Sterling High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Sterling High School serves 1,146 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 543rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 87.11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002592 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,146 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.7% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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
Sterling High School is the 15th largest of Houston ISD's 47 high schools; its 1,146 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.1 miles away and have a median of 472 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 9 with 350 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 240, against an average of 287 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% fewer students than grade 9 (304 against 350). 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
Black students are the largest group, at 55.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (20.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 41.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Sterling High School has 87.11 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,146 students would have about 81.9 teachers, so Sterling High School has 5.2 more.
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, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Mount Carmel Academy, 2.1 miles away in the same district. There are 12 high schools within 5 miles and 58 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 55.1% |
| Hispanic | 41.9% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 350 |
| Grade 10 | 252 |
| Grade 11 | 240 |
| Grade 12 | 304 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11625 Martindale Rd, Houston, TX 77048
Phone: (713)991-0510
Website: houstonisd.org
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel Academy | Houston ISD | 2.1 mi | 194 | 30.5 | 88.7% |
| The Pro-Vision Academy | The Pro-Vision Academy | 2.7 mi | 212 | 20.9 | 99.1% |
| KIPP Sunnyside High School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.9 mi | 622 | 17.3 | 91.5% |
| Jones Futures Academy | Houston ISD | 3.0 mi | 298 | 11.9 | 94.3% |
| Worthing High School | Houston ISD | 3.1 mi | 751 | 10 | 90.5% |
| YES Prep - Southside | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.8 mi | 860 | 14.9 | 95.9% |
| YES Prep - Hobby | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 4.0 mi | 685 | 16.2 | 86.4% |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby | Texans Can Academies | 4.2 mi | 322 | 22.7 | 98.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.