John Winship Elementary School
Public elementary school in Spring, Texas · Spring ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
John Winship Elementary School serves 524 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Spring (Harris County). It is one of 41 schools in Spring ISD. By enrollment it is the 2300th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Spring ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484122004713 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Spring ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 524 | 33,590 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 17.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 70% | 80.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
John Winship Elementary School in context
Size
John Winship Elementary School is the 24th largest of Spring ISD's 25 elementary schools; its 524 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 687; John Winship Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 87 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 62, against an average of 75 per grade. This year grade 5 has 40% more students than kindergarten (87 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 66 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 40.5% here and 54% across Spring ISD. Black students are next, at 39.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
70% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.2% across Spring ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 31 full-time-equivalent teachers for 524 students, John Winship Elementary School has 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 524 students would have about 35.4 teachers, so John Winship Elementary School has 4.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
John Winship Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Salyers Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 94 other elementary schools, 25 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 40.5% |
| Black | 39.3% |
| White | 10.9% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% |
| Asian | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 66 |
| Kindergarten | 62 |
| Grade 1 | 76 |
| Grade 2 | 82 |
| Grade 3 | 78 |
| Grade 4 | 73 |
| Grade 5 | 87 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2175 Spring Creek Dr., Spring, TX 77373
Phone: (281)891-8210
Website: springisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: John Winship Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salyers Elementary School | Spring ISD | 0.9 mi | 484 | 14.7 | 86.2% |
| Smith Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.3 mi | 624 | 14 | 80.1% |
| Pearl M Hirsch Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.4 mi | 630 | 15.2 | 81.1% |
| Gloria Marshall Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.5 mi | 876 | 15.9 | 75.1% |
| Ginger McNabb Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.5 mi | 743 | 18.5 | 83% |
| Broadway Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 2.0 mi | 914 | 14.7 | 21.3% |
| Sam Houston State University Charter School | Sam Houston State University Charter School | 2.0 mi | 437 | 17.5 | – |
| Chet Burchett Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.3 mi | 982 | 18.1 | 73.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.