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Does CALALLEN WEST INT have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALALLEN ISD·NCES 481242000737
CALALLEN WEST INT
4030 COUNTY RD 69, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78410 · (361) 242-5988 · Nueces County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
192 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within CALALLEN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
426
-133 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.9:1
% White
40%
was 37%
% Hispanic
57%
was 59%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CALALLEN WEST INT
Set in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, CALALLEN WEST INT is a small primary school, run under CALALLEN ISD. It enrolls 426 students across grades 3 through 5.
CALALLEN ISD comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,745 students; CALALLEN WEST INT is among them.
Looking at the student body, CALALLEN WEST INT logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school reports 40% White.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CALALLEN WEST INT has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Nueces County's rate of about 67%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CALALLEN WEST INT performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.2%, the actual is 61.4%, a residual of +7.2 points.
In the area at large, census data for Nueces County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,897 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Nueces County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), of which CALALLEN WEST INT is one.
Nearest neighbor: CALALLEN H S, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CALALLEN WEST INT comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CALALLEN WEST INT has decreased 24%, going from 559 students in 2018 to 426 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.
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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 H SHigh · 1,147 students
- CALALLEN MIDDLEMiddle · 858 students
- CALALLEN EAST ELElementary · 470 students
- CALALLEN WOOD RIVER ELElementary · 425 students
- WILMA MAGEE INTElementary · 419 students
- NUECES CO J J A E PElementary
Other schools in CORPUS CHRISTI
- SST CORPUS CHRISTICombined · 2,343 students
- VETERANS MEMORIAL H SHigh · 2,026 students
- FLOUR BLUFF H SHigh · 1,940 students
- CARROLL H SHigh · 1,928 students
- RAY H SHigh · 1,578 students
- ROY MILLER H S AND METRO SCHOOL OF DESIGNHigh · 1,424 students
Nearby schools
- CALALLEN H S0.3 mi · 1,147
- WILMA MAGEE INT0.8 mi · 419
- CALALLEN MIDDLE1.0 mi · 858
- CALALLEN WOOD RIVER EL1.3 mi · 425
- CALALLEN EAST EL2.4 mi · 470
- ROBSTOWN EARLY COLLEGE H S4.5 mi · 750
Frequently asked questions
About CALALLEN WEST INTWhat is the total enrollment at CALALLEN WEST INT?
CALALLEN WEST INT enrolls approximately 426 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does CALALLEN WEST INT serve?
CALALLEN WEST INT serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does CALALLEN WEST INT have?
CALALLEN WEST INT employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CALALLEN WEST INT?
At CALALLEN WEST INT, the student body is approximately 40% White, 57% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is CALALLEN WEST INT in?
CALALLEN WEST INT is part of CALALLEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.