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Sterling High School

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Sterling High School ranks 1328 th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 35% of Texas high schools

Summary

Sterling High School in Baytown, TX, is a large public high school serving 2,150 students in grades 9-12 within the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, where over 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 35th percentile statewide, reflecting a gradual decline from a high of the 63rd percentile in 2019, though its graduation rate remains consistently high at around 94-95%.

Sterling shows a clear academic strength in U.S. History, where 65.8% of students are proficient, nearly matching the state average, but struggles significantly in English I and II Reading, with proficiency rates of 41.3% and 46.9% respectively—well below state averages. The school has a notable history of exceptional performance with its Migrant Student population, ranking in the 96th percentile in 2021-2022, though effectiveness for White and Multi-racial students has sharply declined in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, Sterling is a near mirror image of Goose Creek Memorial, which has similar demographics and a 41st percentile ranking but excels in English and Biology while Sterling leads in Math and U.S. History. In contrast, Barbers Hill High School, just 8.6 miles away, ranks in the 89th percentile with proficiency rates 30-40 percentage points higher in every subject, highlighting the significant socioeconomic challenges Sterling faces.

An interesting comparison is Impact Early College High School, a magnet school just 2.7 miles away that ranks in the 93rd percentile with test scores nearly double Sterling’s, creating a two-tier system within the same district. Additionally, Stuart Career Technical High School, a specialized CTE campus with a similar low-income rate, outperforms Sterling in English and Biology, suggesting a focused curriculum may be more effective for similar demographics. The Peter E Hyland Center, an alternative school serving at-risk students, has very low test scores but helps Sterling maintain a 0% dropout rate by providing a functional safety net for struggling students.

2,150

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,625

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 W Baker Rd
Baytown, TX 77522-2301

(281) 420-4500

District: Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

Feeder schools for Sterling High School:

Elementary:	Alamo Elementary
	Crockett Elementary
	James Bowie Elementary
	Stephen F Austin Elementary
Middle:	Cedar Bayou J H
	Gentry J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.3%

White:

18.0%

African American:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (52% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

Texas avg62%

1,328^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

685^th of 947Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	1328 of 2057	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	1207 of 1974	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1159 of 1990	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	1045 of 1961	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1048 of 1876	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	797 of 1861	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	689 of 1857	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	1043 of 1797	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.5	862 of 1777	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.0	866 of 1762	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.4	884 of 1743	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.7	936 of 1734	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.7	944 of 1652	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.4	1068 of 1603	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.6	1055 of 1672	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.9	967 of 1568	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.3	848 of 1539	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.4	706 of 1510	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.4	1023 of 1497	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.8	773 of 1430	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.2	661 of 1429	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.8	697 of 1427	51.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	742 of 1101	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	582 of 1065	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	462 of 1069	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	515 of 1031	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	413 of 1020	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	392 of 1024	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	591 of 1013	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	259 of 567	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	108 of 530	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	42.5	353 of 525	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	395 of 507	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.9	219 of 488	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	188 of 487	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	369 of 486	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.1	1163 of 1837	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	976 of 1829	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	774 of 1810	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.4	1294 of 1784	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	586 of 1209	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	1029 of 1437	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	941 of 1371	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	782 of 1278	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	647 of 1195	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	444 of 1136	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.5	815 of 1113	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	1219 of 1976	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1028 of 1880	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	946 of 1891	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	953 of 1841	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	739 of 1815	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	676 of 1798	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	1018 of 1781	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	863 of 1208	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.2	678 of 1182	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	744 of 1172	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	758 of 1177	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.5	377 of 1145	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	570 of 1137	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	1053 of 1909	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	934 of 1805	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	871 of 1820	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	904 of 1762	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	616 of 1743	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	623 of 1714	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	1003 of 1691	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	1292 of 1976	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1093 of 1884	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	963 of 1897	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	988 of 1847	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.9	728 of 1848	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	658 of 1818	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	1018 of 1794	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	1392 of 1993	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1287 of 1891	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1107 of 1913	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	1163 of 1853	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	870 of 1840	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	782 of 1824	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	1185 of 1803	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	65.3	26 of 95	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	94.1	5 of 114	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	11 of 131	91.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	666 of 715	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	681 of 731	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	466 of 677	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	432 of 664	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	441 of 588	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	298 of 604	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	402 of 582	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	67 of 104	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	56 of 106	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	1119 of 1610	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	988 of 1548	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	937 of 1478	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	945 of 1418	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	715 of 1382	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	610 of 1357	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	736 of 1347	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	1146 of 1611	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	997 of 1556	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	620 of 1576	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	673 of 1525	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	609 of 1510	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	472 of 1526	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	785 of 1539	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2024)73rd percentile+31 vs school

