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Enrollment
742
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOUR BLUFF ISD·NCES 481938001796
Flour Bluff Elementary School
2501 WALDRON RD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78418 · (361) 694-9500 · Nueces County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
410 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 364 | 49% |
| Grade 4 | 378 | 51% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Flour Bluff Elementary School→Flour Bluff Intermediate School→Flour Bluff Junior High School→Flour Bluff High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FLOUR BLUFF ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Schools most like Flour Bluff Elementary School
Flour Bluff Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flour Bluff Elementary School this school | 742 | 55.3% | 49.3% |
| Flour Bluff Primary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 716 | 58.4% | N/A |
| Peach Creek Elementary School SPLENDORA | 692 | 52.7% | 26.9% |
| Newport Elementary School CROSBY | 701 | 53.9% | 51.8% |
| Morningside Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 665 | 57.6% | 47.8% |
| Comanche Elementary School COMANCHE | 658 | 58.2% | 44.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Flour Bluff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,488 of 4,401 | #16 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,389 of 4,466 ▲ 413 | #18 of 51 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,039 of 4,466 ▼ 31 | #25 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #1,066 of 3,998 | #8 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #674 of 4,938 | #5 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,385 of 4,622 | #19 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #1,944 of 4,628 | #5 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #3,349 of 4,789 | #43 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #2,348 of 2,838 | #31 of 38 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
742
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 813
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 742 | 49.7 | 14.9:1 | 55% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 731 | 48.6 | 15.1:1 | 54% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 46.6 | 16.3:1 | 53% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 747 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 51% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 794 | 53.8 | 14.8:1 | 61% (487) |
| 2015-16 | 808 | 52 | 15.5:1 | 52% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 742 | 48 | 15.5:1 | 53% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 52% (372) |
| 1990-91 | 813 | 52 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flour Bluff Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (794 to 742); teachers down 8% (53.8 to 49.7).
About Flour Bluff Elementary School
Flour Bluff Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. It reports enrollment of 742 students in grades 3 through 4. The school is 43% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
Flour Bluff Elementary School is one school in FLOUR BLUFF ISD, a system of 7 schools with 5,559 students.
Hispanic students are 54% of those enrolled at Flour Bluff Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 39% White and 4% multiracial. In Nueces County overall, about 63% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Flour Bluff Elementary School are from different groups.
There are about 14.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Flour Bluff Elementary School, which has 49.7. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Flour Bluff Elementary School is about 55%. For comparison, public schools in Nueces County average 67%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 50.1% at Flour Bluff Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Nueces County show that median household income comes to about $66,897, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Nueces County counts 124 public schools with about 59,619 students.
Flour Bluff Primary School is the nearest public school to Flour Bluff Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Flour Bluff Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 49.3% is below the 61.6% average for nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 747 in 2020-21, 742 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.8:1 to 14.9:1 over the same years.
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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 FLOUR BLUFF ISD
- Flour Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Flour Bluff Junior High SchoolMiddle · 892 students
- Flour Bluff Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 808 students
- Flour Bluff Primary SchoolElementary · 716 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 458 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 3 students
Other schools in CORPUS CHRISTI
- Sst Corpus ChristiCombined · 2,343 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Flour Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 1,928 students
- Ray High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Roy Miller H S and Metro School of DesignHigh · 1,424 students
Nearby schools
- Flour Bluff Primary School0.1 mi · 716
- Early Childhood Center0.1 mi · 458
- Flour Bluff Intermediate School0.2 mi · 808
- Flour Bluff High School0.2 mi · 1,940
- Flour Bluff Junior High School0.3 mi · 892
- Driscoll Mi Mundo Preschool3.1 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Flour Bluff Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Flour Bluff Elementary School?
Flour Bluff Elementary School enrolls approximately 742 students in grades 03-04.
Is Flour Bluff Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Flour Bluff Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-04.
How many teachers does Flour Bluff Elementary School have?
Flour Bluff Elementary School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Flour Bluff Elementary School?
At Flour Bluff Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Flour Bluff Elementary School public or private?
Flour Bluff Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FLOUR BLUFF ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.