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BYRON P STEELE II H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BYRON P STEELE II H S
BYRON P STEELE II H S is a 9-12 campus of high-enrollment scale in CIBOLO, Texas, overseen by SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD, instructing 2,793 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 251% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
BYRON P STEELE II H S is one of 16 schools operated by SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD, a district that hosts 14,947 students overall.
On demographics, BYRON P STEELE II H S lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 26% White, 18% Black, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian.
In terms of school funding signals, BYRON P STEELE II H S shows 149 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at BYRON P STEELE II H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Guadalupe County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BYRON P STEELE II H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.3%; this one delivers 61.6%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Guadalupe County) logs that median household earnings sit near $92,375, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Guadalupe County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,977 students), of which BYRON P STEELE II H S is one.
WIEDERSTEIN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BYRON P STEELE II H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.1%.
BYRON P STEELE II H S operates from a rural location.
Trend over the last 7 years. BYRON P STEELE II H S's enrollment has ticked up 17% since 2018, when it stood at 2,391 (now 2,793). Over the same period, the White share declined from 34% to 26%.
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