Spring Woods High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Spring Branch ISD · Grades 9–12
Spring Woods High School serves 2,020 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 42 schools in Spring Branch ISD. By enrollment it is the 323rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 148.51 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Spring Branch ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484110004696 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,020 | 32,668 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 15.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.9% | 55.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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 Woods High School in context
Size
Spring Woods High School is the 4th largest of Spring Branch ISD's 5 high schools; its 2,020 students are 6.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,668; Spring Woods High School is close to their typical size.
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 10 with 528 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 488, against an average of 505 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 504 in grade 9 and 500 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 86.7% here and 55.5% across Spring Branch ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 55.6% across Spring Branch 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
With 148.51 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,020 students, Spring Woods High School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,020 students would have about 144.3 teachers, so Spring Woods High School has 4.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Spring Woods High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Northbrook High School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 53 other high schools, 7 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 | 86.7% |
| White | 6% |
| Black | 4.2% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
46.4% of students are girls and 53.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 504 |
| Grade 10 | 528 |
| Grade 11 | 488 |
| Grade 12 | 500 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2045 Gessner, Houston, TX 77080
Phone: (713)251-3100
Website: swh.springbranchisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Spring Woods High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northbrook High School | Spring Branch ISD | 1.1 mi | 2,398 | 16.3 | 91.7% |
| Memorial High School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.6 mi | 2,636 | 18 | 14.9% |
| Westchester Academy for International Studies | Spring Branch ISD | 3.0 mi | 864 | 13.7 | 48.8% |
| YES Prep - Northwest | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.7 mi | 940 | 15.3 | 86.5% |
| Stratford High School | Spring Branch ISD | 4.2 mi | 2,394 | 19 | 32.2% |
| Scarborough High School | Houston ISD | 4.8 mi | 691 | 11.4 | 96.7% |
| Jersey Village High School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 4.9 mi | 3,323 | 15.3 | 64.9% |
| YES Prep - White Oak | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 5.4 mi | 942 | 16.9 | 93% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.