Sterling High School
Public high school in Baytown, Texas · Goose Creek CISD · Grades 9–12
Sterling High School serves 2,150 students in grades 9–12 in Baytown (Harris County). It is one of 33 schools in Goose Creek CISD. By enrollment it is the 272nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.6 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 ÷ 129.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Goose Creek CISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482115002122 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Goose Creek CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,150 | 24,032 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 15.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 71% | 74.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Sterling High School in context
Size
Of the 8 high schools in Goose Creek CISD, Sterling High School is the 2nd largest, with 8.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.8 miles away and have a median of 288 students, so Sterling High School is larger 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 10 with 571 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 503, against an average of 538 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 522 in grade 9 and 503 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 61.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Goose Creek CISD (65.7%). White students are next, at 18%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74.3% across Goose Creek CISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Sterling High School has 129.46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,150 students would have about 153.6 teachers, so Sterling High School has 24.1 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 city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other high school is Stuart Career Technical High School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 6 high schools within 5 miles and 13 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 61.3% |
| White | 18% |
| Black | 17% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
52% of students are girls and 48% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 522 |
| Grade 10 | 571 |
| Grade 11 | 554 |
| Grade 12 | 503 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 W Baker Rd, Baytown, TX 77521
Phone: (281)420-4500
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sterling High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Career Technical High School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.0 mi | 597 | 15.8 | 73.5% |
| Peter E Hyland Center | Goose Creek CISD | 2.1 mi | 107 | 7.9 | 84.1% |
| High Point School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.5 mi | 19 | – | 68.4% |
| Impact Early College High School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.7 mi | 413 | 24.4 | 64.4% |
| Lee High School | Goose Creek CISD | 3.0 mi | 1,747 | 14.7 | 74.1% |
| Goose Creek Memorial | Goose Creek CISD | 3.7 mi | 2,335 | 16.1 | 65.5% |
| Point Alternative Center | Goose Creek CISD | 5.5 mi | 96 | 8 | 71.9% |
| The Academy of Viola Dewalt High School | La Porte ISD | 7.7 mi | 163 | 8.1 | 47.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.