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Driscoll Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Driscoll Middle in Corpus Christi, TX, serves 524 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the middle of the pack statewide. The school faces significant challenges, with over 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and it has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas middle schools over the past decade.

One of the most striking features of Driscoll is its "Algebra I Paradox." While standard math scores are critically low—for example, only 17.2% of 6th graders were proficient in math compared to 38.57% statewide—the school's Algebra I End-of-Course exam scores are exceptionally high. In the 2025-2026 school year, 86.67% of Driscoll students taking the Algebra I EOC were proficient, compared to the state average of 54.03%. This suggests a highly effective program for advanced math students, even as the majority of the student body struggles with foundational skills. In contrast, nearby Grant Middle (58th percentile) and Baker Middle (75th percentile) perform much higher overall, while Martin Middle (12th percentile) and West Oso J H (7th percentile) serve similarly high-poverty populations but have different performance profiles.

Another critical concern is Driscoll's high dropout rate of 2.9% for the 2023-2024 school year, nearly double the district average of 1.6% and significantly higher than nearby schools like Grant Middle (0.2%) and Hamlin Middle (0.3%). Additionally, 8th Grade Social Studies proficiency is alarmingly low at just 6%, compared to 31.69% statewide. Despite spending $10,488 per student—higher than top-performing peers like Baker Middle ($6,285)—these resources have not yet translated into broad academic improvement, highlighting the need for more effective instructional programs and support systems.

524

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,737

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3501 Kenwood Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78408-3599

(361) 878-4660

District: Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Driscoll Middle usually attend:

High:

Roy Miller H S And Metro School Of Design

Feeder schools for Driscoll Middle:

Elementary:	Allen Elementary
	Gibson Elementary
	Oak Park Special Emphasis School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

African American:

6.5%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Reading scores 27 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg43%

Texas avg47%

2,143^rd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Middle 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	15.9	2143 of 2335	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	2167 of 2344	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2209 of 2372	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	2213 of 2330	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	2133 of 2254	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	2091 of 2252	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1934 of 2193	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1969 of 2080	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	1860 of 2027	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.0	1940 of 1987	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.9	1962 of 2043	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.3	1918 of 1987	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.1	1897 of 1973	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	1890 of 1951	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	1789 of 1895	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.4	1563 of 1803	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.5	1529 of 1763	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.6	1481 of 1718	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.7	1466 of 1684	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.3	1450 of 1585	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.4	1513 of 1582	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.8	1430 of 1573	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	789 of 1295	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.5	692 of 997	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1224 of 1280	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1190 of 1273	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1034 of 1251	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	857 of 1213	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1089 of 1193	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1111 of 1167	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.4	2076 of 2182	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	1861 of 2118	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1455 of 2058	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1682 of 2008	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	1138 of 1390	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	1280 of 1428	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1643 of 1770	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1650 of 1720	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1518 of 1643	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1475 of 1592	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	601 of 1445	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	416 of 1376	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	2057 of 2240	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	1700 of 1825	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2121 of 2242	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	2118 of 2241	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	2104 of 2221	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	2016 of 2151	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1825 of 2047	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1920 of 2008	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	1963 of 2141	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	1612 of 1731	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	2000 of 2119	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	2021 of 2116	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1987 of 2077	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1906 of 2043	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1680 of 1935	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1794 of 1895	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	2023 of 2253	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	1651 of 1820	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	2078 of 2235	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	2140 of 2251	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2094 of 2220	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	2032 of 2172	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1790 of 2073	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1904 of 2039	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	2082 of 2253	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	1718 of 1818	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2138 of 2246	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2166 of 2245	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	2119 of 2228	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	2031 of 2168	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1872 of 2069	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1927 of 2030	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	57 of 60	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	1425 of 1956	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	1257 of 1568	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1648 of 1891	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1746 of 1815	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1666 of 1757	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	1364 of 1712	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1100 of 1626	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1222 of 1597	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	1645 of 1731	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	1040 of 1439	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1693 of 1733	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1703 of 1749	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1654 of 1723	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	1664 of 1700	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1603 of 1684	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1572 of 1673	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)39th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Migrant (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I87%+33 vs state

