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Sterling High School

Houston ISD · Harris County

Sterling High School is a public high school in Houston ISD, serving 1,341 students in grades 09-12 in Harris County. It holds a Texas Education Agency rating of B (84 out of 100), with a 13.1:1 student-to-teacher ratio. View the Sterling High School 2026–2027 school calendar, key dates, academic ratings, demographics, and staff below.

1,341
Students
09-12
Grades
High School
Type
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Texas Education Agency

School Report Card

Official A–F accountability rating and profile for Sterling High School · Grade 9 - Grade 12.

TEA A–F
B
84out of 100
Overall rating
1,142Students
13.1Students / teacher
87.1Full-time teachers
$86,254Avg teacher salary

Student population & indicators

Economically disadvantaged 93.7%
Emergent bilingual / EL 23.8%
Special education 15.1%
Attendance rate 88.9%
Chronic absenteeism 41.7%
Postsecondary outcomes 9.6%

Distinction designations (7)

Academic Achievement in ELA/Reading Academic Achievement in Mathematics Academic Achievement in Science Academic Achievement in Social Studies Top 25%: Comparative Academic Growth Top 25%: Comparative Closing the Gaps Postsecondary Readiness

Academic programs

Advanced Placement (AP)Dual CreditDual Language ImmersionEarly College High School
Advanced Placement courses24
African American StudiesEnglish Literature and CompositionPre-AP ChemistryPsychologyBiologyEnvironmental SciencePre-AP English 1SeminarCalculus ABMacroeconomicsPre-AP English 2Spanish Language and CultureComputer Science APre-AP Algebra 1Pre-AP Geometry with StatisticsU.S. Government and PoliticsComputer Science PrinciplesPre-AP Algebra 2Pre-AP World History and GeographyUnited States HistoryEnglish Language and CompositionPre-AP BiologyPrecalculusWorld History: Modern
UIL activities22
BaseballBoys TrackGirls SoccerTeam TennisBoys BasketballBoys WrestlingGirls TennisVolleyballBoys Cross CountryFootballGirls TrackAcademicsBoys GolfGirls BasketballGirls WrestlingMarching BandBoys SoccerGirls Cross CountrySoftballSpiritBoys TennisGirls Golf

Texas School Report Card

Full official report from the Texas Education Agency.

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School Calendar

Official Calendar
Printable Calendar
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Interactive calendar

Browse the Houston ISD key dates month by month — colored markers show each event.

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    Attendance zone

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    Note: this is a magnet / choice campus — students district-wide may apply. The map shows the Houston ISD attendance boundary.

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    NCES · Common Core of Data

    Students & Community

    Enrollment and demographics for Sterling High School (2024-2025), from the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.

    NCES CCD
    1,146Total students
    13.16:1Student / teacher ratio
    87.11Teachers (FTE)
    City, LargeLocale

    Enrollment by race & ethnicity

    Hispanic / Latino 41.9% (480)White 1.2% (14)Black / African American 55.1% (631)Asian 0.4% (5)Two or more races 1% (11)American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% (4)Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1% (1)

    Enrollment by gender

    Male 52.5% (602) Female 47.5% (544)

    Free / reduced-price lunch

    94%

    1,074 of 1,146 students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

    NCES school report (2024-2025)

    Full Common Core of Data profile from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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    People

    Staff & Faculty 115

    Sourced from the school's official staff directory · emails link to the district address.