Spring Early College Academy
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Spring ISD · Grades 9–12
Spring Early College Academy serves 391 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 41 schools in Spring ISD. By enrollment it is the 1038th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 21.25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Spring ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484122012719 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 391 | 33,590 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18.4 | 17.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65% | 80.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 88% of Texas high 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 Early College Academy in context
Size
Spring Early College Academy is the 5th largest of Spring ISD's 7 high schools; its 391 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.3 miles away and have a median of 2,375 students, so Spring Early College Academy 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 9 with 116 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 89, against an average of 98 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 9 (89 against 116). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 61.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Spring ISD (54%). Black students are next, at 21.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.2% across Spring ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
Spring Early College Academy has 21.25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 391 students would have about 27.9 teachers, so Spring Early College Academy has 6.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Nimitz High School, 0.6 miles away in Aldine ISD. There are 9 high schools within 5 miles and 33 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 61.9% |
| Black | 21.7% |
| Asian | 5.6% |
| White | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
55.8% of students are girls and 44.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 116 |
| Grade 10 | 92 |
| Grade 11 | 94 |
| Grade 12 | 89 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2700 Ww Thorne Dr., Houston, TX 77073
Phone: (281)891-6880
Website: springisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Spring Early College Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimitz High School | Aldine ISD | 0.6 mi | 2,651 | 16 | 78.3% |
| Richey Academy | Spring ISD | 2.4 mi | 56 | 8.3 | 89.3% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Houston (Suburban) | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 2.5 mi | 157 | 27.1 | 92.4% |
| Andy Dekaney High School | Spring ISD | 2.5 mi | 2,485 | 18.9 | 79.7% |
| Westfield High School | Spring ISD | 4.0 mi | 2,264 | 20.2 | 74.9% |
| Spring High School | Spring ISD | 4.4 mi | 2,594 | 20.1 | 69% |
| Legacy School of Sport Sciences | Legacy School of Sport Sciences | 4.8 mi | 468 | 18.7 | – |
| Davis H S Aldine | Aldine ISD | 4.8 mi | 3,184 | 17 | 83.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.