STEP CHARTER EL

STEP CHARTER EL operates as a modestly sized elementary-level community in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by STEP CHARTER SCHOOL. Current enrollment sits at 293 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 44% below typical.

STEP CHARTER EL is one of 3 schools operated by STEP CHARTER SCHOOL, a district that works with 693 students overall.

On the student-mix side, STEP CHARTER EL lists that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 23% Asian, 19% Black, 4% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, STEP CHARTER EL shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STEP CHARTER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.2%, the actual is 43.3%, a residual of +3.1 points.

In the area at large, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which STEP CHARTER EL is one.

KLENTZMAN INT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, STEP CHARTER EL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.1%.

The school occupies a high-density site. As a public charter, STEP CHARTER EL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STEP CHARTER EL has edged down 17%, going from 355 students in 2018 to 293 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 24% to 19% across the same window.

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