Moody High School
Public high school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades 9–12
Moody High School serves 1,326 students in grades 9–12 in Corpus Christi (Nueces County). It is one of 53 schools in Corpus Christi ISD. By enrollment it is the 498th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 77.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Corpus Christi ISD |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481527001075 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,326 | 33,103 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.4% | 72.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Moody High School in context
Size
Of the 9 high schools in Corpus Christi ISD, Moody High School is the 5th largest, with 4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 319; Moody High 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 9 with 358 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 309, against an average of 332 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% fewer students than grade 9 (309 against 358). 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: 92.4% here and 82.2% across Corpus Christi ISD. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.3% across Corpus Christi ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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 77.7 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,326 students, Moody High School has 17.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,326 students would have about 94.7 teachers, so Moody High School has 17 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Moody High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Premier H S - Corpus Christi, 1.8 miles away in Premier High Schools. Within 10 miles there are 15 other high schools, 13 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 | 92.4% |
| White | 3.6% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 358 |
| Grade 10 | 342 |
| Grade 11 | 317 |
| Grade 12 | 309 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1818 Trojan Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78416
Phone: (361)878-7340
Website: moody.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Moody High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier H S - Corpus Christi | Premier High Schools | 1.8 mi | 137 | 21.6 | 86.9% |
| Texasworks - Corpus Christi | Texas Works | 1.8 mi | 14 | – | – |
| Collegiate High School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.2 mi | 390 | 21.8 | 60.5% |
| Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Education | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.2 mi | 248 | 18.8 | 62.1% |
| West Oso High School | West Oso ISD | 2.3 mi | 491 | 12.5 | 94.7% |
| Ray High School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,578 | 16.2 | 71% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 2.5 mi | 237 | 31 | 70.5% |
| Carroll High School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.6 mi | 1,928 | 17.4 | 63.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.