Enrollment
532
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST OSO ISD·NCES 484512008890
West Oso Elementary School
1526 CLIFF MAUS DR, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78416 · (361) 806-5930 · Nueces County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
506 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 138 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 23% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WEST OSO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 West Oso Elementary School
West Oso Elementary School's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Oso Elementary School this school | 532 | 95.1% | 29.5% |
| Keeble Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 548 | 93.4% | N/A |
| Young Elementary School PASADENA | 545 | 93.8% | 26.5% |
| Mount Auburn Steam Academy DALLAS | 548 | 92.9% | 33.7% |
| Central Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 573 | 95.1% | 26.8% |
| Johns Elementary School ARLINGTON | 560 | 93.6% | 24.8% |
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 West Oso Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #3,716 of 4,401 | #40 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,601 of 4,466 ▲ 108 | #43 of 51 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,952 of 4,466 ▼ 583 | #47 of 51 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #614 of 3,998 | #6 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #2,214 of 4,938 | #22 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,781 of 4,622 | #12 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #3,639 of 4,628 | #36 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #489 of 4,789 | #7 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.5% | #453 of 1,307 | #6 of 11 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
532
+109 (+26%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 721
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 532 | 37.2 | 14.3:1 | 95% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 26.9 | 14.5:1 | 91% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 30.4 | 12.3:1 | 94% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 95% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 30.7 | 14.6:1 | 97% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 96% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 721 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 84% (606) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Oso Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (449 to 532); teachers up 21% (30.7 to 37.2).
About West Oso Elementary School
West Oso Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. It enrolled 532 students in grades 2 through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
WEST OSO ISD enrolls 1,778 students, and its 5 schools include West Oso Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show West Oso Elementary School is 87% Hispanic. Other groups include 10% Black and 3% White. The county population is about 63% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at West Oso Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.3:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. For comparison, public schools in Nueces County average 67%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, West Oso Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, West Oso Elementary School would be expected to post about 33.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.5%.
In the county around the school, Nueces County, the median household income is $66,897, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 124 public schools in Nueces County, enrolling about 59,619 students in all.
Nearby, West Oso ISD JJAEP is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of West Oso Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.2%; West Oso Elementary School's is 29.5%, ranking 4th of 5.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
West Oso Elementary School's enrollment grew from 423 in 2020-21 to 532 in 2024-25.
The West Oso Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 WEST OSO ISD
- West Oso High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- West Oso Junior High SchoolMiddle · 391 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- West Oso ISD JJAEPHigh · 1 students
Other schools in CORPUS CHRISTI
- Sst Corpus ChristiCombined · 2,343 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- West Oso ISD JJAEP0.1 mi · 1
- West Oso Junior High School0.6 mi · 391
- Kennedy Elementary School0.8 mi · 363
- West Oso High School0.9 mi · 491
- Student Support Center1.1 mi · 111
- Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School1.3 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About West Oso Elementary SchoolHow large is West Oso Elementary School?
West Oso Elementary School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does West Oso Elementary School serve?
West Oso Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at West Oso Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at West Oso Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Oso Elementary School?
At West Oso Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 87% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is West Oso Elementary School public or private?
West Oso Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WEST OSO ISD.
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