STERLING H S

STERLING H S operates as an average-sized high school in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by HOUSTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,146 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 44% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within HOUSTON ISD, which oversees 273 schools and 176,727 students, STERLING H S is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, STERLING H S records that 55% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest is composed of 42% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, STERLING H S reports 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting STERLING H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 94% of students at STERLING H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), STERLING H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.0%; this one delivers 32.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 STERLING H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: THOMAS MIDDLE, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STERLING H S at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 23.8%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STERLING H S has declined 17%, going from 1,384 students in 2018 to 1,146 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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