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LONDON EL

1306 FM 43, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78415 · (361) 452-4901 · Nueces County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
Enrollment
677
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
154 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Pre-K
56
Kindergarten
91
Grade 1
117
Grade 2
132
Grade 3
137
Grade 4
144
Student demographics
White
22533%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
39959%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Black
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13%
Asian
213%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6%
Two+
244%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3%
Pacific Islander
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
36654%
Female
31146%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
LONDON ELLONDON INTLONDON MIDDLELONDON H S
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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2024
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2024

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2024, while math scores are up about 8 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
677
+264 (+64%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 14.5:1
% White
33%
was 39%
% Hispanic
59%
was 55%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About LONDON EL

LONDON EL is one of the moderately sized primary schools in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, one of the schools within LONDON ISD, with 677 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 30% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

LONDON ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,808 students; LONDON EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LONDON EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 33% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Nueces County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, LONDON EL lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Nueces County (around 67%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LONDON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Nueces County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,897, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LONDON EL is one of 124 public schools in Nueces County (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students).

Nearest neighbor: LONDON MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LONDON EL. On composite proficiency, LONDON EL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.9%.

LONDON EL operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. LONDON EL's enrollment has expanded 64% since 2018, when it stood at 413 (now 677). Over the same period, the White share declined from 39% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Nueces County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
LONDON EL
District
LONDON ISD
Address
1306 FM 43, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78415
Phone
(361) 452-4901
County
Nueces County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
677
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
18.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
154 (23%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
482799003135
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About LONDON EL
How many students attend LONDON EL?
LONDON EL enrolls approximately 677 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does LONDON EL serve?
LONDON EL serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does LONDON EL have?
LONDON EL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LONDON EL?
At LONDON EL, the student body is approximately 33% White, 59% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees LONDON EL?
LONDON EL is overseen by LONDON ISD in Nueces County.
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