Menger Elementary School
Public elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Menger Elementary School serves 243 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 4380th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 18.59 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 | 481527001072 |
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 | 243 | 33,103 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.4% | 72.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Menger Elementary School in context
Size
Menger Elementary School is the smallest of Corpus Christi ISD's 32 elementary schools; its 243 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 393 students, so Menger 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 pre-K with 44 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 24, against an average of 35 per grade. This year grade 5 has 37% fewer students than kindergarten (26 against 41). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 44 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 84% of enrollment, about the same share as across Corpus Christi ISD (82.2%). White students are next, at 13.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.4% 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
Menger Elementary School has 18.59 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 243 students would have about 16.4 teachers, so Menger Elementary School has 2.2 more.
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 Wynn Seale Metropolitan School of Design, 0.4 miles away in the same district. There are 24 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 | 84% |
| White | 13.2% |
| Black | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 44 |
| Kindergarten | 41 |
| Grade 1 | 32 |
| Grade 2 | 24 |
| Grade 3 | 37 |
| Grade 4 | 39 |
| Grade 5 | 26 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2401 S Alameda St, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Phone: (361)878-2640
Website: menger.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Menger Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wynn Seale Metropolitan School of Design | Corpus Christi ISD | 0.4 mi | 682 | 15.9 | 77.1% |
| Corpus Christi Montessori School | Corpus Christi Montessori School | 0.6 mi | 139 | 15.4 | – |
| Allen Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.0 mi | 331 | 14 | 96.1% |
| Travis Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.2 mi | 430 | 15.6 | 99.3% |
| Houston Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.2 mi | 356 | 14.5 | 95.2% |
| Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.9 mi | 590 | 15.6 | 91% |
| Fannin Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.9 mi | 339 | 16.6 | 92% |
| Shaw Ses | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.0 mi | 638 | 17.7 | 97.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.