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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at BARNES EL this year?
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Enrollment
700
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORPUS CHRISTI ISD·NCES 481527001837
Barnes Elementary School
2829 OSO PKWY, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78414 · (361) 878-7330 · Nueces County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL700 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
368 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 96 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 26.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 62.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 69.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 64.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barnes Elementary School
Barnes Elementary School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Elementary School this school | 700 | 52.6% | 56.0% |
| Fields Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 776 | 54.0% | 54.5% |
| Faye Webb Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 634 | 50.5% | 64.9% |
| Blanco Vista Elementary School SAN MARCOS | 787 | 52.6% | 49.8% |
| Tobias Elementary School KYLE | 736 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| Heritage Elementary School DEER PARK | 667 | 54.3% | 50.2% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barnes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #995 of 4,401 | #8 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,050 of 4,466 ▼ 243 | #12 of 51 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,240 of 4,466 ▼ 213 | #12 of 51 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #627 of 3,998 | #7 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #920 of 4,938 | #7 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #3,588 of 4,622 | #38 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #2,599 of 4,628 | #9 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #3,476 of 4,789 | #46 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #955 of 1,307 | #8 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
700
+89 (+15%) vs 2020
+25% since 2000-01, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 700 | 42.5 | 16.5:1 | 53% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 705 | 40.9 | 17.2:1 | 55% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 55% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 48% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 35.4 | 18.7:1 | 61% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 41% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 40% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 32% (180) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barnes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (663 to 700); teachers up 20% (35.4 to 42.5).
About Barnes Elementary School
Families in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, are served by Barnes Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 700 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 35% larger than that.
CORPUS CHRISTI ISD is the local district for Barnes Elementary School. It runs 54 schools with 33,103 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Barnes Elementary School, at 70%. Next come 18% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Barnes Elementary School's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.5 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 53%. Compared with the 67% average for public schools in Nueces County, the school's rate is lower.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Barnes Elementary School's results are 4.7 points above predicted: 56.0% against 51.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Nueces County, the median household income is $66,897, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. There are 124 public schools in Nueces County, enrolling about 59,619 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Adkins Middle School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Barnes Elementary School. On proficiency, Barnes Elementary School is ahead of the 50.9% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment climbed 15% from its 2020-21 level of 611. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.9:1 to 16.5:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Nueces County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,955
Census ACS
Median income
$66,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
59,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CORPUS CHRISTI ISD
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 1,928 students
- Ray High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Roy Miller H S and Metro School of DesignHigh · 1,424 students
- Moody High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- King High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
Other schools in CORPUS CHRISTI
- Sst Corpus ChristiCombined · 2,343 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Flour Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 1,928 students
- Ray High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Roy Miller H S and Metro School of DesignHigh · 1,424 students
Other Barnes Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Barnes Elementary. Barnes Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Barnes Elementary SchoolOwasso, OK · 510 students
- Barnes Elementary SchoolBeaverton, OR · 451 students
- Barnes Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 346 students
- Barnes ElementaryKelso, WA · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Adkins Middle School0.7 mi · 518
- Kolda Elementary School1.1 mi · 641
- Veterans Memorial High School1.7 mi · 2,026
- Smith Elementary School1.7 mi · 457
- Driscoll Mi Mundo Preschool1.7 mi · 32
- Moore Elementary School1.7 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Barnes Elementary SchoolHow large is Barnes Elementary School?
Barnes Elementary School enrolls approximately 700 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Barnes Elementary School serve?
Barnes Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Barnes Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Barnes Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Barnes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Barnes Elementary School are roughly 18% White, 70% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Barnes Elementary School public or private?
Barnes Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.