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Byron P Steele II High School

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Byron P Steele II High School ranks 542 nd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 73% of Texas high schools

Summary

Byron P Steele II High School in Cibolo, TX, is a large, comprehensive high school serving 2,793 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd). The school has a strong track record of academic performance, consistently outperforming state averages in core subjects like Biology, English I, English II, and U.S. History, and it boasts a high graduation rate of 95.6% with a very low dropout rate of 0.4%. However, Steele has experienced a notable decline in its overall state ranking over the last four years, dropping from the 88th percentile to the 73rd percentile, suggesting the school is navigating a period of transition.

One of Steele's standout strengths is its exceptional performance with African American and Hispanic students, who earn 4-star ratings—a significant achievement that sets it apart from many nearby schools. For example, Judson High School in the Judson Independent School District (Isd) struggles with much lower proficiency rates and a graduation rate of just 85.5%. Even its in-district rival, Samuel Clemens High School, generally scores lower in core subjects. The contrast with Judson ISD schools is stark, highlighting how district boundaries can correlate with vastly different educational outcomes.

A notable weakness for Steele is Algebra I, where only 41.76% of students are proficient—well below the state average of 54.03%. This persistent issue is a critical area for improvement, as Algebra I is foundational for higher-level math and science. Compared to the smaller, more affluent Randolph High School in the Randolph Field Independent School District (Isd), which achieves higher test scores with greater resources, Steele still provides a high-quality education despite its larger size and lower per-pupil spending. Overall, Steele remains a solidly above-average school, but parents should be aware of its recent ranking decline and the specific challenge in math.

2,793

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,939

Per pupil spending ?

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Fm1103
Cibolo, TX 78108

(210) 619-4000

District: Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Byron P Steele II High School:

Elementary:	John A Sippel Elementary
Middle:	Dobie J H
	Elaine S Schlather Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.8%

White:

26.2%

African American:

18.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (69% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Algebra I scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg67%

Texas avg62%

542^nd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)

492^nd of 951Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd) 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	542 of 2009	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	578 of 1974	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	631 of 1990	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	466 of 1961	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	311 of 1876	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	224 of 1861	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	188 of 1857	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	196 of 1797	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	78.5	205 of 1777	88.5%	★★★★☆
2016	67.8	448 of 1762	74.6%	★★★★☆
2015	69.6	411 of 1743	76.4%	★★★★☆
2014	64.8	520 of 1734	70.0%	★★★★☆
2013	61.5	575 of 1652	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.6	260 of 1603	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	69.5	415 of 1672	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	69.6	386 of 1568	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	69.5	403 of 1539	73.8%	★★★★☆
2008	69.6	408 of 1510	73.0%	★★★★☆
2007	73.7	302 of 1497	79.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	280 of 1086	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	287 of 1065	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	187 of 1069	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	144 of 1031	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	102 of 1020	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	99 of 1024	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.9	129 of 1013	87.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	242 of 556	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	322 of 530	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	264 of 525	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	181 of 507	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	140 of 488	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	44.5	316 of 487	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	186 of 486	61.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.3	409 of 1837	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	104 of 1829	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	158 of 1810	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.6	184 of 1784	89.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	362 of 1195	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	653 of 1437	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	435 of 1371	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	551 of 1278	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	226 of 1195	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	171 of 1136	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	282 of 1113	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	522 of 1936	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	583 of 1880	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	410 of 1891	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	304 of 1841	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	206 of 1815	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	165 of 1798	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	195 of 1781	89.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	443 of 1206	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	355 of 1182	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	185 of 1172	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	385 of 1177	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	442 of 1145	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	340 of 1137	70.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	487 of 1860	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	526 of 1805	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	362 of 1820	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	248 of 1762	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	171 of 1743	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	158 of 1714	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	212 of 1691	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	612 of 1937	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	719 of 1884	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	534 of 1897	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	354 of 1847	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	198 of 1848	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	210 of 1818	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	241 of 1794	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	593 of 1954	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	691 of 1891	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	523 of 1913	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	363 of 1853	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	244 of 1840	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	247 of 1824	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	252 of 1803	86.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	265 of 713	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	269 of 731	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	265 of 677	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	205 of 664	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	102 of 588	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	193 of 604	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	100 of 582	82.8%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	80.3	27 of 95	71.6%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	96.1	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	641 of 1581	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	619 of 1548	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	432 of 1478	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	209 of 1418	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	168 of 1382	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	125 of 1357	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	160 of 1347	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	485 of 1584	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	702 of 1556	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	455 of 1576	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	349 of 1525	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	281 of 1510	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	278 of 1526	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	215 of 1539	86.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2026)97th percentile+24 vs school

