CALALLEN EAST EL

As a medium-sized elementary-level community in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, CALALLEN EAST EL instructs 470 students from grades pre-K through 2, part of CALALLEN ISD.

Within CALALLEN ISD, which oversees 6 schools and 3,745 students, CALALLEN EAST EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CALALLEN EAST EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school logs 17% White. The wider county runs roughly 63% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Nueces County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Nueces County put median household income runs about $66,897, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Nueces County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), of which CALALLEN EAST EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CALALLEN MIDDLE, around 1.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

CALALLEN EAST EL operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CALALLEN EAST EL has ticked down 21%, going from 593 students in 2018 to 470 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 26% to 17% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.