STEP CHARTER II

STEP CHARTER II is a K-5 school of compact scale in HOUSTON, Texas, run under STEP CHARTER SCHOOL, hosting 324 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

STEP CHARTER II is one of 3 schools operated by STEP CHARTER SCHOOL, a district that serves 693 students overall.

On the student-mix side, STEP CHARTER II reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). Other groups include 16% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting STEP CHARTER II higher than the state norm the norm. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STEP CHARTER II tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which STEP CHARTER II is one.

SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS INT'L LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around STEP CHARTER II. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STEP CHARTER II at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 29.6%.

STEP CHARTER II operates from an urban location. STEP CHARTER II operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. STEP CHARTER II's enrollment has increased 172% since 2018, when it stood at 119 (now 324). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 72% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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