Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEP CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 480027511245
Step Charter Elementary School
11250 S WILCREST DR, HOUSTON, TX 77099 · (281) 988-7797 · Harris County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
226 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 65% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 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 up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 30.0% | 26.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 21.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 →
Schools most like Step Charter Elementary School
Step Charter Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step Charter Elementary School this school | 293 | 77.1% | 45.5% |
| Parsons Pre-K Center GARLAND | 325 | 84.3% | N/A |
| Creekside Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 373 | 72.4% | 49.9% |
| Beckham Elementary School ARLINGTON | 392 | 79.6% | 50.0% |
| Keller Early Learning Center - South FORT WORTH | 317 | 72.9% | N/A |
| Arizona Fleming Elementary School HOUSTON | 462 | 79.4% | 31.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Step Charter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,897 of 4,401 | #239 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,112 of 4,466 ▼ 687 | #291 of 625 ▼ 113 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,311 of 4,466 ▲ 154 | #160 of 625 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,770 of 3,998 | #271 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #4,237 of 4,938 | #619 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,569 of 4,622 | #344 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #1,010 of 4,628 | #125 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #2,135 of 4,789 | #431 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #1,380 of 2,838 | #249 of 441 |
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. 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
293
+16 (+6%) vs 2020
+26% since 2010-11, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 293 | 19.4 | 15.1:1 | 77% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 19.6 | 14.9:1 | 82% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 17.5 | 15.5:1 | 100% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 100% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 79% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 90% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 233 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 90% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Step Charter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (355 to 293); teachers down 16% (23 to 19.4).
About Step Charter Elementary School
Step Charter Elementary School is a small elementary school in Texas, located in HOUSTON. The school has 293 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 8. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 44% lower.
STEP CHARTER SCHOOL, which runs Step Charter Elementary School, has 3 schools and 693 students.
The largest group at Step Charter Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 52%. Other groups include 23% Asian, 19% Black, and 4% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Step Charter Elementary School scores 65%.
Its ratio of 15.1:1 is based on 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 77%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Step Charter Elementary School is +4.8 points: 45.5% actual, 40.8% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Harris County, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Harris County has 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students, including Step Charter Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Step Charter Elementary School is closest to Klentzman Intermediate School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Step Charter Elementary School at 4th of 8.
The federal government classifies Step Charter Elementary School's location as City: Large. Step Charter Elementary School is a public charter school.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 16 students, from 277 to 293. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.1:1) than in 2020-21 (13.8:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 STEP CHARTER SCHOOL
- Step Charter IIElementary · 324 students
- Step Charter IIIElementary · 76 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
- Klentzman Intermediate School0.4 mi · 833
- Smith Elementary School0.6 mi · 650
- Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy0.8 mi · 190
- KIPP Academy Middle School0.9 mi · 508
- KIPP Houston High School0.9 mi · 642
- KIPP Shine Prep0.9 mi · 920
Frequently asked questions
About Step Charter Elementary SchoolHow large is Step Charter Elementary School?
Step Charter Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Step Charter Elementary School serve?
Step Charter Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Step Charter Elementary School have?
Step Charter Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Step Charter Elementary School?
At Step Charter Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 52% Hispanic, 19% Black, 23% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Step Charter Elementary School in?
Step Charter Elementary School is part of STEP CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.