Spring Branch

Spring Branch, Houston

Spring Branch is a community where affluence and poverty are in close proximity. Multi-million dollar homes are being built not far from corners where men stand and wait for day labor. Upscale shopping co-exists with resale shops and food pantries. A large concentration of HUD-subsidized housing can be found in the area.

 

Did you know that the Spring Branch Community...?

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  • Is one of the most diverse and vibrant areas of Houston

  • Over 120,000 people call Spring Branch home

  • Rapid multicultural population growth is expected to continue

  • Spring Branch is an area of great socio-economic contrasts

  • 60% of the Spring Branch residents live in rented homes or apartments

  • Spring Branch ISD has 17 National Exemplary “Blue Ribbon” schools

  • Spring Branch residents have a strong sense of community pride

  • More than 85% of students score higher than the national average on the SAT and ACT

  • Despite all these factors, the poverty level (20%) is almost twice the national average

 

What’s happening in Spring Branch?

  • Spring Branch is realizing its potential

  • Spring Branch is cultivating a new generation of community leaders

  • Job opportunities are being upgraded

  • Higher level skills are being developed

  • Families are becoming more stable


The Newspring Mission

  • Create economic growth in Spring Branch

  • Encourage small business development

  • Create new job opportunities

  • Nurture a new generation of entrepreneurs

  • Mentor Spring Branch ISD visual arts students

 

 

For more information on Spring Branch, see the Spring Branch Management District website.