Wunsche Bros. Saloon and Hotel · Photo: AggiePV · CC BY-SA 3.0Spring’s public schools score below 89% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
In Spring, 25% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Spring, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Spring’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 527 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Spring’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 11% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,803 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Sam Houston State University Charter School, Legacy School of Sport Sciences and Founders Christian School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Spring’s grade
D: better than 11% of Texas school districts, #619 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Spring, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Spring · depends on your address
Spring H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,594 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Carl Wunsche Sr. H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,503 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Spring · depends on your address
Spring H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,594 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Carl Wunsche Sr. H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,503 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Spring · depends on your address
Spring H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,594 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Carl Wunsche Sr. H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,503 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Spring · depends on your address
Spring H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,594 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Carl Wunsche Sr. H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,503 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Spring’s public schools are run by Spring Independent School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Spring vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Spring’s borders.
Every school in Spring
19 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Hearts With Hope).
Questions about Spring’s schools
Are Spring’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Spring children attend score below 89% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #619 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Spring in?
Spring Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 33,590 students in 41 schools (2024–25).
Where do Spring kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Spring H S and Carl Wunsche Sr. H S.
What is Spring’s graduation rate?
82% of the class of 2023 in Spring Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Spring spend per student?
$12,803 in Spring Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Spring?
Yes: Founders Christian School (religious, grades K–12, 201 students). Spring also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Spring families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Spring → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.