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If you had an hour of school board time for SST CORPUS CHRISTI, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
2,343
Combined
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY·NCES 480140012144
Sst Corpus Christi
6633 EVANS RD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78413 · (361) 851-2450 · Nueces County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,343 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Texas public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
157 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
1,642 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 91 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 230 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 242 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 263 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 235 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 232 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 192 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 222 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 87 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 3% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 2% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (230) is 45% larger than its 8th grade class (159).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +40.0pp since 2020
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 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 37.0% | 21.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% | 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 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,343
+573 (+32%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 2,343 | 157.2 | 14.9:1 | 70% (1,642) |
| 2023-24 | 2,455 | 166.1 | 14.8:1 | 72% (1,768) |
| 2022-23 | 2,215 | 166.2 | 13.3:1 | 70% (1,550) |
| 2020-21 | 1,770 | 113 | 15.7:1 | 63% (1,110) |
| 2017-18 | 900 | 58 | 15.5:1 | 77% (689) |
| 2015-16 | 734 | 36 | 20.4:1 | 61% (451) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sst Corpus Christi.
Since 2017-18: students up 160% (900 to 2,343); teachers up 171% (58 to 157.2).
About Sst Corpus Christi
Sst Corpus Christi runs as a high-enrollment combined-grade school in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 12, with 2,343 students enrolled. The average among combined schools in Texas is roughly 485 students; this school is 383% bigger than that.
A total of 8 schools make up SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY, with 6,084 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Sst Corpus Christi, with 83% of enrollment. Next come 11% White and 3% Black. That compares with about 63% Hispanic among all Nueces County residents. By the diversity index, Sst Corpus Christi comes in at 29%.
Its 157.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.9:1. That ratio is over the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 70%.
allk12 grades Sst Corpus Christi an A-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Sst Corpus Christi are 4.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.0% actual, 43.8% predicted).
Among Nueces County residents, median household income is about $66,897, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 124 public schools in Nueces County, with a combined enrollment of about 59,619.
The closest other public school is Carroll High School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Sst Corpus Christi ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 48.0% versus a 42.0% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. NCES lists Sst Corpus Christi as a charter school.
Sst Corpus Christi had 1,770 students in 2020-21 and 2,343 in 2024-25, a 32% gain.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Sst Corpus Christi. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY
- Sst SugarlandElementary · 739 students
- Sst Hill CountryElementary · 675 students
- Sst NorthwestElementary · 661 students
- Sst AdvancementElementary · 646 students
- Sst DiscoveryElementary · 508 students
- Sst Hill Country College Prep High SchoolHigh · 387 students
Other schools in CORPUS CHRISTI
- 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
- Moody High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
Nearby schools
- Carroll High School0.5 mi · 1,928
- Sanders Elementary School0.8 mi · 279
- Grant Middle School0.8 mi · 772
- Galvan Elementary School0.9 mi · 553
- Dawson Elementary School1.2 mi · 548
- Browne Middle School1.3 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Sst Corpus ChristiWhat is the total enrollment at Sst Corpus Christi?
Sst Corpus Christi enrolls approximately 2,343 students in grades PK-12.
Is Sst Corpus Christi an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sst Corpus Christi is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sst Corpus Christi?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sst Corpus Christi is approximately 14.9:1 (157 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sst Corpus Christi?
Sst Corpus Christi reports a student body of 11% White, 83% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sst Corpus Christi in?
Sst Corpus Christi is part of SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.