Step Charter Elementary SchoolCharter

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Step Charter School: A

Total students

287

Avg. teacher experience

7.3 years

Step Charter School: 7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Step Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 90%

Step Charter Elementary School is an charter elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Step Charter School school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 287 students. 49.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 46% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,002, which is $4,115 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

11250 S Wilcrest Dr
Houston, TX 77099

Office phone number

(281) 988-7797

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Step Charter Elementary 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

287

African American

60 (20.9%)

Step Charter School: 17.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.3%)

Step Charter School: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

56 (19.5%)

Step Charter School: 10.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

163 (56.8%)

Step Charter School: 68.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Step Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

6 (2.1%)

Step Charter School: 1.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.3%)

Step Charter School: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

20.9%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

19.5%

Hispanic

56.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.1%

Two or more races

0.3%

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

49.1 %

Step Charter School: 61.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

100 %

Step Charter School: 100%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

46.7 %

Step Charter School: 59.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

49.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

100.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

46.7%

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

46 %

Step Charter School: 59%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Step Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7 %

Step Charter School: 9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

46.0%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

7.0%

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)

A

Step Charter School: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Step Charter School: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Step Charter School: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Step Charter School: A

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.

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

20.8 %

Step Charter School: 23.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

18.3 %

Step Charter School: 21%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Step Charter School: 12.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

22 %

Step Charter School: 21.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

21 %

Step Charter School: 25%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Step Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

33.3 %

Step Charter School: 27.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Step Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 13.9%

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

21.5

African American

12 (55.8%)

Step Charter School: 40.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Step Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (9.3%)

Step Charter School: 7.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (4.7%)

Step Charter School: 19.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Step Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

6.5 (30.2%)

Step Charter School: 32.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Step Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1 (4.7%)

Step Charter School: 7.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

17.5 (81.4%)

Step Charter School: 73.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3 (14%)

Step Charter School: 19.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Step Charter School: 0%

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

13.4

Step Charter School: 14.2

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

7.3 years

Step Charter School: 7 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

$63,002

Step Charter School: $63,664

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,520

Step Charter School: $58,323

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$62,530

Step Charter School: $61,614

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,600

Step Charter School: $68,059

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,518

Step Charter School: $67,314

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,783

Step Charter School: $64,279

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Step Charter School: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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