Total enrollment
59,619
-3,769 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
Nueces County
Texas · Public K-12
Nueces County, Texas reports 124 public K-12 schools to NCES, set against a county population of about 352,955, with a mix of 67 elementary, 22 middle, and 27 high.
7-year change in Nueces County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
111
-6 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
16%
was 19%
% Hispanic
77%
was 75%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
352,955
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
124
21 districts
Enrollment
59,619
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$66,897
Above Texas avg
Free/reduced lunch
66.9%
Above Texas avg
Elementary
67
26,619 students
Middle
22
12,208 students
High
27
17,980 students
Combined / other
8
2,812 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
CORPUS CHRISTI ISD
33,103 students · 21 districts in Nueces County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Nueces County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
23.8%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
13.4%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
5.2%
civilian labor
Median age
37
23.7% under 18
Test scores in Nueces County
Latest 2023-24 ELA proficiency, 88 schools ranked. Texas state average: 52.7%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- WINDSOR PARK G/T· 97.0%
- LONDON H S· 91.0%
- PORT ARANSAS H S· 90.0%
- HAROLD T BRANCH ACADEMY FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED· 87.0%
- LONDON MIDDLE· 85.0%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- SAN PEDRO FINE ARTS ACADEMY· 26.0%
- SHAW SES· 26.0%
- DRISCOLL MIDDLE· 28.0%
- ROBERT DRISCOLL JR STEM ACADEMY· 28.0%
- TRAVIS EL· 28.0%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SST CORPUS CHRISTI | Corpus Christi | Combined | PK-12 | 2,343 | · |
| VETERANS MEMORIAL H S | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 2,026 | · |
| FLOUR BLUFF H S | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 1,940 | · |
| CARROLL H S | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 1,928 | · |
| RAY H S | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 1,578 | · |
| ROY MILLER H S AND METRO SCHOOL OF DESIGN | Corpus Christi | High | 07-12 | 1,424 | · |
| MOODY H S | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 1,326 | · |
| KING H S | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 1,279 | · |
| KAFFIE MIDDLE | Corpus Christi | Middle | 06-08 | 1,154 | · |
| CALALLEN H S | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 1,147 | · |
| TULOSO-MIDWAY H S | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 1,079 | · |
| BAKER MIDDLE | Corpus Christi | Middle | 06-08 | 937 | · |
| CULLEN PLACE EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 923 | · |
| TULOSO-MIDWAY INT | Corpus Christi | Elementary | 03-05 | 905 | · |
| FLOUR BLUFF J H | Corpus Christi | Middle | 07-08 | 892 | · |
| TULOSO-MIDWAY MIDDLE | Corpus Christi | Middle | 06-08 | 876 | · |
| CALALLEN MIDDLE | Corpus Christi | Middle | 06-08 | 858 | · |
| FLOUR BLUFF INT | Corpus Christi | Middle | 05-06 | 808 | · |
| TULOSO-MIDWAY PRI | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-02 | 779 | · |
| GRANT MIDDLE | Corpus Christi | Middle | 06-08 | 772 | · |
| ROBSTOWN EARLY COLLEGE H S | Robstown | High | 09-12 | 750 | · |
| CALK-WILSON EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 746 | · |
| FLOUR BLUFF EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | 03-04 | 742 | · |
| FLOUR BLUFF PRI | Corpus Christi | Elementary | 01-02 | 716 | · |
| CUNNINGHAM MIDDLE AT SOUTH PARK | Corpus Christi | Middle | 06-08 | 706 | · |
| BARNES EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 700 | · |
| WYNN SEALE METROPOLITAN SCHOOL OF DESIGN | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-06 | 682 | · |
| LONDON EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-04 | 677 | · |
| ROBERT DRISCOLL JR STEM ACADEMY | Robstown | Elementary | PK-05 | 676 | · |
| KOLDA EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 641 | · |
| SHAW SES | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 638 | · |
| FAYE WEBB EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 634 | · |
| MIRELES EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 621 | · |
| WINDSOR PARK G/T | Corpus Christi | Elementary | 01-05 | 602 | · |
| MARY HELEN BERLANGA EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 590 | · |
| HICKS EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 559 | · |
| BROWNE MIDDLE | Corpus Christi | Middle | 06-08 | 557 | · |
| GARCIA EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 556 | · |
| GALVAN EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 553 | · |
| DAWSON EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 548 | · |
| HAAS MIDDLE | Corpus Christi | Middle | 06-08 | 545 | · |
| LONDON H S | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 541 | · |
| OAK PARK SPECIAL EMPHASIS SCHOOL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 541 | · |
| BISHOP H S | Bishop | High | 09-12 | 533 | · |
| SEALE J H | Robstown | Middle | 06-08 | 533 | · |
