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Enrollment
772
Middle
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORPUS CHRISTI ISD·NCES 481527017052
Grant Middle School
4350 AARON DR, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78413 · (361) 878-3740 · Nueces County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL772 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
486 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 222 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 277 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 273 | 35% |
Student demographics
32%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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 33.0% | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Grant Middle School
Grant Middle School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Middle School this school | 772 | 63.0% | 43.2% |
| Richardson Middle School EL PASO | 758 | 60.4% | 42.5% |
| Armando Chapa Middle School KYLE | 724 | 65.1% | 41.0% |
| Vale Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 846 | 59.0% | 34.6% |
| Nimitz Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 995 | 66.6% | 37.7% |
| Brown Middle School EL PASO | 699 | 64.8% | 38.2% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Grant Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #780 of 1,635 | #13 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #599 of 1,670 ▲ 85 | #11 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #602 of 1,670 ▼ 65 | #12 of 22 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #580 of 1,570 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 772 | #614 of 1,749 | #7 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,472 of 1,542 | #18 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.9% | #1,190 of 1,543 | #9 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #878 of 1,648 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #386 of 942 | #7 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
772
-174 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 772 | 41 | 18.8:1 | 63% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 821 | 45.6 | 18.0:1 | 65% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 789 | 46.4 | 17.0:1 | 59% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 946 | 50 | 18.9:1 | 59% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 947 | 50.8 | 18.7:1 | 63% (598) |
| 2015-16 | 1,021 | 50 | 20.4:1 | 40% (412) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (947 to 772); teachers down 19% (50.8 to 41).
About Grant Middle School
Grant Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. Enrollment is 772 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students, so this school is 20% larger than average.
CORPUS CHRISTI ISD enrolls 33,103 students, and its 54 schools include Grant Middle School.
Grant Middle School enrolls a student body that is 81% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 13% White and 3% Black. That compares with about 63% Hispanic among all Nueces County residents. Grant Middle School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 41 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.8:1. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. Eligible students account for 63% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Grant Middle School's results are 3.6 points below predicted: 43.2% against 46.8%.
In Nueces County (population about 352,955), median household income is 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%. Grant Middle School is one of 124 public schools in Nueces County, which together enroll about 59,619 students.
Of nearby public schools, Dawson Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 45.3%, higher than Grant Middle School's 43.2%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 946 in 2020-21 and 772 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Grant Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Grant Middle. Grant Middle School is the largest of the 5.
- GRANT MIDDLE SCHOOLSYRACUSE, NY · 612 students
- Grant Middle SchoolGRANT, MI · 445 students
- GRANT MIDDLEALBUQUERQUE, NM · 286 students
- Grant Middle SchoolFairview Heights, IL · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Dawson Elementary School0.5 mi · 548
- Sst Corpus Christi0.8 mi · 2,343
- Sanders Elementary School1.0 mi · 279
- Jones Elementary School1.3 mi · 520
- Club Estates1.3 mi · 406
- Carroll High School1.4 mi · 1,928
Frequently asked questions
About Grant Middle SchoolHow large is Grant Middle School?
Grant Middle School enrolls approximately 772 students in grades 06-08.
Is Grant Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grant Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Grant Middle School have?
Grant Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Grant Middle School?
Student demographics at Grant Middle School are roughly 13% White, 81% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Grant Middle School in?
Grant Middle School is part of CORPUS CHRISTI ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.