Step Charter Ii

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Step Charter School: N/A

Total students

306

Avg. teacher experience

4 years

Step Charter School: 5.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Step Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 90.3%

Step Charter Ii is an charter elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Step Charter School school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 306 students. 73.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 71.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,265, which is $1,791 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

stepcharter.org

Address

8282 Bissonnet St
Houston, TX 77074

Office phone number

(281) 988-7797

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Step Charter Ii 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

306

African American

49 (16%)

Step Charter School: 17.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.7%)

Step Charter School: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (1.6%)

Step Charter School: 9%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

248 (81%)

Step Charter School: 70.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Step Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

2 (0.7%)

Step Charter School: 1.8%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Step Charter School: 0.7%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

16.0%

American Indian

0.7%

Asian

1.6%

Hispanic

81.0%

Pacific Islander

White

0.7%

Two or more races

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

73.5 %

Step Charter School: 59.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

95.4 %

Step Charter School: 88.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

71.9 %

Step Charter School: 58.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

73.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

95.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

71.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

71.6 %

Step Charter School: 58.4%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Step Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

10.1 %

Step Charter School: 8.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

71.6%

Gifted and talented

Special education

10.1%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Step Charter School: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Step Charter School: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Step Charter School: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Step Charter School: N/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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

11.2 %

Step Charter School: 10.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

15.8 %

Step Charter School: 11.5%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Step Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Step Charter School: 11.4%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

10.8 %

Step Charter School: 10.4%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Step Charter School: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

Masked

Step Charter School: 14.3%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Step Charter School: Masked

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

18.5

African American

7 (38%)

Step Charter School: 41.4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Step Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Step Charter School: 5.2%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

7.2 (38.6%)

Step Charter School: 22.5%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Step Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4.3 (23.4%)

Step Charter School: 30.9%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Step Charter School: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Step Charter School: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

16.5 (89.2%)

Step Charter School: 84.3%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

2 (10.8%)

Step Charter School: 13.1%

Statewide: 24.9%

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 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

16.5

Step Charter School: 15.7

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

4 years

Step Charter School: 5.5 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

$64,265

Step Charter School: $64,997

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$60,564

Step Charter School: $60,191

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$60,926

Step Charter School: $62,015

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$70,010

Step Charter School: $69,615

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$72,832

Step Charter School: $73,193

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

N/A

Step Charter School: $70,657

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Step Charter School: N/A

Statewide: $74,014

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