STEP CHARTER III

STEP CHARTER III operates as a micro-enrollment elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by STEP CHARTER SCHOOL. Current enrollment sits at 76 students spanning grades K through 3. That puts it 85% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

STEP CHARTER SCHOOL comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 693 students; STEP CHARTER III is among them.

In terms of who attends, STEP CHARTER III records that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, STEP CHARTER III lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, census data for Harris County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), STEP CHARTER III is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GROSS EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site. STEP CHARTER III operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for STEP CHARTER III typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.