Reading28%-27 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 vs state

Social Studies6%-26 vs state

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Teachers truly care about the students and go out of their way to ensure they succeed. The students are hard working and resilient despite the challenges from the pandemic over the last year. The school has made major gains over the last 6 years. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Driscoll Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Kenwood Dr	Corpus Christi	78408	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4660	524	40	13.0	95.2%	19 (3.6%)	34 (6.5%)	466 (88.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	15.9	2143^rd of 2335 public middle schools	8.2%		14.2	2167^th of 2344 public middle schools	7.6%	24	86.7			33.1	27.4	23.3		17.2	24.7	18.8	6.0	$11,737
Martin Middle	Public	6-8	3502 Greenwood Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4690	406	30	13.7	96.6%	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	397 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.7	2052^nd of 2335 public middle schools	12.1%		15.7	2137^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.8%	85	91.3			33.9	25.9	38.6		20.5	21.9	30.5	11.0	$20,371
West Oso J H	Public	6-8	5202 Bear Ln	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	West Oso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 806-5950	391	34	11.6	95.9%	9 (2.3%)	39 (10.0%)	340 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14.5	2171^st of 2335 public middle schools	7.0%		17.4	2090^th of 2344 public middle schools	10.8%	81	70.6			33.1	22.9	32.2		18.1	16.7	17.9	8.9	$10,726
Baker Middle	Public	6-8	1540 Casa Grande Dr	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4600	937	58	16.1	64.5%	116 (12.4%)	20 (2.1%)	741 (79.1%)	50 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	67.2	573^rd of 2335 public middle schools	75.5%		57.3	867^th of 2344 public middle schools	63.0%	294	92.2	98.9		58.6	56.9	65.2		30.2	45.7	61.8	41.1	$7,227
Cunningham Middle At South Park	Public	6-8	2901 McArdle Rd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4630	706	49	14.4	94.1%	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.4%)	679 (96.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	25.9	1856^th of 2335 public middle schools	20.5%		18.8	2055^th of 2344 public middle schools	12.3%	199	54.1			43.0	31.9	49.0		27.6	14.5	35.0	10.8	$10,294
Hamlin Middle	Public	6-8	3900 Hamlin Dr	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4210	364	31	11.8	86.5%	24 (6.6%)	15 (4.1%)	324 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37.9	1461^st of 2335 public middle schools	37.4%		39	1424^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.2%	37	72.2			47.6	57.3	55.7		25.6	26.3	22.6	14.5	$12,021
Browne Middle	Public	6-8	4301 Schanen Blvd	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4270	557	38	14.7	87.4%	32 (5.7%)	18 (3.2%)	491 (88.2%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	40.6	1384^th of 2335 public middle schools	40.7%		37.4	1477^th of 2344 public middle schools	37.0%	93	100.0			49.3	40.6	42.0		32.1	29.3	52.4	25.4	$9,753
Grant Middle	Public	6-8	4350 Aaron Dr	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-3740	772	41	18.8	63.0%	104 (13.5%)	23 (3.0%)	628 (81.3%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	51.9	992^nd of 2335 public middle schools	57.5%		52.3	1006^th of 2344 public middle schools	57.1%	14	91.7			52.5	56.0	56.8		30.8	46.7	44.6	26.0	$7,997
London Middle	Public	7-8	1306 Fm 43	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	London Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 452-4902	307	17	18.2	19.5%	92 (30.0%)	3 (1.0%)	186 (60.6%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	90.1	149^th of 2335 public middle schools	93.6%		84.9	241^st of 2344 public middle schools	89.7%	92	93.9				79.8	86.4			41.4	71.0	55.6	$4,373
London Intermediate	Public	5-6	1306 Fm 43	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	London Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 452-4902	283	17	16.2	21.2%	92 (32.5%)	2 (0.7%)	172 (60.8%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)								(n/a)			67.7	75.5			54.2	60.7				$4,970

Frequently Asked Questions about Driscoll Middle

Is Driscoll Middle a good school?

Driscoll Middle ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Texas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Driscoll Middle?

Students at Driscoll Middle are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% White.

What high school do graduates of Driscoll Middle attend?

Students who attend Driscoll Middle usually go on to attend Roy Miller H S And Metro School Of Design

How many students attend Driscoll Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Driscoll Middle.

What district is Driscoll Middle in?

Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

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