Gibson Elementary School
Public elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Gibson Elementary School serves 421 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Corpus Christi (Nueces County). It is one of 53 schools in Corpus Christi ISD. By enrollment it is the 3296th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Corpus Christi ISD |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481527001059 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 421 | 33,103 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.5 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.7% | 72.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 88% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Gibson Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 32 elementary schools in Corpus Christi ISD, Gibson Elementary School is the 21st largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 432; Gibson Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 pre-K with 73 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 48, against an average of 60 per grade. This year grade 5 has 44% more students than kindergarten (69 against 48). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 73 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 88.1% here and 82.2% across Corpus Christi ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.3% across Corpus Christi ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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
With 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 421 students, Gibson Elementary School has 17.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 421 students would have about 28.4 teachers, so Gibson Elementary School has 4.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Gibson Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Oak Park Special Emphasis School, 2.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 33 other elementary schools, 11 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.1% |
| White | 6.4% |
| Black | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 73 |
| Kindergarten | 48 |
| Grade 1 | 61 |
| Grade 2 | 51 |
| Grade 3 | 68 |
| Grade 4 | 51 |
| Grade 5 | 69 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5723 Hampshire Rd, Corpus Christi, TX 78408
Phone: (361)878-2500
Website: gibson.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gibson Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Special Emphasis School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.1 mi | 541 | 14.5 | 95.9% |
| Zavala Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 3.0 mi | 433 | 15.5 | 94.9% |
| West Oso Elementary School | West Oso ISD | 3.1 mi | 532 | 14.3 | 95.1% |
| Shaw Ses | Corpus Christi ISD | 3.3 mi | 638 | 17.7 | 97.3% |
| Kennedy Elementary School | West Oso ISD | 3.6 mi | 363 | 16.2 | 97.8% |
| Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School | Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School | 3.7 mi | 147 | 16.6 | 91.8% |
| Allen Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 4.1 mi | 331 | 14 | 96.1% |
| Travis Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 4.3 mi | 430 | 15.6 | 99.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.