| WEST OSO EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | 02-05 | 532 | · |
| DRISCOLL MIDDLE | Corpus Christi | Middle | 06-08 | 524 | · |
| JONES EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 520 | · |
| ADKINS MIDDLE | Corpus Christi | Middle | 06-08 | 518 | · |
| WEST OSO H S | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 491 | · |
| MOORE EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 484 | · |
| CALALLEN EAST EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-02 | 470 | · |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-KG | 458 | · |
| SMITH EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 457 | · |
| ZAVALA EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 433 | · |
| TRAVIS EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 430 | · |
| CALALLEN WEST INT | Corpus Christi | Elementary | 03-05 | 426 | · |
| CALALLEN WOOD RIVER EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-02 | 425 | · |
| GIBSON EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 421 | · |
| WILMA MAGEE INT | Corpus Christi | Elementary | 03-05 | 419 | · |
| CREEKSIDE EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 416 | · |
| CLUB ESTATES | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 406 | · |
| MARTIN MIDDLE | Corpus Christi | Middle | 06-08 | 406 | · |
| WEST OSO J H | Corpus Christi | Middle | 06-08 | 391 | · |
| COLLEGIATE H S | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 390 | · |
| SCHANEN ESTATES EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 374 | · |
| KOSTORYZ EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 371 | · |
| LOTSPEICH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | Robstown | Elementary | PK-05 | 368 | · |
| HAMLIN MIDDLE | Corpus Christi | Middle | 06-08 | 364 | · |
| KENNEDY EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-01 | 363 | · |
| LOS ENCINOS SES | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 360 | · |
| PROMESA COLLEGE PREP WEST CORPUS CHRISTI | Corpus Christi | Combined | PK-11 | 358 | · |
| HOUSTON EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 356 | · |
| FANNIN EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 339 | · |
| BANQUETE EL | Banquete | Elementary | PK-05 | 336 | · |
| ALLEN EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 331 | · |
| LILLION E LUEHRS J H | Bishop | Middle | 06-08 | 330 | · |
| LONDON MIDDLE | Corpus Christi | Middle | 07-08 | 307 | · |
| YEAGER EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 294 | · |
| DRISCOLL EL & MIDDLE | Driscoll | Elementary | PK-08 | 289 | · |
| LONDON INT | Corpus Christi | Middle | 05-06 | 283 | · |
| SANDERS EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 279 | · |
| OLSEN EL | Port Aransas | Elementary | PK-05 | 263 | · |
| BISHOP PRI | Bishop | Elementary | PK-02 | 258 | · |
| HAROLD T BRANCH ACADEMY FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 248 | · |
| BANQUETE H S | Banquete | High | 09-12 | 247 | · |
| AGUA DULCE H S | Agua Dulce | High | 06-12 | 243 | · |
| MENGER EL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-05 | 243 | · |
| SAN PEDRO FINE ARTS ACADEMY | Robstown | Elementary | PK-05 | 243 | · |
| SEASHORE LEARNING CENTER | Corpus Christi | Elementary | KG-04 | 238 | · |
| RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY CORPUS CHRISTI | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 237 | · |
| BISHOP EL | Bishop | Elementary | 03-05 | 232 | · |
| PORT ARANSAS H S | Port Aransas | High | 09-12 | 203 | · |
| AGUA DULCE EL | Agua Dulce | Elementary | PK-05 | 178 | · |
| SEASHORE MIDDLE ACAD | Corpus Christi | Middle | 05-08 | 167 | · |
| BANQUETE J H | Banquete | Middle | 06-08 | 161 | · |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CTR | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-PK | 150 | · |
| DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | PK-08 | 147 | · |
| CORPUS CHRISTI MONTESSORI SCHOOL | Corpus Christi | Elementary | 01-08 | 139 | · |
| PREMIER H S - CORPUS CHRISTI | Corpus Christi | High | 09-12 | 137 | · |
Cities in Nueces County
About Nueces County
In Texas, Nueces County is a broad county of about 352,955 residents. 124 public schools across the county enrolls about 59,619 students between them.
Zooming out, census numbers show typical household earnings sit around $66,897, about 24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or above, and the federal-poverty share is near 13%.
For a sense of the school types, Nueces County spans 67 elementary schools (26,619 students), 22 middle schools (12,208), 27 high schools (17,980), and 8 combined or other schools.
The largest single district in Nueces County is CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, which alone enrolls about 33,103 students.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 6%: 63,388 students in SY 2017-18 versus 59,619 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 117 to 111 across the same 7-year window.
On allk12, the community for Nueces County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.
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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data