West Oso ISD
Corpus Christi, Texas · Nueces County · Grades Pre-K–12
West Oso ISD runs 4 schools (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 1,778 students. By enrollment it is the 403rd 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 | 4 |
| Students | 1,778 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 132.4 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.7% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4845120 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in West Oso ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 363 | 16.2 | 97.8% |
| West Oso Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 532 | 14.3 | 95.1% |
| West Oso High School | High | 9–12 | 491 | 12.5 | 94.7% |
| West Oso Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 391 | 11.7 | 95.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of West Oso ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
West Oso ISD in context
Size
West Oso ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is West Oso Elementary School with 532 students, and the smallest is Kennedy Elementary School with 363; the average is 445, 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 3, with 145 students. Grade 12 has 119 students and kindergarten has 127, within 10% of each other. West Oso ISD enrolls 96 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 West Oso ISD at 87%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 9.7%.
95.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 94.7% at West Oso High School to 97.8% at Kennedy Elementary School. All 4 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 132.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 13.4 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 4 counselors it has 445 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 2.8 librarians or media specialists and 1 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
West Oso 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, 1.2 miles away with 147 students. 19 districts are within 25 miles, and 9 of them enroll more students than West Oso 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 | 112.7 | 16 |
| School counselors | 4 | 445 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 2.8 | 635 |
| School psychologists | 1 | 1,778 |
| Instructional aides | 32.3 | 55 |
| Other student support staff | 16.5 | 108 |
| School administrators | 9.7 | 183 |
| District administrators | 3 | 593 |
| All staff | 293.6 |
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 | 87% |
| Black | 9.7% |
| White | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 96 |
| Kindergarten | 127 |
| Grade 1 | 140 |
| Grade 2 | 138 |
| Grade 3 | 145 |
| Grade 4 | 126 |
| Grade 5 | 123 |
| Grade 6 | 139 |
| Grade 7 | 128 |
| Grade 8 | 124 |
| Grade 9 | 128 |
| Grade 10 | 116 |
| Grade 11 | 129 |
| Grade 12 | 119 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School | 1 mi | 147 | 16.6 | – |
| Corpus Christi Montessori School | 3 mi | 139 | 15.4 | – |
| Corpus Christi ISD | 4 mi | 33,103 | 16.1 | – |
| London ISD | 5 mi | 1,808 | 17.5 | – |
| Tuloso-Midway ISD | 8 mi | 3,671 | 14.8 | – |
| Flour Bluff ISD | 12 mi | 5,559 | 15.2 | – |
| Gregory-Portland ISD | 13 mi | 5,024 | 14.7 | – |
| Calallen ISD | 13 mi | 3,745 | 13 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Nueces County
- Corpus Christi ISD (33,103 students)
- 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)
- 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
5350 Bear Ln, Corpus Christi, TX 78405
Phone: (361)806-5900
Website: westosoisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.