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Zavala Elementary

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Zavala Elementary ranks 3363 rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3363^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Zavala Elementary is a public elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas, serving 440 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD), which is ranked 502 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Zavala Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's STAAR test scores are significantly lower than the CCISD and Texas state averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.08% of 3rd graders and 41.18% of 5th graders reached proficiency in math, compared to 46.02% and 46.37% for CCISD, respectively.

While the nearby Travis Elementary and Wynn Seale Metropolitan School Of Design generally perform better than Zavala on academic measures, these schools also serve high-needs populations, with free/reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 78.42% to 99.52%. The charter school options in the area, such as Dr. M.L. Garza-Gonzalez Charter School and Corpus Christi Montessori School, have mixed performance, with some outperforming Zavala on certain metrics but underperforming on others.

433

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,773

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3125 Ruth St
Corpus Christi, TX 78405

(361) 878-2720

District: Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Zavala Elementary usually attend:

High:

Roy Miller H S And Metro School Of Design

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.6%

White:

3.0%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg47%

Texas avg47%

3,363^rd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	31.1	3363 of 4651	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4062 of 4710	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	4354 of 4647	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	4406 of 4581	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	4234 of 4578	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	4335 of 4479	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	4144 of 4359	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	3980 of 4329	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	3915 of 4286	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.7	4179 of 4320	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	4116 of 4260	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	4148 of 4221	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.7	4138 of 4206	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	4036 of 4095	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	3547 of 3937	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	29.2	3234 of 3884	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	3395 of 3768	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	29.4	3087 of 3724	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.0	2891 of 3476	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.9	2795 of 3475	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.0	2833 of 3465	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	14.0	4307 of 4461	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	4175 of 4331	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4089 of 4295	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	3939 of 4240	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	1935 of 2918	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	3081 of 3668	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	3111 of 3556	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	3297 of 3487	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	3283 of 3446	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	3010 of 3333	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	2089 of 3226	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	2391 of 3744	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	3763 of 4658	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	4495 of 4588	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	4509 of 4561	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3959 of 4499	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	4106 of 4348	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	4164 of 4306	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	2054 of 3644	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	3724 of 4465	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4092 of 4401	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	4215 of 4376	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	3966 of 4329	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	4022 of 4188	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	4020 of 4168	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	1771 of 3705	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.3	3571 of 4594	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4116 of 4521	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	4234 of 4477	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	4034 of 4451	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	4110 of 4309	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	4017 of 4264	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	2079 of 3739	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	3898 of 4647	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	3820 of 4585	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4147 of 4563	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	4290 of 4498	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	4269 of 4357	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	4049 of 4319	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	1181 of 3549	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	2941 of 4292	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.0	3829 of 4086	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	2927 of 3952	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	3559 of 3799	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	3578 of 3684	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	3061 of 3558	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	6.3	3102 of 3142	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	2580 of 3127	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)67th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)3rd percentile~ school

White (2019)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics37%-9 vs state

Science18%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Zavala Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Menger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 S Alameda St	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2640	243	19	13.0	86.4%	32 (13.2%)	5 (2.1%)	204 (84.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.9	2084^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.2%		51.4	2098^th of 4710 public elementary schools	55.5%	14								45.2	48.8	55.6				53.1	46.3	44.4				25.9			$18,359
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	1102 Villarreal Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	West Oso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 806-5920	363	22	16.2	97.8%	17 (4.7%)	31 (8.5%)	311 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)																							$8,975

Frequently Asked Questions about Zavala Elementary

What district is Zavala Elementary in?

Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Zavala Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zavala Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Roy Miller H S And Metro School Of Design

Is Zavala Elementary a good school?

Zavala Elementary ranks 3363^rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Zavala Elementary?

Students at Zavala Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% African American.

How many students attend Zavala Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Zavala Elementary.

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