Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Corpus Christi’s public schools score below 64% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
In Corpus Christi, 35% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Corpus Christi, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Corpus Christi’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,440 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
31 elementary schools, then 11 middle and seven high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Por Vida Academy Corpus Christi, Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School, Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi, Premier H S - Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi Montessori School, Seashore Learning Center, Seashore Middle Acad, SST Corpus Christi, Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi, Annapolis Christian Academy (private), Arlington Heights Christian School (private), St. Patrick School (private), St. James Episcopal School (private), Incarnate Word Academy-Elem Level (private), Yorktown Christian Academy (private), Jewish Community Preschool (private), Bishop Garriga Middle School (private), St. Pius X Catholic School (private), Most Precious Blood Catholic School (private), Incarnate Word Academy Middle Level (private), Montessori School-Corpus Christi (private), Our Lady of Perpetual Help Academy (private), River Hills Christian Academy (private), River Hills Christian Academy (private), Grace Temple Christian Academy (private), Masterpiece Bilingual Academy (private) and Coggin Memorial School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Corpus Christi’s grade
C+: better than 36% of Texas school districts, #435 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Corpus Christi, with each school’s own grade.
Corpus Christi’s public schools are run by Corpus Christi Independent School District. Parts of Corpus Christi (19%, 12%, 8%, 8%, 8% and 3% of its land) are served by Flour Bluff Independent, Tuloso-Midway Independent, West Oso Independent, Port Aransas Independent, Calallen Independent and London Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Corpus Christi vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Corpus Christi’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi | C+ | Corpus Christi Independent |
| Portland | B | Gregory-Portland Independent |
| Ingleside | B+ | Ingleside Independent |
| Port Aransas | A | Port Aransas Independent |
| Ingleside on the Bay | — | Ingleside Independent |
| Aransas Pass | B− | Aransas Pass Independent PK–12 · Port Aransas Independent PK–12 |
Every school in Corpus Christi
106 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 11 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Nueces Co J J A E P, Nueces Co J J A E P, Nueces Co J J A E P, Lexington Middle, Nueces Co J J A E P, London Early Childhood, Nueces Co J J A E P, Nueces Co J J A E P, Nueces Co J J A E P, West Oso Isd Jjaep and Texasworks - Corpus Christi).
Questions about Corpus Christi’s schools
Are Corpus Christi’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Corpus Christi children attend score below 64% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #435 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Corpus Christi in?
Corpus Christi Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 33,103 students in 54 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Corpus Christi are served by Flour Bluff Independent, Tuloso-Midway Independent, West Oso Independent, Port Aransas Independent, Calallen Independent and London Independent.
Where do Corpus Christi kids go to high school?
One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Veterans Memorial H S, Carroll H S, Ray H S, Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design, Moody H S, King H S and Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed.
What is Corpus Christi’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Corpus Christi Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Corpus Christi spend per student?
$12,440 in Corpus Christi Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Corpus Christi?
Yes: Annapolis Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 331 students), Arlington Heights Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 261 students), St. Patrick School (Catholic, grades PK–6, 250 students), St. James Episcopal School (religious, grades PK–8, 241 students), Incarnate Word Academy-Elem Level (Catholic, grades PK–5, 220 students), Yorktown Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 193 students), Jewish Community Preschool (religious, grades PK–K, 172 students), Bishop Garriga Middle School (Catholic, grades 6–8, 152 students), St. Pius X Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–6, 144 students), Most Precious Blood Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–5, 139 students), Incarnate Word Academy Middle Level (Catholic, grades 6–8, 114 students), Montessori School-Corpus Christi (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 85 students), Our Lady of Perpetual Help Academy (Catholic, grades PK–4, 70 students), River Hills Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 50 students), River Hills Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 49 students), Grace Temple Christian Academy (religious, grades K–12, 26 students), Masterpiece Bilingual Academy (religious, grades K–6, 18 students) and Coggin Memorial School (religious, grades 2–8, 6 students). Corpus Christi also has 9 charter schools, free and open by application.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.