Spring Oaks Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Spring Branch ISD · Grades 6–8
Spring Oaks Middle School serves 565 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 42 schools in Spring Branch ISD. By enrollment it is the 988th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 48.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Spring Branch ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484110004694 |
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 | 565 | 32,668 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 15.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89% | 55.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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 Oaks Middle School in context
Size
Spring Oaks Middle School is the 6th largest of Spring Branch ISD's 8 middle schools; its 565 students are 1.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 886; Spring Oaks Middle 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 6 with 189 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 188, against an average of 188 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 189 in grade 6 and 188 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 85.8% here and 55.5% across Spring Branch ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89% 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. 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 48.72 full-time-equivalent teachers for 565 students, Spring Oaks Middle School has 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 565 students would have about 39.2 teachers, so Spring Oaks Middle School has 9.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Spring Oaks Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Spring Woods Middle School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 54 other middle schools, 10 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 | 85.8% |
| Black | 6.2% |
| White | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 189 |
| Grade 7 | 188 |
| Grade 8 | 188 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2150 Shadowdale, Houston, TX 77043
Phone: (713)251-4800
Website: som.springbranchisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Spring Oaks Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Woods Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 1.2 mi | 778 | 13 | 98.3% |
| Northbrook Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 1.4 mi | 508 | 11 | 96.9% |
| Memorial Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.4 mi | 1,236 | 17.7 | 10% |
| Cornerstone Academy | Spring Branch ISD | 2.7 mi | 423 | 15 | 15.1% |
| Spring Branch Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 3.0 mi | 1,137 | 16.6 | 36.2% |
| Dean Middle School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,143 | 13.9 | 91.4% |
| Landrum Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 3.6 mi | 698 | 12.7 | 91% |
| Spring Forest Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 3.8 mi | 993 | 16.2 | 52.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.