CALK-WILSON EL

As a mid-sized K-5 school in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, CALK-WILSON EL enrolls 746 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within CORPUS CHRISTI ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so CALK-WILSON EL sits 44% bigger than that benchmark.

CALK-WILSON EL is one of 54 schools operated by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, a district that educates 33,103 students overall.

Looking at the student body, CALK-WILSON EL shows that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. The remainder consists of 10% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 63% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CALK-WILSON EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 80% of students at CALK-WILSON EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Nueces County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CALK-WILSON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.0%, the actual is 39.9%, a residual of +0.9 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Nueces County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,897 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Nueces County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), CALK-WILSON EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HAMLIN MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CALK-WILSON EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.8%.

CALK-WILSON EL operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CALK-WILSON EL has held roughly steady, going from 761 students in 2018 to 746 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 78% to 85%.

On the community side, the feed for CALK-WILSON EL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.