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Oak Park Special Emphasis School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3838^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Oak Park Special Emphasis School is an elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 517 students. The school is part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District, which is ranked 502 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oak Park Special Emphasis School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 3,949 and 4,494 out of around 4,600 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on STAAR assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.1 in 2023-2024, but its per-student spending of $10,705 in 2020-2021 is lower than the district and state averages.

When comparing Oak Park to other nearby elementary schools in the Corpus Christi ISD, such as Wynn Seale Metropolitan School Of Design, it consistently underperforms on STAAR assessments. Oak Park's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with its ranking for African American and Hispanic students, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs, in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools. Despite these challenges, Oak Park's statewide ranking has remained consistently in the bottom quartile, with no significant improvement in its performance or rating over the past 10 years.

541

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,097

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3801 Leopard St
Corpus Christi, TX 78408

(361) 878-2120

District: Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Oak Park Special Emphasis School usually attend:

Middle:	Driscoll Middle
High:	Roy Miller H S And Metro School Of Design

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.0%

African American:

9.1%

White:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg47%

Texas avg47%

3,838^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

502^nd of 961Corpus 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
2025	23.2	3838 of 4651	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	3886 of 4710	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	4263 of 4647	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	4494 of 4581	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	4277 of 4578	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	3949 of 4479	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	4150 of 4359	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	3981 of 4329	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	3990 of 4286	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	4177 of 4320	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.3	4212 of 4260	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.4	4154 of 4221	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.0	4042 of 4206	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	3972 of 4095	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	3834 of 3937	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	28.0	3274 of 3884	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.7	3092 of 3768	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.3	2982 of 3724	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.3	2490 of 3476	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.8	2397 of 3475	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.5	2197 of 3465	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	23.3	2119 of 2443	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	2317 of 2443	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2326 of 2421	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	2126 of 2444	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1371 of 2515	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1756 of 2483	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	12.9	4343 of 4461	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	4252 of 4331	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	3723 of 4295	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	3944 of 4240	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	2325 of 2918	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2142 of 3668	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	3144 of 3556	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	3478 of 3487	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	3356 of 3446	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	3090 of 3333	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	2007 of 3226	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	2800 of 3744	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	3905 of 4658	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3916 of 4588	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	4464 of 4561	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	3957 of 4499	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	3702 of 4348	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	4128 of 4306	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	2708 of 3644	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3313 of 4465	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	3897 of 4401	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	4273 of 4376	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	3999 of 4329	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	3617 of 4188	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	3942 of 4168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	2519 of 3705	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3251 of 4594	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4032 of 4521	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	4349 of 4477	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	4086 of 4451	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	3702 of 4309	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	3986 of 4264	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	2975 of 3739	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	3302 of 4647	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	4289 of 4585	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	4456 of 4563	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	4313 of 4498	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	3904 of 4357	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	3989 of 4319	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	2264 of 3549	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	1935 of 4292	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	2280 of 4086	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	3301 of 3952	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	1697 of 3799	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	1948 of 3684	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	1802 of 3558	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	1801 of 2612	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2946 of 3082	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	3007 of 3082	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	2937 of 3142	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	3025 of 3127	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)36th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2024)13th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading40%-15 vs state

Mathematics29%-17 vs state

Science14%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Oak Park Special Emphasis School	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 Leopard St	Corpus Christi	78408	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2120	541	37	14.5	95.9%	38 (7.0%)	49 (9.1%)	449 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	23.2	3838^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.5%		23.2	3886^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.5%	48								30.1	49.4	38.4				23.7	35.4	26.0				13.7			$10,097
Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3125 Ruth St	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2720	433	28	15.4	94.9%	13 (3.0%)	5 (1.2%)	414 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.1	3363^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.7%		20.2	4062^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	13.8%	699								30.8	41.4	49.0				23.1	44.8	41.2				17.7			$11,773
Shaw Ses	Public	PK, KG-5	2920 Soledad St	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2100	638	36	17.6	97.3%	12 (1.9%)	9 (1.4%)	613 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	18.7	4098^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.9%		15.4	4296^th of 4710 public elementary schools	8.8%	198	0.0	57.1		20.0	42.9			31.3	31.7	41.4				24.2	28.2	27.9				16.1			$11,343
Gibson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5723 Hampshire Rd	Corpus Christi	78408	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2500	421	24	17.4	91.7%	27 (6.4%)	18 (4.3%)	371 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21.4	3949^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.1%		19.7	4089^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.2%	140								37.1	40.4	38.7				24.2	28.9	18.0				22.6			$12,280
Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1414 18th St	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2140	331	24	14.0	96.1%	16 (4.8%)	9 (2.7%)	299 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	29.3	3474^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.3%		12.4	4442^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	5.7%	968			0.0			0.0	0.0	23.9	57.1	43.5				17.0	22.2	53.2				17.0			$43,572
Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4129 Greenwood Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 881-9988	147	9	16.6	91.8%	3 (2.0%)	12 (8.2%)	131 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	26.5	3639^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.8%		20.9	4015^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.8%	376								41.7	30.0	64.3	35.0	50.0	53.9	33.3	10.0	42.9	30.0	12.5	46.2	7.1	38.5	23.1	$12,549
Wynn Seale Metropolitan School Of Design	Public	PK, KG-6	1707 Ayers St	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2780	682	43	15.9	77.1%	62 (9.1%)	25 (3.7%)	577 (84.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	71.5	1069^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.0%		69.4	1159^th of 4710 public elementary schools	75.4%	90								63.4	70.1	62.7	61.7			57.8	66.7	58.3	40.4			28.6			$9,245
Corpus Christi Montessori School	Public, Charter	1-8	822 Ayers St	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Montessori School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 852-0707	139	9	15.4		29 (20.9%)	9 (6.5%)	89 (64.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	31.7	3332^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	28.4%		21	4010^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.9%	678								46.2	42.1	40.0	75.0	54.6	62.5	34.6	15.8	20.0	25.0	0.0		6.7	25.0	0.0	$9,965
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%)	18.1	4139^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.0%		18.8	4132^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	12.3%	7								15.1	28.3	35.6				22.6	33.3	30.5				20.7			$9,966
West Oso Elementary	Public	2-5	1526 Cliff Maus Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	West Oso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 806-5930	532	37	14.2	95.1%	14 (2.6%)	52 (9.8%)	461 (86.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20.1	4020^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.6%		21.1	4002^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	15.0%	18								37.8	37.6	40.8				21.0	39.2	23.5				4.2			$10,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Park Special Emphasis School

What is the racial makeup of Oak Park Special Emphasis School?

Students at Oak Park Special Emphasis School are 83% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% White.

What schools do graduates of Oak Park Special Emphasis School attend?

Students who attend Oak Park Special Emphasis School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Driscoll Middle
High : Roy Miller H S And Metro School Of Design

How many students attend Oak Park Special Emphasis School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Oak Park Special Emphasis School.

Is Oak Park Special Emphasis School a good school?

Oak Park Special Emphasis School ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Oak Park Special Emphasis School in?

Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

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