FAYE WEBB EL

Set in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, FAYE WEBB EL is a medium-sized primary school, operated by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD. It enrolls 634 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% larger than the state mean of about 519.

CORPUS CHRISTI ISD comprises 54 schools with combined enrollment of 33,103 students; FAYE WEBB EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, FAYE WEBB EL records that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 15% White, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Nueces County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FAYE WEBB EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Nueces County put 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%. FAYE WEBB EL is one of 124 public schools in Nueces County (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students).

Nearest neighbor: KAFFIE MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FAYE WEBB EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.7%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FAYE WEBB EL has edged down 17%, going from 761 students in 2018 to 634 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 63% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for FAYE WEBB EL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.