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Enrollment
1,578
High
DISTRICT 1,031 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORPUS CHRISTI ISD·NCES 481527001080
Ray High School
1002 TEXAN TRL, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78411 · (361) 878-7300 · Nueces County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,578 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
1,120 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 | 451 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 401 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 372 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 354 | 22% |
Student demographics
30%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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 37.0% | 19.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 22.0% | 37.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Where Ray High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #1,029 of 1,385 | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #932 of 1,425 | #13 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,022 of 1,425 | #14 of 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #391 of 1,184 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,578 | #437 of 2,107 | #4 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #963 of 1,344 | #11 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #1,028 of 1,346 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #78 of 557 | #2 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,578
-496 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.1:1
% White
11%
was 13%
% Hispanic
83%
was 82%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,578 | 97.2 | 16.2:1 | 71% (1,120) |
| 2023-24 | 1,588 | 94.8 | 16.8:1 | 71% (1,128) |
| 2022-23 | 1,640 | 96.7 | 17.0:1 | 69% (1,138) |
| 2017-18 | 2,074 | 114.7 | 18.1:1 | 76% (1,573) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ray High School.
About Ray High School
Ray High School is a high school in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, and it is part of CORPUS CHRISTI ISD. Enrollment totals 1,578 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 98% larger than the 796-student average for high schools in Texas.
Within CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, Ray High School is one of 54 schools. The district enrolls 33,103 students.
Of every 100 students at Ray High School, about 83 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 11% White, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Nueces County is about 63% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 97.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.2 students per teacher. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Ray High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 71%.
In Texas, Ray High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.8% actual against a predicted 43.4%.
Nueces County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $66,897 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Nueces County number 124, with about 59,619 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi, is the closest to Ray High School. Ray High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 40.9% proficiency; Ray High School posts 43.8%.
NCES assigns Ray High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,578 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, it was 2,074. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 18.1:1 in 2017-18 to 16.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Roy Miller H S and Metro School of DesignHigh · 1,424 students
- Moody High SchoolHigh · 1,326 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
- Roy Miller H S and Metro School of DesignHigh · 1,424 students
- Moody High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
Nearby schools
- Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi0.3 mi · 237
- Baker Middle School0.7 mi · 937
- Houston Elementary School0.8 mi · 356
- Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary School0.9 mi · 590
- Menger Elementary School1.0 mi · 243
- Collegiate High School1.1 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Ray High SchoolHow large is Ray High School?
Ray High School enrolls approximately 1,578 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ray High School serve?
Ray High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ray High School have?
Ray High School employs 97 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Ray High School?
Student demographics at Ray High School are roughly 11% White, 83% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ray High School?
Ray 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.