Stratford High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Spring Branch ISD · Grades 9–12
Stratford High School serves 2,394 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 42 schools in Spring Branch ISD. By enrollment it is the 201st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 19 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 ÷ 125.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Spring Branch ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484110004698 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Spring Branch ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,394 | 32,668 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 19 | 15.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 32.2% | 55.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% 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.
Stratford High School in context
Size
Stratford High School is the 3rd largest of Spring Branch ISD's 5 high schools; its 2,394 students are 7.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 2,328; Stratford High School is close to their typical size.
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 651 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 570, against an average of 599 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 9 (571 against 651). 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
The largest group is White students: 46.7% here and 28.5% across Spring Branch ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 33.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
32.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 55.6% across Spring Branch ISD 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
With 125.73 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,394 students, Stratford High School has 19 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,394 students would have about 171 teachers, so Stratford High School has 45.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Stratford High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Westchester Academy for International Studies, 1.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 51 other high schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 46.7% |
| Hispanic | 33.7% |
| Black | 10.3% |
| Asian | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 651 |
| Grade 10 | 602 |
| Grade 11 | 570 |
| Grade 12 | 571 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14555 Fern St, Houston, TX 77079
Phone: (713)251-3400
Website: ssh.springbranchisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Stratford High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westchester Academy for International Studies | Spring Branch ISD | 1.3 mi | 864 | 13.7 | 48.8% |
| Westside High School | Houston ISD | 2.5 mi | 2,729 | 18.7 | 67.1% |
| Alief Early College High School | Alief ISD | 3.3 mi | 402 | 18 | 84.6% |
| Spring Woods High School | Spring Branch ISD | 4.2 mi | 2,020 | 13.6 | 86.9% |
| Elsik High School | Alief ISD | 4.5 mi | 4,057 | 17.8 | 78.8% |
| Hastings High School | Alief ISD | 4.5 mi | 3,786 | 14.1 | 82.2% |
| Memorial High School | Spring Branch ISD | 4.9 mi | 2,636 | 18 | 14.9% |
| Alief Learning Center (6-12) | Alief ISD | 4.9 mi | 140 | 3.3 | 83.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.