Corpus Christi ISD (CCISD)
Corpus Christi, Texas · Nueces County · Grades Pre-K–12
Corpus Christi ISD runs 53 schools (32 elementary, 10 middle, 9 high, 1 pre-k, 1 other) with 33,103 students. By enrollment it is the 40th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 53 |
| Students | 33,103 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 2,059.6 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.3% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4815270 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Corpus Christi ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adkins Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 518 | 18.4 | 48.6% |
| Allen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 331 | 14 | 96.1% |
| Baker Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 937 | 16.2 | 64.5% |
| Barnes Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 700 | 16.5 | 52.6% |
| Browne Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 557 | 14.8 | 87.4% |
| Calk-Wilson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 746 | 17.3 | 79.9% |
| Carroll High School | High | 9–12 | 1,928 | 17.4 | 63.6% |
| Club Estates | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 406 | 15.1 | 72.4% |
| Coles H S and Educational Center | High | 8–12 | 110 | 6.6 | 93.6% |
| Collegiate High School | High | 9–12 | 390 | 21.8 | 60.5% |
| Creekside Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 416 | 16 | 27.9% |
| Cullen Place Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 923 | 17.3 | 81.1% |
| Cunningham Middle at South Park | Middle | 6–8 | 706 | 14.5 | 94.1% |
| Dawson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 548 | 17.3 | 65% |
| Driscoll Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 524 | 13.1 | 95.2% |
| Early Childhood Development Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 150 | 16.9 | 54.7% |
| Fannin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 339 | 16.6 | 92% |
| Faye Webb Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 634 | 14.6 | 50.5% |
| Galvan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 553 | 15.4 | 84.1% |
| Garcia Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 556 | 16.7 | 93.7% |
| Gibson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 421 | 17.5 | 91.7% |
| Grant Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 772 | 18.8 | 63% |
| Haas Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 545 | 13.6 | 86.2% |
| Hamlin Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 364 | 11.9 | 86.5% |
| Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Education | High | 9–12 | 248 | 18.8 | 62.1% |
| Hicks Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 559 | 15.5 | 89.8% |
| Houston Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 356 | 14.5 | 95.2% |
| Jones Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 520 | 16.8 | 54.4% |
| Kaffie Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,154 | 20.1 | 39.5% |
| King High School | High | 9–12 | 1,279 | 15.4 | 69.7% |
| Kolda Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 641 | 15.6 | 45.7% |
| Kostoryz Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 371 | 14.9 | 89.2% |
| Los Encinos Ses | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 360 | 15.2 | 89.4% |
| Martin Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 406 | 13.7 | 96.6% |
| Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 590 | 15.6 | 91% |
| Menger Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 243 | 13.1 | 86.4% |
| Mireles Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 621 | 15.9 | 43.2% |
| Moody High School | High | 9–12 | 1,326 | 17.1 | 87.4% |
| Moore Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 484 | 15.2 | 90.7% |
| Oak Park Special Emphasis School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 541 | 14.5 | 95.9% |
| Ray High School | High | 9–12 | 1,578 | 16.2 | 71% |
| Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design | High | 7–12 | 1,424 | 16.3 | 89.2% |
| Sanders Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 279 | 17.3 | 86.7% |
| Schanen Estates Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 374 | 14.5 | 82.9% |
| Shaw Ses | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 638 | 17.7 | 97.3% |
| Smith Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 457 | 17.2 | 87.5% |
| Student Support Center | Other | 4–12 | 111 | 7.2 | 91% |
| Travis Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 430 | 15.6 | 99.3% |
| Veterans Memorial High School | High | 9–12 | 2,026 | 18.5 | 37.5% |
| Windsor Park G/T | Elementary | 1–5 | 602 | 16.3 | 28.2% |
| Wynn Seale Metropolitan School of Design | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 682 | 15.9 | 77.1% |
| Yeager Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 294 | 14.3 | 83% |
| Zavala Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 433 | 15.5 | 94.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Corpus Christi ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Corpus Christi ISD in context
Size
Corpus Christi ISD enrolls 0.6% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Veterans Memorial High School with 2,026 students, and the smallest is Coles H S and Educational Center with 110; the average is 625, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 9, with 2,666 students. Grade 12 has 2,421 students and kindergarten has 2,172, 11% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Corpus Christi ISD enrolls 2,264 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Corpus Christi ISD at 82.2%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 10.6%.
72.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 27.9% at Creekside Elementary School to 99.3% at Travis Elementary School. All 53 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 2,059.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 16.1 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 99.2 counselors it has 334 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 45.5 librarians or media specialists and 17 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Corpus Christi ISD is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School, 3 miles away with 147 students. 19 districts are within 25 miles, and 0 of them enroll more students than Corpus Christi ISD. Nueces County has 15 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 1,890.8 | 18 |
| School counselors | 99.2 | 334 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 45.5 | 728 |
| School psychologists | 17 | 1,947 |
| Instructional aides | 591.6 | 56 |
| Other student support staff | 210.4 | 157 |
| School administrators | 139.6 | 237 |
| District administrators | 52.3 | 633 |
| All staff | 4,589.8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 82.2% |
| White | 10.6% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 2,264 |
| Kindergarten | 2,172 |
| Grade 1 | 2,235 |
| Grade 2 | 2,224 |
| Grade 3 | 2,370 |
| Grade 4 | 2,411 |
| Grade 5 | 2,428 |
| Grade 6 | 2,259 |
| Grade 7 | 2,213 |
| Grade 8 | 2,360 |
| Grade 9 | 2,666 |
| Grade 10 | 2,639 |
| Grade 11 | 2,441 |
| Grade 12 | 2,421 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School | 3 mi | 147 | 16.6 | – |
| Corpus Christi Montessori School | 3 mi | 139 | 15.4 | – |
| West Oso ISD | 4 mi | 1,778 | 13.4 | – |
| London ISD | 6 mi | 1,808 | 17.5 | – |
| Flour Bluff ISD | 8 mi | 5,559 | 15.2 | – |
| Tuloso-Midway ISD | 12 mi | 3,671 | 14.8 | – |
| Gregory-Portland ISD | 13 mi | 5,024 | 14.7 | – |
| Seashore Charter Schools | 14 mi | 405 | 12.9 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Nueces County
- Flour Bluff ISD (5,559 students)
- Calallen ISD (3,745 students)
- Tuloso-Midway ISD (3,671 students)
- Robstown ISD (2,570 students)
- London ISD (1,808 students)
- West Oso ISD (1,778 students)
- Bishop CISD (1,463 students)
- Banquete ISD (744 students)
- Port Aransas ISD (585 students)
- Agua Dulce ISD (421 students)
- Seashore Charter Schools (405 students)
- Driscoll ISD (398 students)
- Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School (147 students)
- Corpus Christi Montessori School (139 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
801 Leopard St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: (361)695-7405
Website: ccisd.us
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.