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Schanen Estates Elementary School

5717 KILLARMET DR, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78413 · (361) 878-2940 · Nueces County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Texas public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • C-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 elementary schools

Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
310 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4412%
Kindergarten5414%
Grade 15414%
Grade 25515%
Grade 35515%
Grade 45214%
Grade 56016%

This year's kindergarten class (54) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).

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%
White
4211%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
31083%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
133%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
19051%
Female
18449%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading16.0%26.0%28.0%30.0%
Mathematics18.0%26.0%24.0%32.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2642.0%44.0%
2024-2550.0%45.0%
2023-2446.0%41.0%
2022-2343.0%50.0%
2020-2120.0%40.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Schanen Estates Elementary School

Schanen Estates Elementary School's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Schanen Estates Elementary School this school37482.9%41.4%
Rodolfo Torres Elementary School
VICTORIA
38183.5%34.8%
Park Elementary School
EL PASO
36881.8%35.5%
Kenedy Elementary School
KENEDY
38485.7%35.8%
Lytle Primary School
LYTLE
34281.0%N/A
Whitaker Elementary School
EL PASO
38683.2%41.9%
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Schanen Estates Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Nueces County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
41.4%#2,413 of 4,401#25 of 47
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
44.0%#2,385 of 4,466
▼ 281
#27 of 51
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.0%#3,440 of 4,466
▼ 1,001
#40 of 51
▼ 8
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.5pp#784 of 3,998#10 of 42
Enrollment
ranked largest first
374#3,705 of 4,938#36 of 58
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.4:1#1,940 of 4,622#14 of 53
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
29.9%#3,426 of 4,628#20 of 53
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
82.9%#1,741 of 4,789#27 of 56
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.8%#2,134 of 2,838#28 of 38
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
374
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537425.914.4:183% (310)
2023-2438826.114.9:189% (347)
2022-2340227.114.8:187% (350)
2020-213782614.5:184% (317)
2017-1841025.316.2:184% (345)
2015-164112417.1:168% (281)
2010-114732816.9:178% (367)
2000-014482617.2:155% (247)
1990-915972920.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schanen Estates Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (410 to 374); teachers up 2% (25.3 to 25.9).

About Schanen Estates Elementary School

Schanen Estates Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. In all, 374 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. The school is 28% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.

Schanen Estates Elementary School is one of 54 schools in CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, which enrolls 33,103 students in total.

Of every 100 students at Schanen Estates Elementary School, about 83 are Hispanic. Other students are 11% White and 3% Black. That is higher than the 63% Hispanic share among all Nueces County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.

Classroom staffing at Schanen Estates Elementary School totals 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Schanen Estates Elementary School is about 83%. Public schools in Nueces County average 67%.

Schanen Estates Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of Texas public elementary schools.

Test results at Schanen Estates Elementary School are 3.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.4% actual, 38.3% predicted).

American Community Survey estimates for Nueces County show that the median household earns about $66,897 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Nueces County has 124 public schools with about 59,619 students, including Schanen Estates Elementary School.

Browne Middle School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Schanen Estates Elementary School is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (378) to 2024-25 (374).

The discussion board for Schanen Estates Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Nueces County at a glance

View full county profile
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
Schanen Estates Elementary School
District
CORPUS CHRISTI ISD
Address
5717 KILLARMET DR, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78413
Phone
(361) 878-2940
County
Nueces County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
374
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
310 (83%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481527001084
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Schanen Estates Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Schanen Estates Elementary School?
Schanen Estates Elementary School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Schanen Estates Elementary School serve?
Schanen Estates Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Schanen Estates Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Schanen Estates Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schanen Estates Elementary School?
At Schanen Estates Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 83% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Schanen Estates Elementary School public or private?
Schanen Estates Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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