Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Goose Creek CISD: B

Total students

2,013

Avg. teacher experience

10.9 years

Goose Creek CISD: 10.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

96.4 %

Goose Creek CISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 90%

Sterling High School is a high school in Baytown, TX, in the Goose Creek CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,013 students. 41.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 96.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.9% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Sterling High School was 1016 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 22.1.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,901, which is $6,014 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

300 W Baker Rd
Baytown, TX 77521-2301

Office phone number

(281) 420-4500

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Sterling High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,013

African American

340 (16.9%)

Goose Creek CISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

9 (0.4%)

Goose Creek CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

42 (2.1%)

Goose Creek CISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,182 (58.7%)

Goose Creek CISD: 63.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.1%)

Goose Creek CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

408 (20.3%)

Goose Creek CISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

29 (1.4%)

Goose Creek CISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

16.9%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

2.1%

Hispanic

58.7%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

20.3%

Two or more races

1.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

41.8 %

Goose Creek CISD: 56.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

63.2 %

Goose Creek CISD: 71.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.5 %

Goose Creek CISD: 20%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

41.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

63.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

11 %

Goose Creek CISD: 19.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

9.4 %

Goose Creek CISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.2 %

Goose Creek CISD: 13%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.0%

Gifted and talented

9.4%

Special education

12.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Goose Creek CISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Goose Creek CISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Goose Creek CISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Goose Creek CISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

96.4 %

Goose Creek CISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 90%

African American

94.8 %

Goose Creek CISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Goose Creek CISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Goose Creek CISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

97.6 %

Goose Creek CISD: 96.4%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Goose Creek CISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

94 %

Goose Creek CISD: 91.1%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Goose Creek CISD: 89.7%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

94.8%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

97.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

94.0%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.9 %

Goose Creek CISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2 %

Goose Creek CISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Goose Creek CISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Goose Creek CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.6 %

Goose Creek CISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Goose Creek CISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

1.2 %

Goose Creek CISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Goose Creek CISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

31.7 %

Goose Creek CISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

34.8 %

Goose Creek CISD: 28.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

45.5 %

Goose Creek CISD: 31.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

7.1 %

Goose Creek CISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

32.3 %

Goose Creek CISD: 20.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Goose Creek CISD: 15%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

28.8 %

Goose Creek CISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

41.2 %

Goose Creek CISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

23.3 %

Goose Creek CISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

14.3 %

Goose Creek CISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Goose Creek CISD: 20%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

65.4 %

Goose Creek CISD: 55.9%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

20.7 %

Goose Creek CISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Goose Creek CISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

30.3 %

Goose Creek CISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

17.6 %

Goose Creek CISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

33.5 %

Goose Creek CISD: 29%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

10 %

Goose Creek CISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Goose Creek CISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

41.2 %

Goose Creek CISD: 45.5%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

33 %

Goose Creek CISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Goose Creek CISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

39.4 %

Goose Creek CISD: 35.9%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Goose Creek CISD: Masked

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1016

Goose Creek CISD: 1020

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

22.1

Goose Creek CISD: 20.4

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

89.7 %

Goose Creek CISD: 69.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

33.5 %

Goose Creek CISD: 49.2%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

30.9 %

Goose Creek CISD: 41.2%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

89.7%

Math

33.5%

Reading + Math

30.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

140.5

African American

24 (17.1%)

Goose Creek CISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Goose Creek CISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Goose Creek CISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

20.7 (14.7%)

Goose Creek CISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Goose Creek CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

92.8 (66.1%)

Goose Creek CISD: 54.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

3 (2.1%)

Goose Creek CISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

5.6 (4%)

Goose Creek CISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

88.3 (62.9%)

Goose Creek CISD: 74.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

44.6 (31.7%)

Goose Creek CISD: 23.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2 (1.4%)

Goose Creek CISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.3

Goose Creek CISD: 14.7

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.9 years

Goose Creek CISD: 10.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$64,901

Goose Creek CISD: $63,456

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,943

Goose Creek CISD: $56,060

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,637

Goose Creek CISD: $60,117

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$66,148

Goose Creek CISD: $63,579

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,961

Goose Creek CISD: $65,810

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,747

Goose Creek CISD: $69,699

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$82,258

Goose Creek CISD: $76,999

Statewide: $71,111

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