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SST CORPUS CHRISTI
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SST CORPUS CHRISTI
SST CORPUS CHRISTI is a K-12 campus of big scale in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, one of the schools within SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY, works with 2,343 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 383% above the state mean of about 485.
Across the 8 schools in SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (6,084 students total), SST CORPUS CHRISTI accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, SST CORPUS CHRISTI shows that 83% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 11% White, 3% Black. By comparison, Nueces County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 157 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. Roughly 70% of students at SST CORPUS CHRISTI qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, SST CORPUS CHRISTI sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.3%; this one delivers 49.8%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Nueces County put median household income runs about $66,897, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nueces County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), SST CORPUS CHRISTI is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: CARROLL H S, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SST CORPUS CHRISTI. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SST CORPUS CHRISTI at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 39.9%.
SST CORPUS CHRISTI operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, SST CORPUS CHRISTI runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 160%: 900 students in 2018 compared to 2,343 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 60% to 83% across the same window.
On allk12, the feed for SST CORPUS CHRISTI typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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