Adkins Middle School
Public middle school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades 6–8
Adkins Middle School serves 518 students in grades 6–8 in Corpus Christi (Nueces County). It is one of 53 schools in Corpus Christi ISD. By enrollment it is the 1059th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 18.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 28.14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Corpus Christi ISD |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481527012737 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Corpus Christi ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 518 | 33,103 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 18.4 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.6% | 72.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 94% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Adkins Middle School in context
Size
Adkins Middle School is the 8th largest of Corpus Christi ISD's 10 middle schools; its 518 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 4 miles away and have a median of 790 students, so Adkins Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 213 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 152, against an average of 173 per grade. This year grade 8 has 39% more students than grade 6 (213 against 153). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 76.8% of enrollment, a lower share than across Corpus Christi ISD (82.2%). White students are next, at 13.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.3% across Corpus Christi ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Adkins Middle School has 28.14 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 518 students would have about 36 teachers, so Adkins Middle School has 7.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Haas Middle School, 2.2 miles away in the same district. There are 6 middle schools within 5 miles and 15 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 76.8% |
| White | 13.3% |
| Asian | 4.1% |
| Black | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
51.2% of students are girls and 48.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 153 |
| Grade 7 | 152 |
| Grade 8 | 213 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2402 Ennis Joslin Rd, Corpus Christi, TX 78414
Phone: (361)878-3800
Website: adkins.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Adkins Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haas Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.2 mi | 545 | 13.6 | 86.2% |
| Kaffie Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,154 | 20.1 | 39.5% |
| Flour Bluff Intermediate School | Flour Bluff ISD | 3.4 mi | 808 | 16.6 | 51.6% |
| Flour Bluff Junior High School | Flour Bluff ISD | 3.5 mi | 892 | 15.4 | 49.1% |
| Browne Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 4.5 mi | 557 | 14.8 | 87.4% |
| Grant Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 4.8 mi | 772 | 18.8 | 63% |
| Hamlin Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 5.2 mi | 364 | 11.9 | 86.5% |
| Baker Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 6.2 mi | 937 | 16.2 | 64.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.