Grant Middle School
Public middle school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades 6–8
Grant Middle School serves 772 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 613th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 18.8 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 ÷ 40.98 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 | 481527017052 |
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 | 772 | 33,103 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 18.8 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63% | 72.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 95% 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.
Grant Middle School in context
Size
Grant Middle School is the 3rd largest of Corpus Christi ISD's 10 middle schools; its 772 students are 2.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 551; Grant Middle School 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 7 with 277 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 222, against an average of 257 per grade. This year grade 8 has 23% more students than grade 6 (273 against 222). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 81.3% here and 82.2% across Corpus Christi ISD. White students are next, at 13.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63% of its students are eligible 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
With 40.98 full-time-equivalent teachers for 772 students, Grant Middle School has 18.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 772 students would have about 53.6 teachers, so Grant Middle School has 12.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Grant Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Browne Middle School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 14 other middle schools, 9 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 | 81.3% |
| White | 13.5% |
| Black | 3% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 222 |
| Grade 7 | 277 |
| Grade 8 | 273 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4350 Aaron Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78413
Phone: (361)878-3740
Website: grant.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Grant Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browne Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.5 mi | 557 | 14.8 | 87.4% |
| Kaffie Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.4 mi | 1,154 | 20.1 | 39.5% |
| Cunningham Middle at South Park | Corpus Christi ISD | 3.1 mi | 706 | 14.5 | 94.1% |
| Hamlin Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 3.8 mi | 364 | 11.9 | 86.5% |
| Baker Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 3.9 mi | 937 | 16.2 | 64.5% |
| London Intermediate School | London ISD | 4.0 mi | 283 | 16.2 | 21.2% |
| London Middle School | London ISD | 4.0 mi | 307 | 18.2 | 19.5% |
| Haas Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 4.1 mi | 545 | 13.6 | 86.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.