KAFFIE MIDDLE

Set in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, KAFFIE MIDDLE is a high-enrollment 6-8 campus, overseen by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD. It serves 1,154 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 79% larger than the state mean of about 643.

KAFFIE MIDDLE is one of 54 schools operated by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, a district that caters to 33,103 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KAFFIE MIDDLE logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 17% White, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 63% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, KAFFIE MIDDLE has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting KAFFIE MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Nueces County (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, KAFFIE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.6%; this one delivers 49.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Nueces County) records that the typical household earns roughly $66,897 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. KAFFIE MIDDLE is one of 124 public schools in Nueces County (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students).

Nearest neighbor: FAYE WEBB EL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KAFFIE MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KAFFIE MIDDLE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.2%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 8%: 1,070 students in 2018 compared to 1,154 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 65% to 72% over that span.

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