig Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Hedwig...
- Hilshire VillageHilshire Village, TexasHilshire Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 720 at the 2000 census. The city is the smallest of the Memorial Villages in terms of area....
- Spring Valley Village
SBISD covers portions of the following cities:
- HoustonHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
(portions around the villages) - Hunters Creek VillageHunters Creek Village, TexasHunters Creek Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,374 at the 2000 census.The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Hunters Creek Village addresses; "Hunters Creek Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in...
(areas north of Buffalo BayouBuffalo BayouBuffalo Bayou is a main waterway flowing through Houston, in Harris County, Texas, USA. It begins in Katy, Fort Bend County, Texas and flows approximately east to the Houston Ship Channel and then into Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico...
) - Piney Point VillagePiney Point Village, TexasPiney Point Village is a city in Harris County, Texas. The population was 3,380 at the 2000 census. Piney Point Village is also considered one of the wealthiest communities in the Greater Houston area.-History:...
(areas north of Buffalo Bayou)
6-12 schools
- Westchester Academy for International StudiesWestchester Academy for International StudiesThe Westchester Academy for International Studies is a public charter school in the Spring Branch Independent School District in Houston, Texas. It serves grades 6-12 and is a part of the International Baccalaureate program. The principal of WAIS is Dr...
(Houston, Charter school, Grades 6-12)
High schools
- Memorial High School (Hedwig VillageHedwig Village, TexasHedwig Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,334 at the 2000 census.The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Hedwig Village addresses; "Hedwig Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Hedwig...
)
AAAA (Zoned)
- Northbrook High SchoolNorthbrook High SchoolNorthbrook High School is a high school located at #1 Raider Circle Houston, Texas. Northbrook is part of the Spring Branch Independent School District and serves grades 9 through 12.-History:...
(Houston) - Spring Woods High SchoolSpring Woods High SchoolSpring Woods High SchoolPrincipalLance StallworthSchool typePublic school LocationHouston, Texas, United StatesEnrollment2,200 studentsCampus surroundingsUrbanMascotTigersSchool colorsBlack, Gold...
(Houston) - Stratford High School (Houston)
Other
- The Guthrie Center (Houston) (Career & Technical Center)
- School of Choice (Spring Valley Village, Alternative Education Campus)
Middle schools
- Landrum Middle School (Houston)
- Memorial Middle School (Houston)
- 1988-89 National Blue Ribbon School
- Northbrook Middle School (Houston)
- 1994-96 National Blue Ribbon School
- Spring Branch Middle School (Hedwig VillageHedwig Village, TexasHedwig Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,334 at the 2000 census.The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Hedwig Village addresses; "Hedwig Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Hedwig...
)- 1997-98 National Blue Ribbon School.
- Spring Forest Middle SchoolSpring Forest Middle School (Houston, Texas)Spring Forest Middle School is a middle school in west Houston, Texas. It is one of seven middle schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District ....
(Houston)- 1994-96 National Blue Ribbon School
- Spring Oaks Middle SchoolSpring Oaks Middle SchoolSpring Oaks Middle School is a public middle school in Houston, Texas, United States. The school is one of the thirteen in Spring Branch that have won the much-renowned United States government National Blue Ribbon Award, which it claimed in the 1994, 1995 and 1996 school years.-Feeder patterns:All...
(Houston)- 1994-96 National Blue Ribbon School
- Spring Woods Middle School (Houston)
Other
- Cornerstone Academy (Spring Valley Village, Charter School)
Primary schools
- Buffalo Creek Elementary School (Houston)
- Bunker Hill Elementary SchoolBunker Hill Elementary School (Texas)Bunker Hill Elementary School is a primary school located in Bunker Hill Village, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Spring Branch Independent School District.The school serves sections of Bunker Hill Village, Hedwig Village, and Houston...
(Bunker Hill VillageBunker Hill Village, TexasBunker Hill Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,654 at the 2000 census.The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Bunker Hill Village addresses; "Bunker Hill Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Bunker...
