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King High School

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King High School ranks 1264 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 37% of Texas high schools

Summary

King High School in Corpus Christi, TX, is a comprehensive public high school serving 1,279 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd), with nearly 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the lower half of Texas high schools, currently placing in the 37th percentile with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, and it underperforms compared to both district and state averages on STAAR End-of-Course exams, particularly in Algebra I (37.5% proficient vs. 54.03% state) and Biology (57.99% vs. 70.51% state).

Within the same district, King High School shows a stark contrast to higher-performing peers like Collegiate High School (97th percentile) and Harold T Branch Academy For Career & Technical Educational (90th percentile), which are selective-admission schools achieving top-tier results. The school's graduation rate of 87.2% is below the district average of 90.6% and significantly lower than nearby Veterans Memorial High School (97.7%) and Carroll High School (93.8%), while its dropout rate of 2.8% is nearly double the district average and the highest among comprehensive high schools in the district.

Despite these challenges, King High School demonstrates a notable strength in serving its Migrant Student population, ranking in the 80th percentile for this subgroup with a 4-star rating, suggesting targeted support systems are effective. There is also a positive trend in English Language Arts, with English I Reading proficiency rising from 39% to 51.01% and English II Reading from 47% to 56.97% over the last three years. However, the school's performance with its largest subgroup—Low Socio-Economic Status Students (45th percentile)—is inconsistent, and its per-student spending of $9,899 is higher than that of top-performing Collegiate High School ($7,051), indicating that resource allocation alone does not drive academic success.

1,279

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,428

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5225 Gollihar Rd
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-3317

(361) 906-3400

District: Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for King High School:

Elementary:	Barnes Elementary
	Moore Elementary
	Smith Elementary
Middle:	Adkins Middle
	Haas Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.1%

White:

14.1%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2026) from a 26th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (53% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg57%

Texas avg62%

1,264^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9High 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	38.9	1264 of 2009	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	1278 of 1974	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1375 of 1990	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1439 of 1961	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1387 of 1876	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	1274 of 1861	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	1000 of 1857	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1128 of 1797	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.3	1120 of 1777	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.5	995 of 1762	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.0	972 of 1743	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.2	1078 of 1734	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.1	901 of 1652	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.0	891 of 1603	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.4	886 of 1672	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.2	715 of 1568	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.4	738 of 1539	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.6	730 of 1510	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	675 of 1497	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.9	567 of 1430	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.5	571 of 1429	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.3	655 of 1427	54.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	591 of 1086	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	562 of 834	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	625 of 1065	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	752 of 1069	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	660 of 1031	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	471 of 1020	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	455 of 1024	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	463 of 1013	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	441 of 556	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	65.9	137 of 428	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	393 of 530	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	377 of 525	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	340 of 507	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	78.6	52 of 488	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	86 of 487	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	34.2	360 of 486	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.9	1361 of 1837	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	1181 of 1829	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	783 of 1810	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	971 of 1784	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	574 of 1195	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	411 of 1153	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	478 of 1437	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	733 of 1371	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	843 of 1278	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	904 of 1195	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1017 of 1136	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	541 of 1113	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	1318 of 1936	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	1116 of 1504	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1363 of 1880	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1402 of 1891	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1401 of 1841	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	1356 of 1815	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	924 of 1798	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1177 of 1781	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	1050 of 1860	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	896 of 1453	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1142 of 1805	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1286 of 1820	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1276 of 1762	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	1185 of 1743	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	945 of 1714	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1049 of 1691	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	1068 of 1937	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	1012 of 1513	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1297 of 1884	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1495 of 1897	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1400 of 1847	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	1362 of 1848	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	1001 of 1818	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	1078 of 1794	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	1176 of 1954	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	927 of 1515	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1282 of 1891	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1426 of 1913	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1359 of 1853	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	1208 of 1840	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	1120 of 1824	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1193 of 1803	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	15 of 74	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	21 of 113	81.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	39.8	369 of 604	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	398 of 582	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	82 of 87	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	798 of 1581	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	457 of 1299	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	702 of 1548	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	1037 of 1478	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1003 of 1418	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1116 of 1382	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	623 of 1357	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	419 of 1347	68.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	1110 of 1584	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	897 of 1294	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1373 of 1556	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1342 of 1576	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1302 of 1525	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1255 of 1510	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	755 of 1526	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	1007 of 1539	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2026)80th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)39th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)26th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)21st percentile-16 vs school

