FANNIN EL

Located at 2730 GOLLIHAR RD, in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, FANNIN EL is a compact elementary-level community that instructs 339 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under CORPUS CHRISTI ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so FANNIN EL sits 35% smaller than that benchmark.

FANNIN EL is one of 54 schools operated by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, a district that hosts 33,103 students overall.

Demographically, FANNIN EL lists that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 5% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, FANNIN EL has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Nueces County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FANNIN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 39.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Nueces County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,897 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nueces County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), FANNIN EL is one campus in the mix.

CUNNINGHAM MIDDLE AT SOUTH PARK is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FANNIN EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 36.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 25%: 450 students in 2018 compared to 339 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 80% to 94%. Class-load math has widened: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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