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Enrollment
858
Middle
DISTRICT 624 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALALLEN ISD·NCES 481242000735
Calallen Middle School
4602 CORNETT, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78410 · (361) 242-5672 · Nueces County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL858 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
413 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 269 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 274 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 37% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Calallen Middle School→Calallen High School
Based on grade levels within CALALLEN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 33.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
Where Calallen Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #440 of 1,635 | #7 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #484 of 1,670 | #8 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #594 of 1,670 | #10 of 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #841 of 1,570 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 858 | #468 of 1,749 | #5 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #472 of 1,542 | #5 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #983 of 1,543 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #1,185 of 1,648 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #570 of 942 | #10 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
858
-100 (-10%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 1,039
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
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 | 858 | 63.5 | 13.5:1 | 48% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 888 | 63.9 | 13.9:1 | 53% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 968 | 68.6 | 14.1:1 | 53% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 958 | 69 | 13.9:1 | 52% (497) |
| 2017-18 | 973 | 67.1 | 14.5:1 | 57% (552) |
| 2015-16 | 926 | 66 | 14.0:1 | 45% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 899 | 60 | 15.0:1 | 45% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 1,061 | 70 | 15.2:1 | 28% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 1,039 | 59 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calallen Middle School.
About Calallen Middle School
Families in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, are served by Calallen Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. The school's 858 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 33% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
CALALLEN ISD is made up of 6 schools with 3,745 students in all.
Hispanic students are the majority at Calallen Middle School, with 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% White. County-wide, about 63% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 63.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.5:1. That is lower than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%. On average, public schools in Nueces County report 67%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Calallen Middle School is 1.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 52.0%. Predicted: 53.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Nueces County, the median household income is $66,897, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nueces County is home to 124 public schools and about 59,619 public school students.
Wilma Magee Intermediate School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 57.3%, higher than Calallen Middle School's 52.0%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 858, a 10% decrease from 958 in 2020-21.
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 CALALLEN ISD
- Calallen High SchoolHigh · 1,147 students
- Calallen East Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Calallen West Intermediate SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Calallen Wood River Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Wilma Magee Intermediate SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
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
Nearby schools
- Wilma Magee Intermediate School0.3 mi · 419
- Calallen High School0.8 mi · 1,147
- Calallen West Intermediate School1.0 mi · 426
- Calallen East Elementary School1.8 mi · 470
- Calallen Wood River Elementary School2.2 mi · 425
- Tuloso-Midway Primary School3.8 mi · 779
Frequently asked questions
About Calallen Middle SchoolHow many students attend Calallen Middle School?
Calallen Middle School enrolls approximately 858 students in grades 06-08.
Is Calallen Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calallen Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Calallen Middle School have?
Calallen Middle School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is Calallen Middle School?
Calallen Middle School reports a student body of 30% White, 66% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Calallen Middle School in?
Calallen Middle School is part of CALALLEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.