At Risk (2022)78th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile~ school

Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Native American (2021)72nd percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)63rd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)63rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)56th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History83%+12 vs state

Biology79%+8 vs state

English II Reading72%+12 vs state

English I Reading65%+9 vs state

Algebra I42%-12 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)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (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	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	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Byron P Steele II High School	Public	9-12	1300 Fm1103	Cibolo	78108	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4000	2,793	149	18.7	19.6%	733 (26.2%)	512 (18.3%)	1,222 (43.8%)	59 (2.1%)	11 (0.4%)	12 (0.4%)	244 (8.7%)	65	542^nd of 2009 public high schools	73.0%		63.6	578^th of 1974 public high schools	70.7%	36	41.8	78.9	64.6	71.6	82.6								$7,939
Samuel Clemens High School	Public	9-12	1001 Elbel Rd	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-6501	2,589	140	18.5	28.2%	840 (32.4%)	279 (10.8%)	1,262 (48.7%)	45 (1.7%)	6 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	150 (5.8%)	56.7	773^rd of 2009 public high schools	61.5%		63.1	592^nd of 1974 public high schools	70.0%	181	28.8	72.3	57.5	68.1	83.7								$7,835
Allison L Steele E L C	Public	9-12	204 Wright Ave	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-6401	87	11	7.8	35.6%	26 (29.9%)	4 (4.6%)	51 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.7%)	8	1829^th of 2009 public high schools	9.0%		19.2	1635^th of 1974 public high schools	17.2%	194	0.0		18.2	21.7	39.7								$9,128
Marion High School	Public	9-12	506 Bulldog Dr	Marion	78124	Guadalupe County	Marion Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 914-2803	516	38	13.7	35.3%	244 (47.3%)	12 (2.3%)	241 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	45.2	1096^th of 2009 public high schools	45.4%		47.9	960^th of 1974 public high schools	51.4%	136	34.4	73.1	57.5	63.0	53.0								$10,891
Randolph High School	Public	9-12	Bldg 1225	Universal City	78148	Bexar County	Randolph Field Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 357-2400	464	35	13.0	8.6%	157 (33.8%)	78 (16.8%)	138 (29.7%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	73 (15.7%)	78.9	233^rd of 2009 public high schools	88.4%		77.8	248^th of 1974 public high schools	87.4%	15	44.3	88.1	79.1	83.6	89.6								$12,481
Boysville	Public, Charter	9-12	8555 E Loop 1604 N	Converse	78109	Bexar County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 834-4127	10	2	5.0		2 (20.0%)	1 (10.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$16,972
Judson Early College Academy	Public	9-12	8230 Palisades	Live Oak	78233	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-5100	438	21	20.7	48.4%	72 (16.4%)	76 (17.4%)	259 (59.1%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	84.3	133^rd of 2009 public high schools	93.4%		89.1	77^th of 1974 public high schools	96.1%	56	72.4	80.8	87.6	89.9	88.1								$8,267
Bexar County J J A E P	Public	10-12	8012 Shin Oak	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 281-0764	3				0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Judson High School	Public	9-12	9142 Fm 78	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-1100	2,498	169	14.7	74.1%	261 (10.4%)	665 (26.6%)	1,411 (56.5%)	37 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.4%)	111 (4.4%)	21.8	1630^th of 2009 public high schools	18.9%		23.5	1548^th of 1974 public high schools	21.6%	82	13.1	45.5	33.5	39.2	62.7								$10,409
Judson Care Academy	Public	6-12	102 School St	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-6730	86	12	6.9	75.6%	7 (8.1%)	28 (32.6%)	45 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)	7.4	1837^th of 2009 public high schools	8.6%		11.1	1762^nd of 1974 public high schools	10.7%	75	18.2	35.3	20.8	16.0	41.7	0.0	18.2	21.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$25,478

Frequently Asked Questions about Byron P Steele II High School

How many students attend Byron P Steele II High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,793 students attended Byron P Steele II High School.

Is Byron P Steele II High School a good school?

Byron P Steele II High School ranks 542^nd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Byron P Steele II High School in?

Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Byron P Steele II High School?

Students at Byron P Steele II High School are 44% Hispanic, 26% White, 18% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Byron P Steele II High School?

Byron P Steele II High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : John A Sippel Elementary
Middle : Dobie J H
Middle : Elaine S Schlather Intermediate

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