HAMLIN MIDDLE

HAMLIN MIDDLE is a junior high of tight-knit scale in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, run under CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, educateing 364 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% below the state mean of about 643.

CORPUS CHRISTI ISD comprises 54 schools with combined enrollment of 33,103 students; HAMLIN MIDDLE is among them.

On demographics, HAMLIN MIDDLE shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%); the rest comes out to 7% White, 4% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at school resources, HAMLIN MIDDLE records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting HAMLIN MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Nueces County's rate of about 67%.

With demographic context factored in, HAMLIN MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Nueces County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,897 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), HAMLIN MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CALK-WILSON EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HAMLIN MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.8%.

HAMLIN MIDDLE operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HAMLIN MIDDLE has edged down 41%, going from 612 students in 2018 to 364 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 79% to 89%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.