📍 11625 Martindale Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77048
Sterling H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 1,421 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tannisha Gentry. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 88.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. The school offers 23 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 1,421 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 88.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 46% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 739 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 656 | 46% |
| Two or more races | 10 | <1% |
| White | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,310 of the school's 1,421 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,290 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. 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, Large). 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 147.
Sterling H S is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,421 students, Sterling H S is larger than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large