Spring Branch Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Spring Branch ISD · Grades 6–8
Spring Branch Middle School serves 1,137 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 42 schools in Spring Branch ISD. By enrollment it is the 165th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 68.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Spring Branch ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484110004692 |
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 Branch ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,137 | 32,668 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 15.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 36.2% | 55.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Spring Branch Middle School in context
Size
Spring Branch Middle School is the 2nd largest of Spring Branch ISD's 8 middle schools; its 1,137 students are 3.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 738; Spring Branch Middle School is larger 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 7 with 390 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 360, against an average of 379 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 360 in grade 6 and 387 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 45.3% here and 28.5% across Spring Branch ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 39.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
36.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 55.6% across Spring Branch ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 68.66 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,137 students, Spring Branch Middle School has 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,137 students would have about 79 teachers, so Spring Branch Middle School has 10.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Spring Branch Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Cornerstone Academy, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 59 other middle schools, 13 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 45.3% |
| Hispanic | 39.5% |
| Asian | 6.4% |
| Black | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 360 |
| Grade 7 | 390 |
| Grade 8 | 387 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1000 Piney Point, Houston, TX 77024
Phone: (713)281-4400
Website: sbm.springbranchisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Spring Branch Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Academy | Spring Branch ISD | 0.9 mi | 423 | 15 | 15.1% |
| Spring Woods Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.0 mi | 778 | 13 | 98.3% |
| Memorial Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,236 | 17.7 | 10% |
| Landrum Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.6 mi | 698 | 12.7 | 91% |
| Spring Oaks Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 3.0 mi | 565 | 11.6 | 89% |
| Northbrook Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 3.2 mi | 508 | 11 | 96.9% |
| Revere Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.5 mi | 1,095 | 17 | 91.1% |
| Tanglewood Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.7 mi | 836 | 17.4 | 65% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.