Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Spring ISD: B

Total students

522

Avg. teacher experience

9.3 years

Spring ISD: 8.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Spring ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 90%

Joan Link Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Spring ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 522 students. 74.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 56.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,759, which is $4,872 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.springisd.org/Domain/23

Address

2815 Ridge Hollow Dr
Houston, TX 77067-1939

Office phone number

(281) 891-8390

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Joan Link Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

522

African American

104 (19.9%)

Spring ISD: 38.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

8 (1.5%)

Spring ISD: 1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

Spring ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

394 (75.5%)

Spring ISD: 50.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

9 (1.7%)

Spring ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

6 (1.1%)

Spring ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.9%

American Indian

1.5%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

75.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.7%

Two or more races

1.1%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

74.9 %

Spring ISD: 63.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

94.8 %

Spring ISD: 84.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

57.1 %

Spring ISD: 29.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

74.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

94.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

57.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

56.3 %

Spring ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.4 %

Spring ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.2 %

Spring ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

56.3%

Gifted and talented

3.4%

Special education

10.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Spring ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Spring ISD: Not Rated: SB 1365

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Spring ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Spring ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

17.2 %

Spring ISD: 20.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

28.9 %

Spring ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Spring ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Spring ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.6 %

Spring ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Spring ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

18.2 %

Spring ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Spring ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

37.5

African American

18.4 (49.1%)

Spring ISD: 40.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Spring ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.7%)

Spring ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

11 (29.4%)

Spring ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Spring ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

7.1 (18.9%)

Spring ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Spring ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Spring ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

27.4 (73.2%)

Spring ISD: 65.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10 (26.8%)

Spring ISD: 29%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Spring ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.9

Spring ISD: 15.3

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

9.3 years

Spring ISD: 8.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$63,759

Spring ISD: $62,986

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,084

Spring ISD: $53,844

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,567

Spring ISD: $59,958

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,481

Spring ISD: $64,002

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,193

Spring ISD: $67,659

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$75,868

Spring ISD: $72,984

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Spring ISD: $80,567

Statewide: $71,111

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