Sterling High School
300 W Baker Rd, Baytown, TX 77521. 33.4% of its 320 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 28 graduates at Texas public universities, 32.1% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Sterling
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 8.8%Texas public 2-year college 23.1%Texas private college 1.6%Not found in Texas colleges 58.1%ID not trackable 8.4%Texas reports enrollment only at Texas public and private colleges. Graduates who went to college in another state appear as "not found," so the true college-going rate is higher than shown. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
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How they did in their first year of college
First-year GPA of graduates at Texas public colleges, by number of students.
College type Under 2.0 2.0–2.49 2.5–2.99 3.0–3.49 3.5+ Share 3.0+ Texas public university 8 7 4 4 5 32.1% Texas public 2-year college 31 8 12 11 9 28.2% - 3
What those choices lead to
Texas does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Texas performs.
College type in Texas Colleges Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Median debt Public universities 38 47% $13,638 $57,404 $18,750 Public 2-year and community colleges 58 31% $5,533 $43,299 $9,500 Private nonprofit colleges 39 50% $22,962 $58,159 $22,000 Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Texas colleges.
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Colleges closest to Sterling
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Lee College 2.7 mi 44% $6,744 $47,125 San Jacinto Community College 11.6 mi 29% $1,807 $47,048 University of Houston-Clear Lake 15.1 mi 45% $11,852 $61,521 University of Houston 22.7 mi 66% $11,439 $68,423 University of Houston-Downtown 23.4 mi 30% $9,828 $57,404 Texas Southern University 23.7 mi 24% $16,494 $46,064
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Sterling High School (0.0 mi, 59% to college) · Stuart Career Tech High School (1.0 mi, 42% to college) · Peter E Hyland Center (2.1 mi, 19.8% to college) · Impact Early College High School (2.7 mi, 75% to college) · Lee High School (3.0 mi, 47.9% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Houston ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Sterling | Houston ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 33.4% | 41.1% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Sterling High School graduates go to college?
- 33.4% of the Class of 2024 at Sterling High School enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year, compared with 48.3% in Texas. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
