Sterling High School (Baytown, Texas)

Public high school in Baytown, Texas, United States

Ross S. Sterling High School
Address

300 W. Baker Rd. Baytown, Texas 77521-2301 United States
Coordinates	29°46′16″N 94°58′10″W / 29.77125°N 94.9695°W / 29.77125; -94.9695
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	Success for all students
Established	1966
School district	Goose Creek Independent School District
Principal	Nathan Chaddick
Teaching staff	142.85 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,401 (2017–18)
Student to teacher ratio	16.81
Color(s)	Royal Blue, Silver & White
Athletics conference	UIL Class 6A
Mascot	Ranger
Yearbook	The Governor
Website	schools.gccisd.net/page/rsshs.home

Ross S. Sterling High School is a public high school located in Baytown, Texas and classified as a 6A school by the UIL. Sterling is a part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District which covers southeastern Harris County. The school was built in 1966 to accommodate the growing population of Baytown. It is named after Ross S. Sterling, co-founder of Humble Oil (now part of ExxonMobil) and 31st Governor of Texas. The campus has over 400,000 square feet (37,000 m) and is built on 86.32 acres (349,300 m).

In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.

Sections of the city of Baytown are zoned to Sterling High School. Previously, sections of Highlands were until the Goose Creek Memorial High School was built in 2008.

Demographics

The 2014 School Membership Report shows that Sterling's ethnic breakdown includes:

1,237 (51%) Hispanic students
679 (28%) White students
412 (17%) African-American students
97 (4%) Asian-American, Indian, and other students

Feeder patterns

Elementary schools that feed into Sterling include

Clark
Crockett
Harlem
Austin
Bowie

The middle schools that feed into Sterling are

Gentry
Cedar Bayou

Athletics

Ross S. Sterling High School competes in these sports -

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Water Polo, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball

Activities and clubs

Other activities available at Ross S. Sterling High School include:

Art
Band
Choir
Orchestra
Drama

Clubs available include:

Academic Lemmings
American Red Cross Club
Anime Club
Art Honour Society
Bowling Club
Chess Club
Club Avid
Christian Student Union
Creative Writing Club
Video Game Club
Interact Club
Diamond Dolls
Future Farmers of America
Future Teachers of America
Key Club
National Honor Society
Drama Club
French and Spanish Club
Go Green Club
Psychology Club
Lettermen's Club
Strategy Club

Academics

Sterling offers a wide range of courses. Along with the core courses, Sterling also offers many College Board AP courses.

Notable alumni

Mark Alford, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Rocky Bernard, defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks who played in Super Bowl XL.
Chris Cagle, Country music singer and songwriter
Hunter Cervenka, Major League Baseball pitcher
Jennifer Elrod, Federal Appellate Judge
Romany Malco, Actor Weeds, The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Brett Marshall, Major League Baseball pitcher
Barry Smitherman, member of the Texas Railroad Commission
Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation

References

^ "STERLING H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
"2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
The Athletics Department
"Three vying for open 4th Congressional District seat".
Baseball-Reference.com
"Baytown Sun Newspaper Archives, Jan 19, 2008". NewspaperArchive.com. 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
Baseball-Reference.com

External links

Official website

v t e Baytown, Texas
Education
Primary and secondary schools	Goose Creek CISD Lee High Sterling High Baytown Christian Academy (in a nearby unincorporated area)
Other education	Lee College
Other
Landmarks	Cedar Bayou plant Baytown Nature Center Houston Raceway Park San Jacinto Mall Fred Hartman Bridge
Health	Harris County Hospital District
Media	Baytown Sun
This list is incomplete.

v t e Galveston Bay Area
History
Large cities	Baytown Pasadena
Other cities	Anahuac Beach City Clear Lake Shores Dickinson El Lago Deer Park Friendswood Kemah La Marque La Porte League City Nassau Bay Morgan's Point Seabrook Shoreacres Taylor Lake Village Texas City Webster
CDPs and non- municipalities	Bacliff Bayview Clear Lake City (part of Houston/Pasadena) Double Bayou San Leon Smith Point
Counties	Chambers Galveston Harris
Subregions	Pasadena/Baytown Clear Lake Area Texas City/La Marque Chambers County
Bodies of water	Armand Bayou Cedar Bayou Clear Creek Clear Lake Dickinson Bay Galveston Bay Lake Anahuac Moses Lake San Jacinto River Taylor Lake Trinity Bay Trinity River
Major ports	Barbours Cut Bayport Texas City
Nature preserves	Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge Armand Bayou Nature Center Baytown Nature Center Pine Gully Park Texas City Prairie Preserve

Harris County, Texas schools

Public high schools
Aldine ISD	Aldine High Aldine Ninth Grade Carver Benjamin O. Davis Eisenhower MacArthur Nimitz Victory Early College (Houston)
Alief ISD	Elsik Hastings Taylor Kerr (magnet) Early College (magnet)
Clear Creek ISD	Clear Brook Clear Lake Clear View Clear Horizons Early College Other schools are in Galveston County
Cy-Fair ISD	See template
Galena Park ISD	Galena Park High North Shore
Goose Creek CISD	Goose Creek Memorial Robert E. Lee Ross S. Sterling Impact Early College High School
Houston ISD	See template
Humble ISD	Atascocita Humble High Kingwood Kingwood Park Summer Creek Quest Early College (magnet)
Katy ISD	James E. Taylor Mayde Creek HS Morton Ranch HS Paetow Other schools are in Fort Bend County
Klein ISD	Klein High Klein Cain Klein Collins Klein Forest Klein Oak Vistas High School Program
Pasadena ISD	J. Frank Dobie Pasadena High Pasadena Memorial Sam Rayburn South Houston Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School
Spring ISD	Andy Dekaney Spring High Westfield Carl Wunsche Sr. Early College Academy at Southridge
Spring Branch ISD	Memorial Northbrook Spring Woods Stratford Westchester Academy for Int'l Studies
Tomball ISD	Tomball High Tomball Memorial
Other school districts	Channelview ISD (Channelview High) Crosby ISD (Crosby High) Deer Park ISD (Deer Park High) Huffman ISD (Hargrave) La Porte ISD (La Porte High) Sheldon ISD (C.E. King) Waller ISD (Waller High)
Charter schools	Amigos Por Vida Friends For Life Aristoi Classical Academy Houston Heights KIPP (multiple campuses) Harmony Public Schools (multiple campuses) KIPP Texas (multiple campuses) Pro-Vision George I. Sanchez YES Prep (multiple campuses) Northline Yzaguirre School
Former public schools	Benji's Special Ed Acad Girls & Boys Prep Gulf Shores Acad Galaviz Charter Galena Park ISD Fidelity Manor HS North Forest ISD Forest Brook HS Elmore HS Smiley University of Houston Charter School Victory Preparatory Academy

Independent schools

Secular private
high schools

Religious private
high schools

PK-8 only, HS closed	St. Stephen's Episcopal
Closed	Lutheran North Mount Carmel

Portions in the City of Stafford are served by the Stafford Municipal School District, which has its schools in Fort Bend County.
Sections of Clear Creek ISD, Katy ISD, and Waller ISD extend into other counties; this template only lists schools in Harris County. Pearland ISD and Dayton ISD extend into Harris County but do not operate schools there.

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