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Alumni: what's one memory from BYRON P STEELE II H S that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
2,793
High
DISTRICT 1,823 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD·NCES 483948010700
Byron P Steele II High School
1300 FM1103, CIBOLO, TX 78108 · (210) 619-4000 · Guadalupe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL2,793 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
149 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
547 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 756 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 718 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 708 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 611 | 22% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 54.0% | 17.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 32.0% | 39.0% | 17.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 69.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Byron P Steele II High School
Byron P Steele II High School's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron P Steele II High School this school | 2,793 | 19.6% | 62.5% |
| Samuel Clemens High School SCHERTZ | 2,589 | 28.2% | 64.7% |
| Harlan High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,778 | 28.6% | 67.4% |
| Grand Oaks High School SPRING | 3,836 | 22.5% | 70.0% |
| Hendrickson High School PFLUGERVILLE | 2,128 | 24.1% | 73.1% |
| Forney High School FORNEY | 2,582 | 29.5% | 59.8% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Byron P Steele II High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Guadalupe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #422 of 1,385 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #713 of 1,425 ▲ 12 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #517 of 1,425 ▲ 43 | #1 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #696 of 1,184 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,793 | #110 of 2,107 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,237 of 1,344 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #116 of 1,346 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #1,451 of 1,522 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.8% | #256 of 672 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,793
+183 (+7%) vs 2020
+31% since 2010-11, when it was 2,124
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,793 | 148.9 | 18.8:1 | 20% (547) |
| 2023-24 | 2,700 | 154.2 | 17.5:1 | 26% (699) |
| 2022-23 | 2,716 | 146.4 | 18.6:1 | 25% (685) |
| 2020-21 | 2,610 | 142 | 18.4:1 | 20% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 2,391 | 131.9 | 18.1:1 | 19% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 2,231 | 122 | 18.3:1 | 18% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 2,124 | 128 | 16.6:1 | 17% (352) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byron P Steele II High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (2,391 to 2,793); teachers up 13% (131.9 to 148.9).
About Byron P Steele II High School
Byron P Steele II High School, a high-enrollment high school, is located in CIBOLO, Texas. The school had 2,793 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Texas) has about 796 students.
The district, SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD, has 14,947 students enrolled across 16 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Byron P Steele II High School is Hispanic (44%). Smaller groups are 26% White, 18% Black, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Byron P Steele II High School has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 148.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Byron P Steele II High School and a ratio of 18.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 20% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Guadalupe County averages 45%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Byron P Steele II High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Byron P Steele II High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.5% is 2.8 points below the 65.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Guadalupe County has these Census figures: median household income is about $92,375, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Byron P Steele II High School is among the 49 public schools in Guadalupe County.
Nearby, Wiederstein Elementary School is about 1.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Byron P Steele II High School is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 2,610 in 2020-21 and 2,793 in 2024-25, a gain of 183 students.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Guadalupe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,642
Census ACS
Median income
$92,375
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
30,977 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD
- Samuel Clemens High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Dobie Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,231 students
- Ray D Corbett Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,113 students
- Rose Garden Elementary SchoolElementary · 861 students
- Barbara Jordan Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Elaine S Schlather Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 724 students
Other schools in CIBOLO
- Dobie Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,231 students
- Legacy Traditional School - CiboloElementary · 917 students
- Barbara Jordan Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Elaine S Schlather Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Cibolo Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Wiederstein Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Wiederstein Elementary School1.4 mi · 564
- Cibolo Valley Elementary School2.0 mi · 591
- Barbara Jordan Intermediate School2.1 mi · 811
- Legacy Traditional School - Cibolo2.1 mi · 917
- Dobie Junior High School2.2 mi · 1,231
- Watts Elementary School2.5 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Byron P Steele II High SchoolHow many students attend Byron P Steele II High School?
Byron P Steele II High School enrolls approximately 2,793 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Byron P Steele II High School serve?
Byron P Steele II High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Byron P Steele II High School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Byron P Steele II High School.
What is the student diversity at Byron P Steele II High School?
Student demographics at Byron P Steele II High School are roughly 26% White, 44% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Byron P Steele II High School public or private?
Byron P Steele II High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.