Native American (2025)6th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History63%-7 vs state

Biology58%-13 vs state

English II Reading57%-3 vs state

English I Reading51%-4 vs state

Algebra I38%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
King High School	Public	9-12	5225 Gollihar Rd	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 906-3400	1,279	83	15.3	69.7%	180 (14.1%)	40 (3.1%)	1,024 (80.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.5%)	38.9	1264^th of 2009 public high schools	37.1%		34.5	1278^th of 1974 public high schools	35.3%	14	37.5	58.0	51.0	57.0	63.1	$10,428
Por Vida Academy Corpus Christi	Public, Charter	9-12	4613 S Padre Island Dr	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Por Vida Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 225-4240	71	6	11.7		12 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (7.0%)	34.7	1370^th of 2009 public high schools	31.8%		56	765^th of 1974 public high schools	61.2%	605	40.0	56.3	40.0	37.5	71.4	$11,411
Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi	Public, Charter	9-12	3512 S Staples St	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 225-4424	237	8	30.9	70.5%	28 (11.8%)	9 (3.8%)	195 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	2.3	1964^th of 2009 public high schools	2.2%		2.5	1939^th of 1974 public high schools	1.8%	25	1.6	15.4	9.0	10.3	21.7	$8,570
Premier H S - Corpus Christi	Public, Charter	9-12	5130 Kostoryz Rd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(201) 402-0253	137	6	21.6	86.9%	13 (9.5%)	7 (5.1%)	112 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	19	1661^st of 2009 public high schools	17.3%		17.3	1661^st of 1974 public high schools	15.9%		60.9	25.0	13.8	42.9	40.0	$9,922
Texasworks - Corpus Christi	Public, Charter	9-12	5130 Kostoryz Rd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	14				1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Ray High School	Public	9-12	1002 Texan Trl	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-7300	1,578	97	16.2	71.0%	179 (11.3%)	35 (2.2%)	1,311 (83.1%)	33 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.1%)	37.2	1309^th of 2009 public high schools	34.8%		34.1	1290^th of 1974 public high schools	34.7%	19	37.3	46.6	47.4	53.2	69.3	$12,867
Carroll High School	Public	9-12	3202 Saratoga Blvd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-5140	1,928	111	17.3	63.6%	236 (12.2%)	84 (4.4%)	1,546 (80.2%)	27 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	27 (1.4%)	40.6	1218^th of 2009 public high schools	39.4%		35.8	1259^th of 1974 public high schools	36.2%	41	36.1	63.1	47.6	56.7	67.7	$8,368
Veterans Memorial High School	Public	9-12	3750 Cimarron Blvd	Corpus Christi	78414	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 878-7900	2,026	109	18.5	37.5%	394 (19.4%)	82 (4.0%)	1,371 (67.7%)	133 (6.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	41 (2.0%)	62.9	596^th of 2009 public high schools	70.3%		64.6	561^st of 1974 public high schools	71.6%	35	42.2	73.6	68.0	74.8	73.1	$7,806
Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	101 Baldwin Blvd St Clair Bld	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 698-2425	390	18	21.7	60.5%	49 (12.6%)	8 (2.1%)	309 (79.2%)	20 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	89.4	69^th of 2009 public high schools	96.6%		91	53^rd of 1974 public high schools	97.3%	16	92.2	90.0	87.5	88.0	95.7	$7,701
Moody High School	Public	9-12	1818 Trojan Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-7340	1,326	78	17.0	87.4%	48 (3.6%)	44 (3.3%)	1,225 (92.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	35.1	1356^th of 2009 public high schools	32.5%		28	1445^th of 1974 public high schools	26.8%	89	43.8	59.0	38.2	48.7	68.3	$10,443

Frequently Asked Questions about King High School

What district is King High School in?

Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into King High School?

King High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barnes Elementary
Elementary : Moore Elementary
Elementary : Smith Elementary
Middle : Adkins Middle
Middle : Haas Middle

What is the racial makeup of King High School?

Students at King High School are 80% Hispanic, 14% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is King High School a good school?

King High School ranks 1264^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend King High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,279 students attended King High School.

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