In recent years, STEAM education has become a research hotspot in the field of education. More and more countries have invested in STEAM reform. China also held the “first China STEAM Education Development Conference” in 2017. In this social trend, more and more primary and secondary schools provide STEAM courses. By using the methods of questionnaire, interview and mathematical statistics, this paper investigates the current situation of the development of STEAM education in primary and secondary schools in some areas of China, reports the current situation of the development of STEAM education in China, analyzes the main influencing factors, and puts forward reasonable suggestions for improvement, hoping that STEAM education can really help students learn more subject knowledge, and in the real situation of problems, students can retain what they have learned more deeply, the ability of students to solve practical problems is improved, the overall development of students’ morality, intelligence, body, beauty and labor is promoted, the quality education is truly realized, and more excellent talents are cultivated for social construction.