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How has SST ADVANCEMENT changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
646
Elementary
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY·NCES 480140013427
Sst Advancement
12801 BRANT ROCK DR, HOUSTON, TX 77082 · (832) 288-2523 · Harris County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
580 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 72 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 5% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Sst Advancement ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #648 of 4,401 | #67 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,552 of 4,466 | #198 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #918 of 4,466 | #100 of 625 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #621 of 3,998 | #77 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #1,275 of 4,938 | #294 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #4,146 of 4,622 | #579 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #1,597 of 4,628 | #209 of 657 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +120.5% | #12 of 1,307 | #2 of 148 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
646
+353 (+120%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 13.3:1
% White
5%
was 22%
% Hispanic
32%
was 16%
% Black
56%
was 54%
% Asian
5%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 646 | 36.4 | 17.8:1 | 90% (580) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 42.4 | 14.8:1 | 90% (564) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 51.4 | 12.5:1 | 88% (565) |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 86% (251) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sst Advancement.
About Sst Advancement
HOUSTON, Texas, is home to Sst Advancement, a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 646 students in pre-K through 8. It has 24% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Sst Advancement is part of SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY, where 8 schools serve 6,084 students.
Federal enrollment data show Sst Advancement is 56% Black. The next largest groups are 32% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The school's Black share is 37 points above the 19% share among Harris County residents. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Sst Advancement are from different groups.
On staff are 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. About 90% of students at Sst Advancement are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Sst Advancement ranks in the top 10% of Texas schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 62.2%. Predicted: 35.4%. Difference: 26.8 points.
American Community Survey estimates for Harris County show that the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County has 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students, including Sst Advancement.
Among nearby public schools, Mahanay Elementary School is closest at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sst Advancement is 1st on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Sst Advancement is a public charter school.
Enrollment was 293 in 2017-18 and 646 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The largest shift in the student mix was in the White share, which dropped from 22% to 5%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.8:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY
- Sst Corpus ChristiCombined · 2,343 students
- Sst SugarlandElementary · 739 students
- Sst Hill CountryElementary · 675 students
- Sst NorthwestElementary · 661 students
- Sst DiscoveryElementary · 508 students
- Sst Hill Country College Prep High SchoolHigh · 387 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Mahanay Elementary School0.5 mi · 499
- Elsik High School0.5 mi · 4,057
- Heflin Elementary School0.8 mi · 501
- Hastings High School0.8 mi · 3,786
- Youens Elementary School1.0 mi · 675
- Alief Middle School1.0 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About Sst AdvancementHow many students attend Sst Advancement?
Sst Advancement enrolls approximately 646 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Sst Advancement serve?
Sst Advancement serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sst Advancement?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Sst Advancement.
What is the student diversity at Sst Advancement?
Student demographics at Sst Advancement are roughly 5% White, 32% Hispanic, 56% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Sst Advancement in?
Sst Advancement is part of SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.