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If you could change one rule at WEST OSO H S, what would it be?
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Enrollment
491
High
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST OSO ISD·NCES 484512005147
West Oso High School
754 FLATO RD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78405 · (361) 806-5960 · Nueces County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test 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.
- BThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
465 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 128 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 115 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 129 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 119 | 24% |
Student demographics
21%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
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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 46.0% | 21.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 40.0% | 42.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 High School
West Oso High School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Oso High School this school | 491 | 94.7% | 51.3% |
| KIPP Generations Collegiate HOUSTON | 614 | 96.1% | 42.6% |
| Scarborough High School HOUSTON | 691 | 96.7% | 35.0% |
| Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith DALLAS | 554 | 91.7% | 71.2% |
| KIPP East End High School HOUSTON | 625 | 90.7% | 37.3% |
| Bob Hope High School PORT ARTHUR | 555 | 92.1% | 57.8% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #777 of 1,385 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #591 of 1,425 ▲ 78 | #6 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #985 of 1,425 ▲ 97 | #13 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #487 of 1,184 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #906 of 2,107 | #13 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #352 of 1,344 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #1,100 of 1,346 | #17 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #75 of 1,522 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #113 of 557 | #3 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
491
-95 (-16%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 491 | 39.2 | 12.5:1 | 95% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 42.3 | 12.6:1 | 87% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 43 | 13.4:1 | 87% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 45 | 13.0:1 | 89% (522) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 50.4 | 12.2:1 | 93% (569) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 47 | 11.3:1 | 88% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 45 | 11.6:1 | 33% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 41 | 11.1:1 | 69% (312) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 33 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Oso High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (612 to 491); teachers down 22% (50.4 to 39.2).
About West Oso High School
West Oso High School is a small high school with an address in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. Its 491 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 38% smaller than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
WEST OSO ISD has a total of 5 schools and 1,778 students, West Oso High School among them.
Most students at West Oso High School are Hispanic: 88% of enrollment. The remaining students are 10% Black. Census figures show Nueces County is about 63% Hispanic. By the diversity index, West Oso High School comes in at 21%.
The school reported 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.5:1. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Nueces County is 67%.
West Oso High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
West Oso High School is a top-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.3% with an actual 51.3%.
Nueces County has these Census figures: median household income is about $66,897, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The public schools of Nueces County number 124 and enroll about 59,619.
The school nearest to West Oso High School is West Oso Junior High School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Within five miles of West Oso High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, West Oso High School is 2nd of 5 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
West Oso High School had 586 students in 2020-21 and 491 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 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 Junior High School0.3 mi · 391
- West Oso Elementary School0.9 mi · 532
- West Oso ISD JJAEP0.9 mi · 1
- Kennedy Elementary School1.5 mi · 363
- Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed1.6 mi · 248
- Shaw Ses1.8 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About West Oso High SchoolHow many students attend West Oso High School?
West Oso High School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West Oso High School serve?
West Oso High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at West Oso High School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at West Oso High School.
How diverse is West Oso High School?
West Oso High School reports a student body of 1% White, 88% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is West Oso High School public or private?
West Oso High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WEST OSO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.