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Sterling City ISD
Sterling County · Region 15: San Angelo · 312 students
Sterling City ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 94 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.9 average of the 315 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 2 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 92.
Ranks 26th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 15 others), and 3rd of 45 in Region 15: San Angelo.
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 92 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 94 | 82.9 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 92 | 82.1 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | A | 93 | 80.3 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | A | 94 | 80.9 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | A | 92 | 81.8 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Sterling City ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 15: San Angelo
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Sterling City ISD
- Similar student population (315)
- Region 15: San Angelo (45)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 93 | A | — |
| School Progress | 92 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 95 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 67 | D | 3 |
| Relative Performance | 92 | A | — |
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this district that better measure is Student Achievement (93), so School Progress (92) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 93.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (315)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (315 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 100.0%+4.3 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 100.0%+4.0 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 100.0%+3.9 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.3 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 97.0% | 89.1% | +7.9 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 68.6% | 57.5% | +11.1 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 14.3% | 29.8% | −15.5 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 7.6% | −7.6 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 48.6% | 36.9% | +11.7 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 71.4% | 41.6% | +29.8 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.5% | −1.5 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 2.4% | −2.4 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 4.1% | −4.1 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 5.7% | 3.1% | +2.6 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 22.9% | 8.1% | +14.8 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 5.7% | 3.4% | +2.3 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 312
- Economically disadvantaged
- 47.8%−1.1 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 11.9%+3.4 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 24.0%+6.0 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 94.4%−0.5 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 17.4%+4.5 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 1%
- Hispanic 49.7%
- White 48.1%
- Asian 0.3%
- Two or More Races 1%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Sterling City ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $602 less per student than its peer group, and $6,355 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $63,475−$1,844 vs similar
- Teachers
- 26
- Students per staff member
- 12.1
Teaching experience
- 1 to 5 years 18.5%
- 6 to 10 years 11.2%
- 11 to 20 years 33.2%
- 21 to 30 years 29.7%
- Over 30 years 7.3%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 123 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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2of 45
Closing the Gaps
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure
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3of 314
Closing the Gaps
Similar student population · of the 314 that report this measure · tied with 3
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3of 45
Overall score
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure · full ranking
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3of 45
Student Achievement
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure · tied with 1
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3of 44
Earned an industry-based certification
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 44 that report this measure · tied with 1
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4of 315
Overall score
Similar student population · of the 315 that report this measure · tied with 4
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4of 45
School Progress
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure
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4of 45
Relative Performance
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure
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4of 44
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 44 that report this measure
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5of 45
Math — Meets
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure
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5of 45
Math — Masters
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure · tied with 1
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7of 302
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student
Similar student population · of the 302 that report this measure
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
4 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling City School | K-12 | A | 94 | 294 |
| Wall Special Programs | Elementary | A | 94 | 11 |
| Fairview DAEP | K-12 | Not Rated | — | 3 |
| Fairview Special Programs | High School | Not Rated | — | 4 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.