STRATFORD H S

STRATFORD H S, a sprawling high school in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by SPRING BRANCH ISD, serves 2,394 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 201% bigger than typical.

SPRING BRANCH ISD comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 33,793 students; STRATFORD H S is among them.

On the student-mix side, STRATFORD H S records that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, STRATFORD H S lists 126 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Harris County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, STRATFORD H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), STRATFORD H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SPRING BRANCH ACADEMIC INSTITUTE, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around STRATFORD H S. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STRATFORD H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STRATFORD H S has grew 11%, going from 2,148 students in 2018 to 2,394 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 27% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

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