Kostoryz Elementary School
Public elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Kostoryz Elementary School serves 371 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 3682nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.9 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 ÷ 24.92 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 | 481527001065 |
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 | 371 | 33,103 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.2% | 72.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Kostoryz Elementary School in context
Size
Kostoryz Elementary School is the 25th largest of Corpus Christi ISD's 32 elementary schools; its 371 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 464 students, so Kostoryz 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 2 with 58 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 42, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 5 has 38% more students than kindergarten (58 against 42). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 52 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 85.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Corpus Christi ISD (82.2%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.2% 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
Kostoryz Elementary School has 24.92 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 371 students would have about 25.1 teachers, so Kostoryz 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 Hicks Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 31 elementary schools within 5 miles and 40 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 85.7% |
| White | 7.8% |
| Black | 4% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 52 |
| Kindergarten | 42 |
| Grade 1 | 53 |
| Grade 2 | 58 |
| Grade 3 | 50 |
| Grade 4 | 58 |
| Grade 5 | 58 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3602 Panama Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78415
Phone: (361)878-2540
Website: kostoryz.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kostoryz Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 0.7 mi | 559 | 15.5 | 89.8% |
| Yeager Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 0.8 mi | 294 | 14.3 | 83% |
| Galvan Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.1 mi | 553 | 15.4 | 84.1% |
| Schanen Estates Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.2 mi | 374 | 14.5 | 82.9% |
| Sanders Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.2 mi | 279 | 17.3 | 86.7% |
| Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.6 mi | 590 | 15.6 | 91% |
| Fannin Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.6 mi | 339 | 16.6 | 92% |
| Calk-Wilson Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.1 mi | 746 | 17.3 | 79.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.