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Enrollment
2,026
High
DISTRICT 1,031 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORPUS CHRISTI ISD·NCES 481527013128
VETERANS MEMORIAL H S
3750 CIMARRON BLVD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78414 · (361) 878-7900 · Nueces County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,026 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
109 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
759 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
68.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 10 points.
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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,026
-133 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 18.6:1
% White
19%
was 25%
% Hispanic
68%
was 65%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
7%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VETERANS MEMORIAL H S
VETERANS MEMORIAL H S is a big senior high in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, operated by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD. The school enrolls 2,026 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so VETERANS MEMORIAL H S sits 155% bigger than that benchmark.
CORPUS CHRISTI ISD runs 54 schools in total, collectively educating 33,103 students. VETERANS MEMORIAL H S is one of those campuses.
On demographics, VETERANS MEMORIAL H S shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school shows 19% White, 7% Asian, 4% Black, 2% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, VETERANS MEMORIAL H S has 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Nueces County's rate of about 67%.
After controlling for student poverty, VETERANS MEMORIAL H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.5%, the actual is 56.1%, a residual of -1.4 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Nueces County put median household income runs about $66,897, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Nueces County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), of which VETERANS MEMORIAL H S is one.
The closest other public school is KAFFIE MIDDLE, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around VETERANS MEMORIAL H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VETERANS MEMORIAL H S at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 51.0%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VETERANS MEMORIAL H S has declined 6%, going from 2,159 students in 2018 to 2,026 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 25% to 19% across the same window.
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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
- CARROLL H SHigh · 1,928 students
- RAY H SHigh · 1,578 students
- ROY MILLER H S AND METRO SCHOOL OF DESIGNHigh · 1,424 students
- MOODY H SHigh · 1,326 students
- KING H SHigh · 1,279 students
- KAFFIE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,154 students
Other schools in CORPUS CHRISTI
- SST CORPUS CHRISTICombined · 2,343 students
- FLOUR BLUFF H SHigh · 1,940 students
- CARROLL H SHigh · 1,928 students
- RAY H SHigh · 1,578 students
- ROY MILLER H S AND METRO SCHOOL OF DESIGNHigh · 1,424 students
- MOODY H SHigh · 1,326 students
Nearby schools
- KAFFIE MIDDLE0.5 mi · 1,154
- FAYE WEBB EL0.6 mi · 634
- KOLDA EL0.9 mi · 641
- MIRELES EL1.0 mi · 621
- MOORE EL1.2 mi · 484
- BARNES EL1.7 mi · 700
Frequently asked questions
About VETERANS MEMORIAL H SHow large is VETERANS MEMORIAL H S?
VETERANS MEMORIAL H S enrolls approximately 2,026 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does VETERANS MEMORIAL H S serve?
VETERANS MEMORIAL H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does VETERANS MEMORIAL H S have?
VETERANS MEMORIAL H S employs 109 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at VETERANS MEMORIAL H S?
Student demographics at VETERANS MEMORIAL H S are roughly 19% White, 68% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is VETERANS MEMORIAL H S public or private?
VETERANS MEMORIAL H S 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.