Houston Elementary School
Public elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Houston Elementary School serves 356 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 3785th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.5 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 ÷ 24.55 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 | 481527001063 |
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 | 356 | 33,103 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.2% | 72.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 44% 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.
Houston Elementary School in context
Size
Houston Elementary School is the 27th largest of Corpus Christi ISD's 32 elementary schools; its 356 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 493 students, so Houston Elementary 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 3 with 60 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 43, against an average of 51 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 50 in kindergarten and 48 in grade 5. It also enrolls 43 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 92.4% 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.
95.2% of students qualify 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
Houston Elementary School has 24.55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 356 students would have about 24.1 teachers, so Houston Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
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 elementary school is Fannin Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 26 elementary schools within 5 miles and 39 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92.4% |
| White | 3.7% |
| Black | 3.1% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 43 |
| Kindergarten | 50 |
| Grade 1 | 45 |
| Grade 2 | 51 |
| Grade 3 | 60 |
| Grade 4 | 59 |
| Grade 5 | 48 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
363 Norton St, Corpus Christi, TX 78415
Phone: (361)878-2520
Website: houston.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Houston Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fannin Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 0.7 mi | 339 | 16.6 | 92% |
| Travis Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 0.8 mi | 430 | 15.6 | 99.3% |
| Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.1 mi | 590 | 15.6 | 91% |
| Menger Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.2 mi | 243 | 13.1 | 86.4% |
| Wynn Seale Metropolitan School of Design | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.3 mi | 682 | 15.9 | 77.1% |
| Garcia Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.4 mi | 556 | 16.7 | 93.7% |
| Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School | Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School | 1.6 mi | 147 | 16.6 | 91.8% |
| Hicks Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.7 mi | 559 | 15.5 | 89.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.