📍 11250 S Wilcrest Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77099
Step Charter el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 271 pupils enrolled. The Principal is William Clark. It is part of the Step Charter School school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Step Charter el enrolls 271 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 17% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 161 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 19% |
| Asian | 46 | 17% |
| White | 9 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 271 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Step Charter el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 131.
Step Charter el is one of 2 schools in STEP CHARTER SCHOOL, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 693 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 271 students, Step Charter el is smaller than the district average of about 347 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large