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Branch School

1424 Sherwood Forest Street, Houston, TX, 77043-0770 -

School Notes Overview:

The Branch School, established in 1977, offers a strong academic education geared to each child's individualized needs. Our multi-sensory, project-based approach provides a strong foundation as well as the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. We offer a Christian environment and a peacemaking curriculum. ...

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School Overview:

	Branch School
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 5
County	Harris County, TX
Student Body
Total Students	58 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(TX) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	36%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 10 students
	Kind - 9 students
	Grade 1 - 9 students
	Grade 2 - 5 students
	Grade 3 - 8 students
	Grade 4 - 4 students
	Grade 5 - 13 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	5 teachers
Average Class Size	10
	This School	(TX) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:10	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	n/a	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	7 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
% on Financial Aid	30%
Acceptance Rate	80%
Head of School	Bill Cheney
Admissions Director	Betsi Whitfield
Admissions Associate	n/a

School Notes:

Outdoor classroom curriculum
Recipient of the Toyota Tapestry Science Award
Odyssey of the Mind teaching techniques
Staff with advanced degrees
Individualized, project-based curriculum

In the News:

Spring Branch voters turn back HCC annexation (Memorial Examiner)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 07:30:14 am
Spring Branch voters resoundingly defeated annexation by Houston Community College, by a margin of more than 3 to 1.
HCC won’t be annexing SBISD (Memorial Examiner)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 05:27:28 am
The effort by Houston Community College to annex the Spring Branch Independent School District has apparently gone down to a resounding defeat.
A nice day for an election (Memorial Examiner)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 03:52:27 pm
Blue skies and cool temperatures greeted Houston voters heading to polling places early Tuesday.Houston voters will elect a mayor, controller and council members, and in some districts HISD and HCC trustees.
Parker, Locke in runoff for Houston mayor (Houston Chronicle)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 01:10:43 pm
Brown falls to third place in the crowded race; Morales ends up last, but with a respectable finish that may affect the final vote.
Election 2009 (Memorial Examiner)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 05:42:48 am
Voter registration deadline nears Monday, Oct. 5, is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election. Statewide, voters will decide 11 constitutional amendments. Locally, city of Houston voters will select a mayor, city controller and council members. Voters in the Spring Branch school district will decide whether to be annexed by Houston Community College. Those who have yet to register ...

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (77043)	School Zip (77043)	(TX) State Average
Population (Approximate)	24,470 people	20,844,411 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	32%	23%
Population Average Age	33 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	2.9 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$45,141	$46,000
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.4 rooms	5.2 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	37 years old	33 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (77043) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	58% / 42%	59% / 41%