📍 300 W Baker Rd, Baytown, Harris County, 77521
Sterling H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baytown, Harris County. The school has 2,098 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nathan Chaddick. It is part of the Goose Creek Cisd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 147.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. The school offers 37 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sterling H S enrolls 2,098 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 147.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,263 | 60% |
| White | 390 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 358 | 17% |
| Asian | 37 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,447 of the school's 2,098 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,288 qualify for free lunch and 159 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sterling H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 15, state house district 128.
Sterling H S is one of 34 schools in GOOSE CREEK CISD, based in BAYTOWN, Texas. The district serves 24,032 students district-wide and employs 1,681 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,098 students, Sterling H S is larger than the district average of about 707 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small