Cunningham Middle at South Park
Public middle school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades 6–8
Cunningham Middle at South Park serves 706 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 736th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 48.83 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 | 481527001052 |
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 | 706 | 33,103 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.1% | 72.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Cunningham Middle at South Park in context
Size
Cunningham Middle at South Park is the 4th largest of Corpus Christi ISD's 10 middle schools; its 706 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.6 miles away and have a median of 535 students, so Cunningham Middle at South Park is larger 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 6 with 255 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 211, against an average of 235 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 255 in grade 6 and 240 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 96.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Corpus Christi ISD (82.2%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.1% 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
Cunningham Middle at South Park has 48.83 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 706 students would have about 49 teachers, so Cunningham Middle at South Park has about as many as that.
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 Baker Middle School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. There are 11 middle schools within 5 miles and 14 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.2% |
| Black | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| White | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 255 |
| Grade 7 | 211 |
| Grade 8 | 240 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2901 McArdle Rd, Corpus Christi, TX 78415
Phone: (361)878-4630
Website: cunninghamsp.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cunningham Middle at South Park. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.2 mi | 937 | 16.2 | 64.5% |
| Hamlin Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.0 mi | 364 | 11.9 | 86.5% |
| Martin Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.1 mi | 406 | 13.7 | 96.6% |
| Browne Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.1 mi | 557 | 14.8 | 87.4% |
| Grant Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 3.1 mi | 772 | 18.8 | 63% |
| West Oso Junior High School | West Oso ISD | 3.4 mi | 391 | 11.7 | 95.9% |
| Driscoll Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 4.1 mi | 524 | 13.1 | 95.2% |
| Haas Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 4.6 mi | 545 | 13.6 | 86.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.