James M Steele Early College High School
Public high school in Roanoke, Texas · Northwest ISD · Grades 9–12
James M Steele Early College High School serves 309 students in grades 9–12 in Roanoke (Denton County). It is one of 35 schools in Northwest ISD. By enrollment it is the 1159th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19.64 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Northwest ISD |
| County | Denton County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 483318012421 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Northwest ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 309 | 32,098 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 29.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 66% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
James M Steele Early College High School in context
Size
Of the 5 high schools in Northwest ISD, James M Steele Early College High School is the 4th largest, with 1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 5.1 miles away and have a median of 2,158 students, so James M Steele Early College High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 104 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 42, against an average of 77 per grade. This year grade 12 has 60% fewer students than grade 9 (42 against 104). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 48.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Northwest ISD (47.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 25.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
James M Steele Early College High School has 19.64 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 309 students would have about 22.1 teachers, so James M Steele Early College High School has 2.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Byron Nelson High School, 1.7 miles away in the same district. There are 4 high schools within 5 miles and 18 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 48.5% |
| Hispanic | 25.9% |
| Black | 13.9% |
| Asian | 9.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
61.2% of students are girls and 38.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 104 |
| Grade 10 | 88 |
| Grade 11 | 75 |
| Grade 12 | 42 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
606 N Walnut, Roanoke, TX 76262
Phone: (817)698-5800
Website: sahs.nisdtx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: James M Steele Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Nelson High School | Northwest ISD | 1.7 mi | 2,969 | 18.7 | – |
| Keller High School | Keller ISD | 4.3 mi | 2,951 | 18.7 | 7.8% |
| Keller Compass Center | Keller ISD | 4.7 mi | 58 | 3.1 | 41.4% |
| Argyle High School | Argyle ISD | 5.0 mi | 1,644 | 16.5 | – |
| Carroll Senior High School | Carroll ISD | 5.1 mi | 1,422 | 16 | – |
| Timber Creek High School | Keller ISD | 5.2 mi | 2,970 | 16.9 | 26.8% |
| Carroll High School | Carroll ISD | 5.4 mi | 1,357 | 17.5 | – |
| Northwest High School | Northwest ISD | 5.4 mi | 2,672 | 17.2 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.