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Corpus Christi ISD
Nueces County · Region 02: Corpus Christi · 31,976 students
Corpus Christi ISD is rated B by TEA, scoring 83 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 79.0 average of the 340 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 6 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 85.
Ranks 434th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 52 others), and 20th of 42 in Region 02: Corpus Christi (tied with 3 others).
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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 B with 85 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 83 | 79.0 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | B | 81 | 77.5 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | C | 75 | 75.7 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | C | 78 | 76.3 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | C | 77 | 78.3 | 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 Corpus Christi ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 02: Corpus Christi
Nueces County
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.
- Corpus Christi ISD
- Similar student population (340)
- Region 02: Corpus Christi (42)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 80 | B | 10 |
| School Progress | 84 | B | 6 |
| Closing the Gaps | 82 | B | 8 |
| Academic Growth | 76 | C | 4 |
| Relative Performance | 84 | B | 6 |
Closest to moving up: School Progress, 6 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
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 School Progress (84), so Student Achievement (80) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 84.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (340)
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 (340 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 94.4%−1.5 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 94.6%−1.8 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 94.8%−1.1 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 1.5%+0.9 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 86.0% | 88.5% | −2.5 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 59.6% | 57.0% | +2.6 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 23.6% | 23.2% | +0.4 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 13.9% | 5.6% | +8.3 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 25.8% | 31.5% | −5.7 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 34.5% | 44.0% | −9.5 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 2.8% | 2.1% | +0.7 |
| Earned an associate degree | 2.0% | 4.3% | −2.3 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 2.9% | 2.9% | +0.0 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 1.9% | 3.9% | −2.0 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 5.9% | 9.7% | −3.8 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 2.8% | 3.4% | −0.6 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 31,976
- Economically disadvantaged
- 71.9%+0.9 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 9.2%−5.9 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 18.3%−0.2 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 91.0%−3.1 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 30.2%+12.9 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 3.2%
- Hispanic 82.6%
- White 10.1%
- American Indian 0.1%
- Asian 2.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 1.7%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Corpus Christi ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $862 less per student than its peer group, and $1,451 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $61,083−$2,668 vs similar
- Teachers
- 2,133
- Students per staff member
- 15
Teaching experience
- Beginning 7.7%
- 1 to 5 years 26.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.9%
- 11 to 20 years 26.8%
- 21 to 30 years 15.8%
- Over 30 years 3.2%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 164 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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3of 11
Earned an associate degree
Nueces County · of the 11 that report this measure
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3of 11
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit
Nueces County · of the 11 that report this measure
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4of 11
Earned a level I or level II certificate
Nueces County · of the 11 that report this measure
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5of 35
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit
Region 02: Corpus Christi · of the 35 that report this measure
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5of 12
Math — Masters
Nueces County · of the 12 that report this measure
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5of 11
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness
Nueces County · of the 11 that report this measure
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5of 11
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces
Nueces County · of the 11 that report this measure
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6of 12
Relative Performance
Nueces County · of the 12 that report this measure · tied with 1
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6of 12
All Subjects — Masters
Nueces County · of the 12 that report this measure · tied with 1
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6of 12
Math — Meets
Nueces County · of the 12 that report this measure · tied with 1
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6of 11
College, career or military ready
Nueces County · of the 11 that report this measure · tied with 2
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6of 11
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
Nueces County · of the 11 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.
49 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collegiate HS | High School | A | 98 | 387 |
| Windsor Park G/T | Elementary | A | 98 | 607 |
| Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed | High School | A | 96 | 274 |
| Coles HS and Educational Center | High School | A | 93 | 115 |
| Creekside Elem | Elementary | A | 92 | 497 |
| Veterans Memorial HS | High School | A | 91 | 1,987 |
| Baker MS | Middle / Jr. High | A | 91 | 857 |
| Houston Elem | Elementary | B | 89 | 333 |
| Smith Elem | Elementary | B | 89 | 415 |
| Faye Webb Elem | Elementary | B | 89 | 565 |
| Dawson Elem | Elementary | B | 88 | 561 |
| Hicks Elem | Elementary | B | 87 | 526 |
| Zavala Elem | Elementary | B | 87 | 389 |
| Barnes Elem | Elementary | B | 87 | 700 |
| Early Childhood Development Ctr | Elementary | B | 87 | 143 |
| King HS | High School | B | 86 | 1,231 |
| Ray HS | High School | B | 86 | 1,432 |
| Kaffie MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 86 | 787 |
| Lexington MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 86 | 472 |
| Jones Elem | Elementary | B | 86 | 494 |
| Carroll HS | High School | B | 85 | 1,887 |
| Adkins MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 85 | 447 |
| Metro Elem Sch of Design | Elementary | B | 85 | 674 |
| Club Estates | Elementary | B | 85 | 406 |
| Moody HS | High School | B | 84 | 1,230 |
| Mireles Elem | Elementary | B | 84 | 633 |
| Grant MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 83 | 756 |
| Allen Elem | Elementary | B | 83 | 302 |
| Calk-Wilson Elem | Elementary | B | 82 | 669 |
| Roy Miller HS and Metro School of Design | High School | B | 81 | 1,325 |
| Shaw Elem | Elementary | B | 81 | 582 |
| Galvan Elem | Elementary | B | 81 | 513 |
| Hamlin MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 80 | 451 |
| Los Encinos Elem | Elementary | B | 80 | 351 |
| Schanen Estates Elem | Elementary | B | 80 | 357 |
| Menger Elem | Elementary | C | 79 | 336 |
| Moore Elem | Elementary | C | 79 | 495 |
| Kolda Elem | Elementary | C | 79 | 694 |
| Cunningham MS at South Park | Middle / Jr. High | C | 78 | 688 |
| Mary Helen Berlanga Elem | Elementary | C | 78 | 580 |
| Yeager Elem | Elementary | C | 78 | 262 |
| Cullen Place Elem | Elementary | C | 76 | 781 |
| Oak Park Elem | Elementary | C | 75 | 482 |
| Garcia Elem | Elementary | C | 74 | 495 |
| Martin MS | Middle / Jr. High | D | 69 | 388 |
| Gibson Elem | Elementary | D | 66 | 398 |
| Driscoll MS | Middle / Jr. High | D | 65 | 479 |
| Nueces Co JJAEP | Middle / Jr. High | Not Rated | — | 1 |
| Student Support Center | K-12 | Not Rated | — | 93 |
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.