West Oso High School
Public high school in Corpus Christi, Texas · West Oso ISD · Grades 9–12
West Oso High School serves 491 students in grades 9–12 in Corpus Christi (Nueces County). It is one of 4 schools in West Oso ISD. By enrollment it is the 909th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 39.23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | West Oso ISD |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484512005147 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | West Oso ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 491 | 1,778 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 13.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.7% | 95.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 37% 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.
West Oso High School in context
Size
West Oso High School is the only high school in West Oso ISD. Its 491 students are 27.6% of the district's 1,778. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 319; West Oso 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 11 with 129 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 115, against an average of 123 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 128 in grade 9 and 119 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 88.4% here and 87% across West Oso ISD. Black students are next, at 10.2%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 95.7% across West Oso 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 39.23 full-time-equivalent teachers for 491 students, West Oso High School has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 491 students would have about 35.1 teachers, so West Oso High School has 4.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
West Oso High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Education, 1.6 miles away in Corpus Christi ISD. Within 10 miles there are 16 other high schools, 11 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 | 88.4% |
| Black | 10.2% |
| White | 1% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 128 |
| Grade 10 | 115 |
| Grade 11 | 129 |
| Grade 12 | 119 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
754 Flato Rd, Corpus Christi, TX 78405
Phone: (361)806-5960
Website: westosoisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: West Oso High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Education | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.6 mi | 248 | 18.8 | 62.1% |
| Moody High School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,326 | 17.1 | 87.4% |
| Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,424 | 16.3 | 89.2% |
| Collegiate High School | Corpus Christi ISD | 3.2 mi | 390 | 21.8 | 60.5% |
| Premier H S - Corpus Christi | Premier High Schools | 4.1 mi | 137 | 21.6 | 86.9% |
| Texasworks - Corpus Christi | Texas Works | 4.1 mi | 14 | – | – |
| Ray High School | Corpus Christi ISD | 4.1 mi | 1,578 | 16.2 | 71% |
| Coles H S and Educational Center | Corpus Christi ISD | 4.1 mi | 110 | 6.6 | 93.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in West Oso ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 363 |
| West Oso Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 532 |
| West Oso Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 391 |