Asian (2026)54th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)37th percentile-7 vs school

Native American (2026)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile~ school

African American (2026)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)29th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History66%-4 vs state

Biology65%-6 vs state

English II Reading47%-13 vs state

Algebra I45%-9 vs state

English I Reading41%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Sterling High School	Public	9-12	300 W Baker Rd	Baytown	77522	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4500	2,150	129	16.6	71.0%	388 (18.0%)	366 (17.0%)	1,318 (61.3%)	33 (1.5%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	39 (1.8%)	37.6	1328^th of 2057 public high schools	35.4%		38.3	1207^th of 1974 public high schools	38.9%	121	45.4	64.9	41.3	46.9	65.8	$8,625
Stuart Career Technical High School	Public	9-12	300 Ymca Dr	Baytown	77522	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4800	597	38	15.8	73.5%	103 (17.3%)	58 (9.7%)	424 (71.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	49.9	970^th of 2057 public high schools	52.8%		41.7	1116^th of 1974 public high schools	43.5%	146	32.0	69.3	55.6	68.1	67.7	$10,260
Peter E Hyland Empower Academy	Public	10-12	816 N Pruett St	Baytown	77522	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4555	107	14	7.8	84.1%	14 (13.1%)	26 (24.3%)	66 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)			22.2	21.7	47.4	$22,823
Impact Early College High School	Public	9-12	1415 Market St	Baytown	77522	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4802	413	17	24.3	64.4%	42 (10.2%)	45 (10.9%)	299 (72.4%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	84	140^th of 2057 public high schools	93.2%		77.3	259^th of 1974 public high schools	86.9%	119	54.1	93.9	90.8	82.2	94.5	$6,769
Lee High School	Public	9-12	1809 Market St	Baytown	77522	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4535	1,747	119	14.7	74.1%	161 (9.2%)	222 (12.7%)	1,318 (75.4%)	13 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.5%)	29.7	1516^th of 2057 public high schools	26.3%		30.6	1379^th of 1974 public high schools	30.1%	137	38.8	58.1	40.1	45.6	56.4	$9,011
Goose Creek Memorial	Public	9-12	6001 E Wallisville Rd	Baytown	77522	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 421-4400	2,335	145	16.0	65.5%	314 (13.4%)	440 (18.8%)	1,451 (62.1%)	62 (2.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (2.7%)	42.6	1197^th of 2057 public high schools	41.8%		37.5	1226^th of 1974 public high schools	37.9%	29	36.5	68.3	44.8	53.7	70.1	$7,992
Point Alternative Center	Public	6-12	1906 Decker Dr	Baytown	77522	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4630	96	12	7.9	71.9%	15 (15.6%)	24 (25.0%)	54 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)						$17,914
The Academy Of Viola Dewalt High School	Public	9-12	401 N 2nd St	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-6900	163	20	8.1	47.2%	77 (47.2%)	10 (6.1%)	72 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	16.1	1743^rd of 2057 public high schools	15.3%		6.6	1833^rd of 1974 public high schools	7.1%	90	18.2	44.4	18.8	26.5	51.8	$13,177
Highpoint - Daep	Public	10-12	1002 San Jacinto St	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 604-6906	5				0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)						$00
La Porte High School	Public	9-12	301 E Fairmont Pkwy	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-7500	2,090	125	16.7	41.0%	701 (33.5%)	157 (7.5%)	1,147 (54.9%)	31 (1.5%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	46 (2.2%)	53.8	866^th of 2057 public high schools	57.9%		56.1	762^nd of 1974 public high schools	61.4%	104	49.2	77.6	50.6	58.0	76.3	$9,792

Frequently Asked Questions about Sterling High School

How many students attend Sterling High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,150 students attended Sterling High School.

What schools feed into Sterling High School?

Sterling High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alamo Elementary
Elementary : Crockett Elementary
Elementary : James Bowie Elementary
Elementary : Stephen F Austin Elementary
Middle : Cedar Bayou J H
Middle : Gentry J H

What district is Sterling High School in?

Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

Is Sterling High School a good school?

Sterling High School ranks 1328^th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sterling High School?

Students at Sterling High School are 61% Hispanic, 18% White, 17% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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