Hicks Elementary School
Public elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Hicks Elementary School serves 559 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 1956th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 36 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 | 481527001046 |
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 | 559 | 33,103 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.8% | 72.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
Hicks Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 32 elementary schools in Corpus Christi ISD, Hicks Elementary School is the 11th largest, with 1.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 373; Hicks Elementary 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 5 with 99 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 69, against an average of 80 per grade. This year grade 5 has 43% more students than kindergarten (99 against 69). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 78 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 92.8% here and 82.2% across Corpus Christi ISD. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.8% 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 36 full-time-equivalent teachers for 559 students, Hicks Elementary School has 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 559 students would have about 37.8 teachers, so Hicks Elementary School has 1.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Hicks Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Kostoryz Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 40 other elementary schools, 29 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 | 92.8% |
| White | 3.2% |
| Black | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 78 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 82 |
| Grade 2 | 71 |
| Grade 3 | 73 |
| Grade 4 | 87 |
| Grade 5 | 99 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3602 McArdle Rd, Corpus Christi, TX 78415
Phone: (361)878-2200
Website: hicks.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hicks Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kostoryz Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 0.7 mi | 371 | 14.9 | 89.2% |
| Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 0.9 mi | 590 | 15.6 | 91% |
| Yeager Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.1 mi | 294 | 14.3 | 83% |
| Fannin Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.2 mi | 339 | 16.6 | 92% |
| Calk-Wilson Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.4 mi | 746 | 17.3 | 79.9% |
| Schanen Estates Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.6 mi | 374 | 14.5 | 82.9% |
| Houston Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.7 mi | 356 | 14.5 | 95.2% |
| Galvan Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.8 mi | 553 | 15.4 | 84.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.