Zavala Elementary School
Public elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas · Corpus Christi ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Zavala Elementary School serves 433 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 3180th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.5 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 ÷ 27.95 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 | 481527001096 |
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 | 433 | 33,103 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.9% | 72.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
Zavala Elementary School in context
Size
Zavala Elementary School is the 19th largest of Corpus Christi ISD's 32 elementary schools; its 433 students are 1.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 381 students, so Zavala Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 kindergarten with 68 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 58, against an average of 62 per grade. This year grade 5 has 15% fewer students than kindergarten (58 against 68). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 65 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 95.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Corpus Christi ISD (82.2%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.9% 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
Zavala Elementary School has 27.95 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 433 students would have about 29.3 teachers, so Zavala Elementary School has 1.4 fewer.
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 Shaw Ses, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 21 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 | 95.6% |
| White | 3% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 65 |
| Kindergarten | 68 |
| Grade 1 | 59 |
| Grade 2 | 61 |
| Grade 3 | 58 |
| Grade 4 | 64 |
| Grade 5 | 58 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3125 Ruth St, Corpus Christi, TX 78405
Phone: (361)878-2720
Website: zavala.ccisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Zavala Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw Ses | Corpus Christi ISD | 0.9 mi | 638 | 17.7 | 97.3% |
| Allen Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.0 mi | 331 | 14 | 96.1% |
| Oak Park Special Emphasis School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.2 mi | 541 | 14.5 | 95.9% |
| Travis Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.6 mi | 430 | 15.6 | 99.3% |
| Wynn Seale Metropolitan School of Design | Corpus Christi ISD | 1.6 mi | 682 | 15.9 | 77.1% |
| Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School | Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School | 1.7 mi | 147 | 16.6 | 91.8% |
| Corpus Christi Montessori School | Corpus Christi Montessori School | 1.7 mi | 139 | 15.4 | – |
| Menger Elementary School | Corpus Christi ISD | 2.0 mi | 243 | 13.1 | 86.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.