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Enrollment
1,660
Combined
DISTRICT 800 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY·NCES 480025814090
Sst Champions
15015 T C JESTER BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77068 · (210) 893-0802 · Harris County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,660 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Texas public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
1,257 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 126 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 137 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 185 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 175 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 161 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 125 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 113 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 95 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 2% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (167).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp 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 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 29.0% | 19.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% |
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% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,660
+1,336 (+412%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,660 | 98.9 | 16.8:1 | 76% (1,257) |
| 2023-24 | 1,493 | 98.8 | 15.1:1 | 78% (1,161) |
| 2022-23 | 1,283 | 89.8 | 14.3:1 | 76% (978) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 20 | 16.2:1 | 68% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sst Champions.
About Sst Champions
HOUSTON, Texas, is home to Sst Champions, a high-enrollment combined-grade school. The school had 1,660 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (combined schools in Texas) has about 485 students.
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY serves 5,602 students across 7 schools.
Roughly 63% of students at Sst Champions are Hispanic. Other groups make up 24% Black, 6% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 44% of Harris County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 98.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.8:1. That is higher than the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. Eligible students account for 76% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Texas public K-12 schools, Sst Champions receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Sst Champions would score about 41.4%. It scores 51.9%, 10.6 points above that figure.
Within Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. In all, Harris County has 1,205 public schools and roughly 886,911 students.
The closest public school to Sst Champions is Texasworks - Houston-Champions, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sst Champions ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Sst Champions is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large. Sst Champions holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The school's enrollment figures are 324 for 2020-21 and 1,660 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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- Sst the WoodlandsElementary · 559 students
- Sst WillowcreekElementary · 186 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
- Texasworks - Houston-Champions0.5 mi · 12
- Premier H S-Houston (champions)0.5 mi · 109
- Momentum High School0.7 mi · 176
- Pat Reynolds Elementary School0.7 mi · 877
- Edwin M Wells Middle School0.8 mi · 796
- Arrow Academy - Champions Academy0.9 mi · 66
Frequently asked questions
About Sst ChampionsHow large is Sst Champions?
Sst Champions enrolls approximately 1,660 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Sst Champions serve?
Sst Champions serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Sst Champions?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Sst Champions.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sst Champions?
At Sst Champions, the student body is approximately 6% White, 63% Hispanic, 24% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Sst Champions public or private?
Sst Champions is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.