)- 1991-92 National Blue Ribbon School
- Cedar Brook Elementary School (Houston)
- Edgewood Elementary School (Houston)
- Frostwood Elementary SchoolFrostwood Elementary SchoolFrostwood Elementary School is a primary school located in Bunker Hill Village, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Spring Branch Independent School District.The school serves sections of Bunker Hill Village and Houston...
(Bunker Hill VillageBunker Hill Village, TexasBunker Hill Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,654 at the 2000 census.The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Bunker Hill Village addresses; "Bunker Hill Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Bunker...
)- National Blue Ribbon School in 1989-90 National Blue Ribbon School and 2005
- Hollibrook Elementary School (Houston)
- Housman Elementary School (Houston)
- Hunters Creek Elementary SchoolHunters Creek Elementary SchoolHunters Creek Elementary School is a primary school located in Hunters Creek Village, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Spring Branch Independent School District.The school serves sections of Hunters Creek Village and Houston....
(Hunters Creek VillageHunters Creek Village, TexasHunters Creek Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,374 at the 2000 census.The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Hunters Creek Village addresses; "Hunters Creek Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in...
)- 1993-94 National Blue Ribbon School
- Meadow Wood Elementary School (Houston)
- Memorial Drive Elementary SchoolMemorial Drive Elementary SchoolMemorial Drive Elementary School is a primary school located in Piney Point Village, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Spring Branch Independent School District....
(Piney Point VillagePiney Point Village, TexasPiney Point Village is a city in Harris County, Texas. The population was 3,380 at the 2000 census. Piney Point Village is also considered one of the wealthiest communities in the Greater Houston area.-History:...
)- 1996-97 National Blue Ribbon School
- Nottingham Elementary SchoolNottingham Elementary School (Houston, Texas)Nottingham Elementary School is a primary school in Nottingham Forest, Houston, Texas. It is part of the Spring Branch Independent School District. It was constructed in 1968 along with the neighborhood in which it is located...
(Houston) - Located in Nottingham Forest VIII- 1991-92 National Blue Ribbon School
- Pine Shadows Elementary School (Houston)
- Ridgecrest Elementary School (Houston)
- Rummel Creek Elementary School (Houston)
- 1985-86 National Blue Ribbon School
- Shadow Oaks Elementary School (Houston)
- Sherwood Elementary School (Houston)
- In 2007 Sherwood was the only SBISD school to get a Texas Education AgencyTexas Education AgencyThe Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...
ranking of "unacceptable." In 2008 it gained a "recognized" rating.
- In 2007 Sherwood was the only SBISD school to get a Texas Education Agency
- Spring Branch Elementary School (Houston)
- In 1998 Spring Branch Elementary had a mostly Hispanic student body. During that year the Texas Education AgencyTexas Education AgencyThe Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...
ranked the school as "recognized." 55% of the students were exempted from taking the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and SkillsTexas Assessment of Knowledge and SkillsThe Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills is a standardized test used in Texas primary and secondary schools to assess students' attainment of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills required under Texas education standards. It is developed and scored by Pearson Educational...
(TAKS). 20% took the test, but their scores did not factor into the state's ranking since the students were new to the school district.
- In 1998 Spring Branch Elementary had a mostly Hispanic student body. During that year the Texas Education Agency
- Spring Shadows Elementary School (Houston)
- 1996-97 National Blue Ribbon School
- Terrace Elementary School (Houston)
- Thornwood Elementary School (Houston)
- Treasure Forest Elementary School (Houston)
- Valley Oaks Elementary School (Houston)
- Westwood Elementary School (Houston)
- Wilchester Elementary School (Houston)
- 1989-90 National Blue Ribbon School
- Woodview Elementary School (Houston)
Other
- Bendwood Campus Elementary School (Houston)
Pre-kindergarten schools
- Bear Boulevard School (Spring Valley Village)
- Early Childhood Collaborative
- Lion Lane School (Houston)
- Panda Path School (Houston)
- Tiger Trail School (Houston)
- Wildcat Way School (Houston)