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Enrollment
1,326
High
DISTRICT 1,031 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORPUS CHRISTI ISD·NCES 481527001075
Moody High School
1818 TROJAN DR, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78416 · (361) 878-7340 · Nueces County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,326 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,159 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 358 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 342 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 317 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 309 | 23% |
Student demographics
14%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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 38.0% | 23.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 30.0% | 36.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Moody High School
Moody High School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moody High School this school | 1,326 | 87.4% | 40.3% |
| Edison High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,360 | 88.5% | 38.0% |
| Alice High School ALICE | 1,295 | 86.3% | 39.0% |
| Horizon High School EL PASO | 1,469 | 87.1% | 46.3% |
| Burbank High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,405 | 88.3% | 32.0% |
| Jefferson High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,706 | 87.6% | 37.0% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Moody High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #1,125 of 1,385 | #15 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #718 of 1,425 ▲ 149 | #9 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,215 of 1,425 ▼ 123 | #17 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #604 of 1,184 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,326 | #494 of 2,107 | #6 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,080 of 1,344 | #13 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #1,158 of 1,346 | #18 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #246 of 1,522 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #131 of 557 | #4 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,326
-204 (-13%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,850
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 1,326 | 77.7 | 17.1:1 | 87% (1,159) |
| 2023-24 | 1,316 | 79.1 | 16.6:1 | 83% (1,097) |
| 2022-23 | 1,382 | 85 | 16.3:1 | 84% (1,156) |
| 2020-21 | 1,530 | 95 | 16.1:1 | 84% (1,292) |
| 2017-18 | 1,614 | 94.3 | 17.1:1 | 90% (1,458) |
| 2015-16 | 1,666 | 96 | 17.4:1 | 66% (1,099) |
| 2010-11 | 1,827 | 130 | 14.1:1 | 72% (1,311) |
| 2000-01 | 1,732 | 117 | 14.8:1 | 55% (944) |
| 1990-91 | 1,850 | 104 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moody High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,614 to 1,326); teachers down 18% (94.3 to 77.7).
About Moody High School
Federal records list Moody High School as a high school in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. The school serves 1,326 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Texas average about 796 students.
CORPUS CHRISTI ISD counts 54 schools and 33,103 students, including Moody High School.
The large majority of students at Moody High School, 92%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% White and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 63%. By the diversity index, Moody High School comes in at 14%.
Teachers at the school number 77.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.1:1. Among high schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The school's lunch program data list 87% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 67% average for public schools in Nueces County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Moody High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Moody High School's results are 4.0 points above predicted: 40.3% against 36.4%.
Federal survey data for Nueces County show that median household income is about $66,897, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 124 public schools operate in Nueces County, serving about 59,619 students.
Nearby, Garcia Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away. Moody High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Moody High School's average proficiency of 40.3% compares with 33.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Moody High School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
The number of students dropped from 1,530 to 1,326 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- King High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Kaffie Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,154 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 Moody High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Moody High. Moody High School is the largest of the 3.
- Moody High SchoolMOODY, TX · 216 students
- Moody High SchoolMoody, AL · 708 students
Nearby schools
- Garcia Elementary School0.4 mi · 556
- Student Support Center0.7 mi · 111
- Kennedy Elementary School0.8 mi · 363
- Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School1.0 mi · 147
- Fannin Elementary School1.2 mi · 339
- Cunningham Middle at South Park1.3 mi · 706
Frequently asked questions
About Moody High SchoolHow large is Moody High School?
Moody High School enrolls approximately 1,326 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Moody High School serve?
Moody High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Moody High School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Moody High School.
What is the student diversity at Moody High School?
Student demographics at Moody High School are roughly 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Moody High School?
Moody High School is overseen by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD in Nueces County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.