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Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary

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Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary ranks 3372 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary is a PK-5 school in Corpus Christi, TX, serving 590 students within the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd), where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20-30% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade.

One of the most striking findings is that while the school’s overall performance is low, its subgroup data for White students is extraordinary—ranking in the 98th percentile statewide in 2023-2024, a dramatic turnaround from the bottom 1% in 2017-2018. This suggests a targeted intervention that has been highly effective for this group, and understanding what changed could provide a blueprint for improving outcomes for all students. In contrast, math scores are a persistent weakness: 3rd-grade math proficiency (27.27%) is the lowest among nearby schools like Hicks Elementary (59.72%), and 5th-grade math (33.73%) is the second-lowest. Reading shows a positive trajectory, with 3rd-grade proficiency at 28.57% rising to 53.66% by 5th grade, which is the opposite of the trend at Travis Elementary, where 5th-grade reading (42%) shows less growth. Science is a critical weak point, with only 11.11% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, far below the district average of 27.3%.

Berlanga is surrounded by other high-poverty schools, but it is being outperformed by some peers. For example, Hicks Elementary, with a similar poverty rate (89.8%), ranks in the 66th percentile statewide and significantly outperforms Berlanga in nearly every subject, especially math. Spending is not the primary issue—Berlanga’s per-student spending ($9,903) is lower than some peers like Menger Elementary ($14,534) but higher than the top-performing nearby magnet school, Windsor Park G/T ($9,064). This suggests that the school’s challenges are more likely related to instructional strategy or support systems rather than funding, and the success of Hicks shows that high poverty does not have to dictate low performance.

590

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,089

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4120 Carroll Ln
Corpus Christi, TX 78411-3220

(361) 878-2160

District: Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Baker Middle
High:	Ray High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

White:

4.2%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

3,372^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 32Elementary Schools in the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

487^th of 951Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	3372 of 4627	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	3783 of 4651	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	3767 of 4710	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	3816 of 4647	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	3901 of 4581	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	3550 of 4578	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	3620 of 4479	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3189 of 4359	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	3614 of 4329	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.4	3040 of 4286	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	3994 of 4320	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	3940 of 4260	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	3666 of 4221	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.7	3492 of 4206	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.2	2582 of 4095	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.5	2407 of 3937	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.2	2072 of 3884	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.4	1692 of 3768	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.4	1519 of 3724	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.9	1483 of 3476	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.6	2567 of 3475	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.4	2381 of 3465	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	45.3	1221 of 2444	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	5.4	2470 of 2483	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	20.7	4037 of 4461	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	3098 of 4331	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	3917 of 4295	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3543 of 4240	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	1730 of 2918	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	2062 of 3668	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.6	842 of 3556	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	1343 of 3487	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	1289 of 3446	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	2587 of 3333	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2365 of 3226	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	3149 of 4575	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	2429 of 3744	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	2965 of 4658	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4004 of 4588	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	4233 of 4561	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	3468 of 4499	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	3498 of 4348	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3238 of 4306	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	2989 of 4413	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	2435 of 3644	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3355 of 4465	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	3640 of 4401	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	3750 of 4376	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	3197 of 4329	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3321 of 4188	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	2786 of 4168	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	2734 of 4520	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	2261 of 3705	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	3045 of 4594	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	3284 of 4521	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3604 of 4477	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	3338 of 4451	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3411 of 4309	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	2587 of 4264	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	3541 of 4582	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	2903 of 3739	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	3889 of 4647	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3513 of 4585	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3438 of 4563	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	3450 of 4498	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	3580 of 4357	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3111 of 4319	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	3017 of 4301	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.5	1824 of 3549	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3113 of 4292	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	2461 of 4086	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	2347 of 3952	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	2933 of 3799	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	2909 of 3684	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.1	738 of 3558	79.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	92.8	66 of 3108	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	70.2	773 of 3142	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	27.3	2513 of 3127	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2024)98th percentile+78 vs school

African American (2021)50th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4120 Carroll Ln	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2160	590	38	15.5	91.0%	25 (4.2%)	4 (0.7%)	557 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	31	3372^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	27.1%		24.2	3783^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.7%	411	20.0	28.6	46.1	53.7	27.3	44.9	33.7		$9,089
Calk-Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Ft Worth St	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2860	746	43	17.3	79.9%	73 (9.8%)	25 (3.4%)	635 (85.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	43.4	2483^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	46.3%		43.5	2525^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.7%	42		45.2	51.1	55.2	30.1	47.7	45.2		$7,862
Hicks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3602 McArdle Rd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2200	559	36	15.5	89.8%	18 (3.2%)	9 (1.6%)	519 (92.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	60.9	1571^st of 4627 public elementary schools	66.0%		61.7	1489^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.0%	82		49.3	54.6	53.9	59.7	51.5	57.1		$11,245
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Norton St	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2520	356	25	14.5	95.2%	13 (3.7%)	11 (3.1%)	329 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	50.6	2083^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	55.0%		43.1	2559^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.0%	476		40.9	49.0	50.0	36.4	76.5	50.0		$11,681
Fannin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2730 Gollihar Rd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2260	339	20	16.6	92.0%	16 (4.7%)	3 (0.9%)	318 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21.4	3974^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.1%		41	2707^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.8%	1267		22.2	18.6	57.9	18.5	34.9	44.7		$11,670
Kostoryz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3602 Panama Dr	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2540	371	25	14.8	89.2%	29 (7.8%)	15 (4.0%)	318 (85.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	31.7	3314^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.4%		39.1	2832^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	39.1%	482		26.1	55.3	56.9	14.9	37.8	38.0		$10,063
Yeager Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5414 Tripoli Dr	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2920	294	21	14.3	83.0%	20 (6.8%)	11 (3.7%)	257 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	32	3296^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.8%		45	2439^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.6%	857		18.2	42.1	55.6	12.1	50.0	48.2		$11,669
Menger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 S Alameda St	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2640	243	19	13.0	86.4%	32 (13.2%)	5 (2.1%)	204 (84.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	3037^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.4%		50.9	2084^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.2%	953		38.2	47.2	50.0	38.2	47.2	34.0		$18,359
Windsor Park G/T	Public	1-5	4525 S Alameda St	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 878-3770	602	37	16.2	28.2%	175 (29.1%)	27 (4.5%)	286 (47.5%)	84 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	99.6	4^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.5	5^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.9%	1		96.2	98.3	99.1	93.1	94.9	95.7	100.0	$8,461
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3210 Churchill Dr	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2700	430	28	15.5	99.3%	17 (4.0%)	26 (6.0%)	384 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21.8	3950^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.6%		18.1	4139^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.0%	189		23.1	29.2	42.0	23.1	45.8	40.0		$9,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary

Is Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary a good school?

Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary ranks 3372^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Baker Middle
High : Ray High School

What is the racial makeup of Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary?

Students at Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% White.

What district is Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary in?

Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 590 students attended Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary.

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