TRAVIS EL

TRAVIS EL operates as a cozy elementary-level community in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, overseen by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD. Current enrollment sits at 430 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, which oversees 54 schools and 33,103 students, TRAVIS EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, TRAVIS EL logs that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 6% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 63% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, TRAVIS EL reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Nueces County's rate of about 67%.

After controlling for student poverty, TRAVIS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.5%; this one delivers 26.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Nueces County put median household earnings sit near $66,897, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Nueces County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), TRAVIS EL is one campus in the mix.

COLLEGIATE H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TRAVIS EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TRAVIS EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 33.0%.

TRAVIS EL operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TRAVIS EL has shrank 11%, going from 484 students in 2018 to 430 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.