KOSTORYZ EL

KOSTORYZ EL is a close-knit K-5 school in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, overseen by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD. The school teaches 371 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 29% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

KOSTORYZ EL is one of 54 schools operated by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, a district that educates 33,103 students overall.

On demographics, KOSTORYZ EL logs that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 8% White, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 63% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, KOSTORYZ EL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Nueces County's rate of about 67%.

With demographic context factored in, KOSTORYZ EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.9%; this one delivers 35.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Nueces County) records that median household earnings sit near $66,897, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Nueces County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), KOSTORYZ EL is one campus in the mix.

TEXASWORKS - CORPUS CHRISTI is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KOSTORYZ EL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 34.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 473 students in 2018 compared to 371 in 2025.

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