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Step Charter II

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

8282 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77074 · (281) 988-7797

Houston’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
324
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Step Charter II

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 47.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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8282 Bissonnet St, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten36
Grade 136
Grade 241
Grade 338
Grade 436
Grade 541
Grade 639
Grade 729
Grade 828
Enrollment over time
220’20
271’21
298’22
306’23
324’24

Up 47.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 82%Black 16%White 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Step Charter II from Houston families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Houston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.