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Sanders Elementary

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Sanders Elementary ranks 1698 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1698^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Sanders Elementary is a PK-5 school in Corpus Christi, TX, serving 279 students within the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd), and it has recently achieved a remarkable turnaround after years of underperformance.

The most defining feature of Sanders Elementary is its dramatic improvement. After consistently ranking in the bottom 30th percentile for over a decade, the school jumped to the 63rd percentile in the 2025-2026 school year—its highest ranking in more than ten years. This 34-percentile-point increase is a rate of improvement not seen in any nearby school. For context, while top-performing peers like Faye Webb Elementary have stable, high rankings, Sanders has surged past demographically similar schools such as Moore Elementary (46th percentile) and Schanen Estates Elementary (29th percentile). The school now outperforms both the district and state averages in 4th Grade Reading and Math, and 5th Grade Reading. This success is linked to strategic investments, as Sanders spends $12,320 per student—significantly more than nearby schools like Jones Elementary ($9,130) and Faye Webb ($8,858)—and this spending is yielding strong results, especially for its high-need population.

Despite these gains, Sanders has clear areas for growth. Science scores remain a critical weakness, with only 8.7% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, far below the district average. Additionally, the school struggles to serve its Special Education students, ranking in the 38th percentile for this group in 2025-2026. While the turnaround is impressive and broad-based, addressing these gaps will be essential to making the improvement sustainable and comprehensive for all students.

279

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,527

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4102 Republic Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78413-3098

(361) 878-2820

District: Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sanders Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Browne Middle
High:	Carroll High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.3%

White:

7.9%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

1,698^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 41 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	58.2	1698 of 4627	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.0	3310 of 4651	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3186 of 4710	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3295 of 4647	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	3648 of 4581	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	2852 of 4578	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	2628 of 4479	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3125 of 4359	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.1	3141 of 4329	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.8	3347 of 4286	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.8	3537 of 4320	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.7	2715 of 4260	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.5	2956 of 4221	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	3181 of 4206	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.9	3736 of 4095	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	37.4	2952 of 3937	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	57.8	1840 of 3884	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.2	979 of 3768	74.0%	★★★★☆
2007	62.4	1515 of 3724	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.5	1291 of 3476	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.1	1718 of 3475	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.1	1866 of 3465	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	52.6	1033 of 2515	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.5	1766 of 2483	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.3	3556 of 4461	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	2793 of 4331	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	2692 of 4295	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	3691 of 4240	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	74.1	544 of 3487	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	971 of 3446	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	1116 of 4575	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	42.2	2176 of 3744	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	2886 of 4658	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3378 of 4588	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3158 of 4561	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	2572 of 4499	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	3151 of 4348	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	3580 of 4306	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	1118 of 4413	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	42.0	2193 of 3644	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	2600 of 4465	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3303 of 4401	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3535 of 4376	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	2319 of 4329	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	2159 of 4188	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	2562 of 4168	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	939 of 4520	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	50.5	1745 of 3705	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	2397 of 4594	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3201 of 4521	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3308 of 4477	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	2686 of 4451	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	2325 of 4309	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	2477 of 4264	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	2427 of 4582	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	2181 of 3739	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	2934 of 4647	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3084 of 4585	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3983 of 4563	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	3013 of 4498	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	1992 of 4357	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	2550 of 4319	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	2649 of 4301	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.5	3147 of 3549	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3181 of 4292	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	2875 of 4086	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	2434 of 3952	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3362 of 3799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	90.1	125 of 3684	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	28.0	2850 of 3558	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	52.5	1499 of 3108	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.2	2467 of 3142	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	2225 of 3127	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)84th percentile+64 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2019)59th percentile+18 vs school

White (2024)52nd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-25 vs school

At Risk (2022)20th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading58%+3 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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	Total
Sanders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4102 Republic Dr	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2820	279	16	17.2	86.7%	22 (7.9%)	7 (2.5%)	238 (85.3%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	58.2	1698^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.3%		32	3310^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.8%	1612					51.1	64.7	58.5	43.5	52.9	47.6	$10,527
Schanen Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5717 Killarmet Dr	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2940	374	26	14.4	82.9%	42 (11.2%)	13 (3.5%)	310 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	31.9	3305^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.6%		38.9	2850^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.7%	455					26.0	50.0	42.0	30.6	49.0	40.8	$9,955
Dawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6821 Sanders Dr	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-0140	548	32	17.2	65.0%	64 (11.7%)	10 (1.8%)	465 (84.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	60.6	1594^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.6%		64.2	1374^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.5%	220					42.4	52.3	74.7	38.4	53.5	66.7	$8,865
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
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
Galvan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3126 Masterson Dr	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2800	553	36	15.3	84.1%	36 (6.5%)	5 (0.9%)	504 (91.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	59	1654^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.3%		50.6	2114^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.5%	460	60.0	16.7	60.0	16.7	66.7	42.0	62.8	61.4	45.7	50.0	$8,991
Club Estates	Public	PK, KG-5	5222 Merganser Dr	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-3780	406	27	15.0	72.4%	46 (11.3%)	6 (1.5%)	338 (83.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	53.5	1934^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.2%		59.9	1585^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.9%	349					47.2	52.2	66.7	38.9	34.3	59.7	$9,467
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
Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7533 Lipes Blvd	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-0100	520	31	16.8	54.4%	86 (16.5%)	14 (2.7%)	403 (77.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	70.4	1124^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.7%		69.4	1157^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.1%	33					56.2	54.8	71.9	50.0	60.3	56.2	$8,454
Faye Webb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6953 Boardwalk Ave	Corpus Christi	78414	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2740	634	43	14.6	50.5%	94 (14.8%)	28 (4.4%)	452 (71.3%)	30 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	88.2	446^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.4%		88.9	414^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.1%	32					82.4	60.8	74.5	74.3	72.5	70.5	$7,515

Frequently Asked Questions about Sanders Elementary

How many students attend Sanders Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Sanders Elementary.

Is Sanders Elementary a good school?

Sanders Elementary ranks 1698^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sanders Elementary?

Students at Sanders Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Sanders Elementary in?

Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Sanders Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sanders Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Browne Middle
High : Carroll High School

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