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Fannin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
3974th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Fannin Elementary in Corpus Christi, TX, serves 339 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd), operating in a high-poverty area where over 92% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Fannin is in the midst of a promising turnaround. After years of ranking in the bottom 15-20% of Texas elementary schools, it has jumped dramatically to the 42nd percentile in the most recent year. This rapid improvement is a standout in the area, outpacing nearby schools like Travis Elementary and Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary, which have seen stagnation or decline. The school has been particularly effective with male students and those from low-income backgrounds, both of whom scored in the top 40% of the state. However, the school struggles to replicate this success with female students, who scored in the bottom 25% of the state. A persistent weakness is science, where only 15% of 5th graders were proficient, a challenge shared by many nearby schools.

For context, Hicks Elementary, with a similar poverty rate, consistently ranks in the top 35% of Texas schools, showing that high performance is achievable in this community. Meanwhile, Houston Elementary, just 0.75 miles away, has found a highly effective strategy for 4th-grade math, with scores far above the state average. Fannin’s recent gains in reading and math are encouraging, but closing the science gap and ensuring all student groups benefit from its improvement will be key to its continued success.

339
Students ?
16.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,670
Per pupil spending ?
92%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2730 Gollihar Rd
       Corpus Christi, TX  78415-5299

(361) 878-2260

District: Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Fannin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Cunningham Middle At South Park
High:    Moody High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.8%
White:
4.7%
African American:
0.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 51% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school31%
District avg51%
Texas avg51%
3,974th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
30th of 32Elementary Schools in the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)
487th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202621.43974 of 462714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202541.02707 of 465141.8%★★☆☆☆
202439.42872 of 471039.0%★★☆☆☆
202325.93633 of 464721.8%★☆☆☆☆
202220.23934 of 458114.1%★☆☆☆☆
202118.73970 of 457813.3%★☆☆☆☆
201919.73935 of 447912.1%★☆☆☆☆
201823.23620 of 435917.0%★☆☆☆☆
201732.92967 of 432931.5%★★☆☆☆
201638.22919 of 428631.9%★★☆☆☆
201534.53134 of 432027.5%★☆☆☆☆
201417.53908 of 42608.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20139.74093 of 42213.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201223.43718 of 420611.6%★☆☆☆☆
201151.12337 of 409542.9%★★☆☆☆
201046.72500 of 393736.5%★★☆☆☆
200934.53006 of 388422.6%★☆☆☆☆
200843.12521 of 376833.1%★★☆☆☆
200762.21526 of 372459.0%★★★☆☆
200650.92009 of 347642.2%★★☆☆☆
200533.02754 of 347520.7%★☆☆☆☆
200441.02437 of 346529.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20185.42470 of 24830.5%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202216.64216 of 44615.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.43826 of 433111.7%★☆☆☆☆
201917.54094 of 42954.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.83795 of 424010.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20248.73626 of 36681.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202231.82671 of 348723.4%★☆☆☆☆
202111.23426 of 34460.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201938.52196 of 333334.1%★★☆☆☆
201834.62342 of 322627.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.74171 of 45758.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202529.72815 of 374424.8%★☆☆☆☆
202439.32881 of 465838.1%★★☆☆☆
202323.63835 of 458816.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.44123 of 45619.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.33924 of 449912.8%★☆☆☆☆
201927.73463 of 434820.4%★☆☆☆☆
201836.12873 of 430633.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.53772 of 441314.5%★☆☆☆☆
202545.91995 of 364445.3%★★☆☆☆
202448.62230 of 446550.1%★★★☆☆
202332.83223 of 440126.8%★☆☆☆☆
202226.03643 of 437616.8%★☆☆☆☆
202123.33681 of 432915.0%★☆☆☆☆
201926.93466 of 418817.2%★☆☆☆☆
201830.03262 of 416821.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.23511 of 452022.3%★☆☆☆☆
202556.41395 of 370562.3%★★★☆☆
202460.81454 of 459468.4%★★★☆☆
202340.12866 of 452136.6%★★☆☆☆
202231.33432 of 447723.3%★☆☆☆☆
202122.83865 of 445113.2%★☆☆☆☆
201929.83462 of 430919.7%★☆☆☆☆
201834.53073 of 426427.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.03653 of 458220.3%★☆☆☆☆
202554.11538 of 373958.9%★★★☆☆
202448.42287 of 464750.8%★★★☆☆
202330.13399 of 458525.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.63730 of 456318.3%★☆☆☆☆
202120.93819 of 449815.1%★☆☆☆☆
201918.93907 of 435710.3%★☆☆☆☆
201818.63893 of 43199.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.93194 of 430125.7%★☆☆☆☆
202532.02601 of 354926.7%★☆☆☆☆
202465.01007 of 429276.5%★★★★☆
202338.62405 of 408641.1%★★☆☆☆
202240.82222 of 395243.8%★★☆☆☆
202123.13315 of 379912.7%★☆☆☆☆
201937.22274 of 368438.3%★★☆☆☆
201853.51217 of 355865.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201918.82834 of 31429.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.72831 of 31279.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2026)26th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)20th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school
White (2019)10th percentile~ school
Female (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school
At Risk (2022)5th percentile-9 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-38 vs school
African American (2018)1st percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics31%-16 vs state
Reading31%-23 vs state

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Students at Fannin Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Fannin Elementary.

Fannin Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.1% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Fannin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cunningham Middle At South Park
High : Moody High School


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