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Driscoll ISD
Nueces County · Region 02: Corpus Christi · 1,030 students
Driscoll ISD is rated B by TEA, scoring 82 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 78.2 average of the 271 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and level with the statewide average of 81.7. It is down 7 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 89.
Ranks 487th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 51 others), and 24th of 42 in Region 02: Corpus Christi (tied with 1 other).
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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 89 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 82 | 78.2 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | B | 86 | 76.1 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | B | 85 | 74.6 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | B | 89 | 75.2 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | B | 89 | 77.5 | 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 Driscoll 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.
- Driscoll ISD
- Similar student population (271)
- Region 02: Corpus Christi (42)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 76 | C | 4 |
| School Progress | 85 | B | 5 |
| Closing the Gaps | 74 | C | 6 |
| Academic Growth | 74 | C | 6 |
| Relative Performance | 85 | B | 5 |
Closest to moving up: School Progress, 5 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 (85), so Student Achievement (76) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 85.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (271)
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 (271 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 1,030
- Economically disadvantaged
- 77.8%+1.3 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 8.3%−9.9 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 3.6%−14.9 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 96.3%+2.7 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 3.7%−15.9 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 7.5%
- Hispanic 78.7%
- White 9.1%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 2.1%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 2.2%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Driscoll ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $8,615 less per student than its peer group, and $1,658 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $70,266+$6,133 vs similar
- Teachers
- 26
- Students per staff member
- 39.6
Teaching experience
- Beginning 3.8%
- 1 to 5 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 26.9%
- 21 to 30 years 42.3%
- Over 30 years 7.7%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 100 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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1of 12
Attendance
Nueces County · of the 12 that report this measure
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1of 12
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Nueces County · of the 12 that report this measure
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2of 12
Average teacher salary
Nueces County · of the 12 that report this measure
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3of 42
Attendance
Region 02: Corpus Christi · of the 42 that report this measure
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3of 42
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Region 02: Corpus Christi · of the 42 that report this measure
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3of 12
Reading — Approaches
Nueces County · of the 12 that report this measure · tied with 1
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3of 12
Reading — Masters
Nueces County · of the 12 that report this measure
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4of 271
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Similar student population · of the 271 that report this measure
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4of 12
School Progress
Nueces County · of the 12 that report this measure · tied with 2
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4of 12
Relative Performance
Nueces County · of the 12 that report this measure · tied with 1
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5of 12
Science — Masters
Nueces County · of the 12 that report this measure · tied with 1
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6of 271
Reading — Approaches
Similar student population · of the 271 that report this measure · tied with 1
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.
7 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driscoll Elem & MS | Elementary | B | 82 | 278 |
| Driscoll Play and Learn Day Care San Benito Center | Elementary | B | 82 | 29 |
| Driscoll Mi Mundo Preschool | Elementary | B | 82 | 51 |
| Driscoll Madison Square Child Development Ctr | Elementary | B | 82 | 87 |
| Driscoll Brighton - Books & Bibs Early Learning Ac | Elementary | B | 82 | 20 |
| Driscoll Pk4sa West | Elementary | B | 82 | 312 |
| Driscoll Pk4sa South | Elementary | B | 82 | 253 |
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.