Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design
Public high school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades 7–12
Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design serves 1,424 students in grades 7–12 in Corpus Christi (Nueces County). It is one of 53 schools in Corpus Christi ISD. By enrollment it is the 476th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.3 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 ÷ 87.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Corpus Christi ISD |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481527001073 |
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 | 1,424 | 33,103 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.2% | 72.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% 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.
Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design in context
Size
Of the 9 high schools in Corpus Christi ISD, Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design is the 4th largest, with 4.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 319; Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design 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 345 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 84, against an average of 237 per grade. This year grade 12 has 219% more students than grade 7 (290 against 91). 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: 86.9% here and 82.2% across Corpus Christi ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.2% 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 87.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,424 students, Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design has 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,424 students would have about 101.7 teachers, so Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design has 14.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Coles H S and Educational Center, 1.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 17 other high schools, 9 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 | 86.9% |
| White | 6.7% |
| Black | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 91 |
| Grade 8 | 84 |
| Grade 9 | 345 |
| Grade 10 | 326 |
| Grade 11 | 288 |
| Grade 12 | 290 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1 Battlin Buc Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78408
Phone: (361)878-5100
Website: miller.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coles H S and Educational Center | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.4 mi | 110 | 6.6 | 93.6% |
| Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Education | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.5 mi | 248 | 18.8 | 62.1% |
| Collegiate High School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.3 mi | 390 | 21.8 | 60.5% |
| West Oso High School | West Oso ISD | 2.8 mi | 491 | 12.5 | 94.7% |
| Ray High School | Corpus Christi ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,578 | 16.2 | 71% |
| Moody High School | Corpus Christi ISD | 3.6 mi | 1,326 | 17.1 | 87.4% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 3.7 mi | 237 | 31 | 70.5% |
| Premier H S - Corpus Christi | Premier High Schools | 4.8 mi | 137 | 21.6 | 86.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.