Oak Park Special Emphasis School
Public elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Oak Park Special Emphasis School serves 541 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 2122nd 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 ÷ 37.2 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 | 481527001077 |
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 | 541 | 33,103 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.9% | 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.
Oak Park Special Emphasis School in context
Size
Of the 32 elementary schools in Corpus Christi ISD, Oak Park Special Emphasis School is the 15th largest, with 1.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 426; Oak Park Special Emphasis 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 4 with 86 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 69, against an average of 77 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 80 in kindergarten and 77 in grade 5. It also enrolls 72 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 83% here and 82.2% across Corpus Christi ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.9% 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 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 541 students, Oak Park Special Emphasis School has 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 541 students would have about 36.6 teachers, so Oak Park Special Emphasis 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
Oak Park Special Emphasis School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Zavala Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 36 other elementary schools, 16 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 | 83% |
| Black | 9.1% |
| White | 7% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
52.5% of students are girls and 47.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 72 |
| Kindergarten | 80 |
| Grade 1 | 69 |
| Grade 2 | 80 |
| Grade 3 | 77 |
| Grade 4 | 86 |
| Grade 5 | 77 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3801 Leopard St, Corpus Christi, TX 78408
Phone: (361)878-2120
Website: oakpark.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Oak Park Special Emphasis School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zavala Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.2 mi | 433 | 15.5 | 94.9% |
| Shaw Ses | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.0 mi | 638 | 17.7 | 97.3% |
| Gibson Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.1 mi | 421 | 17.5 | 91.7% |
| Allen Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.2 mi | 331 | 14 | 96.1% |
| Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School | Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School | 2.7 mi | 147 | 16.6 | 91.8% |
| Wynn Seale Metropolitan School of Design | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.7 mi | 682 | 15.9 | 77.1% |
| Travis Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.8 mi | 430 | 15.6 | 99.3% |
| Corpus Christi Montessori School | Corpus Christi Montessori School | 2.8 mi | 139 | 15.4 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.