Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORPUS CHRISTI ISD·NCES 481527001059
Gibson Elementary School
5723 HAMPSHIRE RD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78408 · (361) 878-2500 · Nueces County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
386 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 73 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Gibson Elementary School
Gibson Elementary School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Elementary School this school | 421 | 91.7% | 29.4% |
| KIPP Esperanza Primary School SAN ANTONIO | 424 | 93.2% | 28.8% |
| Blanton Elementary School ARLINGTON | 456 | 90.8% | 23.6% |
| Gardens Elementary School PASADENA | 382 | 92.1% | 33.0% |
| Sanborn Elementary School AMARILLO | 404 | 93.3% | 33.1% |
| Hopkins Elementary School VICTORIA | 439 | 92.7% | 25.4% |
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 Gibson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #3,722 of 4,401 | #41 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,151 of 4,466 ▼ 14 | #47 of 51 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,825 of 4,466 ▼ 529 | #45 of 51 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,574 of 3,998 | #12 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #3,316 of 4,938 | #32 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #4,063 of 4,622 | #48 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #3,700 of 4,628 | #38 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #888 of 4,789 | #14 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #2,001 of 2,838 | #24 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
421
+49 (+13%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 421 | 24.1 | 17.5:1 | 92% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 24.3 | 16.2:1 | 97% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 22.3 | 17.6:1 | 97% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 21 | 17.7:1 | 94% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 97% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 83% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 92% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 91% (430) |
| 1990-91 | 683 | 40 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gibson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (469 to 421); teachers down 25% (32 to 24.1).
About Gibson Elementary School
Gibson Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. It educates 421 students in pre-K through 5.
Gibson Elementary School is a school in CORPUS CHRISTI ISD. The district has 54 schools and 33,103 students.
Federal enrollment data show Gibson Elementary School is 88% Hispanic. Other groups make up 6% White and 4% Black. Nueces County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 24.1 full-time equivalents, or about 17.5 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 17.5:1 here. About 92% of students, or 386, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Nueces County average 67%.
Gibson Elementary School is 5.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (29.4% versus 34.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Census estimates describe Nueces County this way: the median household income is $66,897, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Besides Gibson Elementary School, Nueces County has 123 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Oak Park Special Emphasis School, at about 2.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 40.6%, higher than Gibson Elementary School's 29.4%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment at Gibson Elementary School grew 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 372 to 421 students.
Discussions about Gibson Elementary School may include enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 CORPUS CHRISTI ISD
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 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
- Moody High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
- King High SchoolHigh · 1,279 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
Other Gibson Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Gibson Elementary. Gibson Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Gibson ElementaryWinston-Salem, NC · 589 students
- GIBSON ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 387 students
- Gibson ElementaryFresno, CA · 358 students
- Gibson ElementaryWoodland, CA · 344 students
- Gibson Elementary SchoolGibson, LA · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Park Special Emphasis School2.1 mi · 541
- West Oso High School2.2 mi · 491
- Driscoll Middle School2.5 mi · 524
- West Oso Junior High School2.5 mi · 391
- Tuloso-Midway Academic Career Center2.7 mi · 32
- Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed2.7 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Gibson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Gibson Elementary School?
Gibson Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Gibson Elementary School serve?
Gibson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Gibson Elementary School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Gibson Elementary School.
How diverse is Gibson Elementary School?
Gibson Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 88% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Gibson Elementary School?
Gibson Elementary School is overseen by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD in Nueces County.
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