STERLING H S

Located at 300 W BAKER RD, in BAYTOWN, Texas, STERLING H S is a heavily attended senior high that instructs 2,150 students (grades 9 through 12), run under GOOSE CREEK CISD. That puts it 170% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Across the 34 schools in GOOSE CREEK CISD (24,032 students total), STERLING H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, STERLING H S records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 18% White, 17% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, STERLING H S lists 129 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 71% of students at STERLING H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STERLING H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.9%; this one delivers 51.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), STERLING H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SHEILA LILES EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, STERLING H S comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.7%.

STERLING H S operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. STERLING H S's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 2,401 (now 2,150). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 25% to 18%.

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