📍 8282 Bissonnet St, Houston, Harris County, 77074
Step Charter Ii is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 298 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 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Step Charter Ii enrolls 298 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 238 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 17% |
| White | 3 | 1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
298 of the school's 298 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 298 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 Ii 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 146.
Step Charter Ii 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 298 students, Step Charter Ii is close to the district average of about 347 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large