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West Oso Elementary

Public Grades 2-5

4109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

West Oso Elementary in Corpus Christi, TX, serves 532 students in grades 2 through 5 and is part of the West Oso Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the bottom 15% of Texas. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15th percentile of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, with proficiency rates in Reading and Math significantly below state averages—for example, only 29.63% of 3rd graders were proficient in Reading compared to the state average of 51.08%. The most critical weakness is in 5th Grade Science, where just 4.2% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, dramatically lower than the state average of 29.57% and the lowest among nearby schools like Fannin Elementary (15.38%).

Despite these challenges, there are notable bright spots. The school shows a relative strength in serving its Special Education students, who ranked in the 66th percentile statewide in 2024-2025, earning a 3-star rating. Additionally, 4th Grade Math was a temporary anomaly in 2023-2024, with 45.13% of students proficient—above the state average of 44.67%—though this was not sustained in subsequent years. However, the school struggles with its Gifted and Talented students, who ranked in the 4th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting resources may be focused on lower performers at the expense of higher achievers.

Comparing West Oso to nearby Fannin Elementary, which is only 2.63 miles away and has a similarly high rate of economic disadvantage (92.04%), reveals that Fannin consistently outperforms West Oso in nearly every subject and grade level. For instance, in 2024-2025, Fannin's 5th-grade Reading proficiency was 55.77% versus West Oso's 40.83%. This suggests that the challenges at West Oso are not solely due to student poverty but are also influenced by school-level and district-level effectiveness. The school spends approximately $11,136 per student, lower than nearby schools like Houston Elementary ($12,409) and Los Encinos Ses ($12,572), and its state ranking has declined from the 39th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 11th percentile in 2025-2026.

532

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,907

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1526 Cliff Maus Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78416

(361) 806-5930

District: West Oso Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend West Oso Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Oso J H
High:	West Oso High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.7%

African American:

9.8%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Texas avg51%

4,109^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

807^th of 951West Oso 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	18.8	4109 of 4627	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	4020 of 4651	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4002 of 4710	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4059 of 4647	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3237 of 4581	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	3656 of 4578	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3501 of 4479	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	3731 of 4359	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.2	2639 of 4329	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.7	3125 of 4286	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.9	3388 of 4320	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.6	3558 of 4260	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	4009 of 4221	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	3892 of 4206	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	38.4	3032 of 4095	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.2	2326 of 3937	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.5	2519 of 3884	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	21.6	3384 of 3768	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.9	3281 of 3724	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.2	2673 of 3476	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.7	2892 of 3475	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.3	3164 of 3465	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	1958 of 2406	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	1330 of 1905	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1958 of 2443	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	2149 of 2443	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.4	970 of 2421	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	1531 of 2444	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1468 of 2515	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	743 of 2483	70.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.8	3248 of 4461	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	3171 of 4331	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	2603 of 4295	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	2826 of 4240	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	1655 of 2918	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	2352 of 3668	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	2174 of 3556	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	1626 of 3487	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	1946 of 3446	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	1300 of 3333	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	1641 of 3226	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	4018 of 4575	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	3126 of 3744	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4096 of 4658	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4230 of 4588	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3512 of 4561	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	4046 of 4499	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3467 of 4348	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	3698 of 4306	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	2961 of 3075	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	2130 of 2619	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	2750 of 2980	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	2336 of 2958	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	2784 of 3006	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	1796 of 3184	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	2572 of 3106	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	3799 of 4413	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	2820 of 3644	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3561 of 4465	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	3685 of 4401	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3018 of 4376	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	3401 of 4329	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	2986 of 4188	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	3483 of 4168	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	3607 of 4520	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	2603 of 3705	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3676 of 4594	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3414 of 4521	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	2436 of 4477	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	3101 of 4451	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	2732 of 4309	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3169 of 4264	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	4054 of 4582	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	2967 of 3739	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3338 of 4647	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	3636 of 4585	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	2946 of 4563	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	3107 of 4498	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3387 of 4357	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	3651 of 4319	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	3415 of 4301	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.3	1200 of 3549	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	2139 of 4292	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	2157 of 4086	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2003 of 3952	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	1680 of 3799	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	2199 of 3684	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	2222 of 3558	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	20.9	2769 of 3142	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)43rd percentile+30 vs school

At Risk (2022)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

White (2019)12th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading34%-20 vs state

Mathematics31%-16 vs state

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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)						STAAR Social Studies (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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	18.8	4109^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.2%		20.1	4020^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.6%	89			29.6	32.9	41.2				26.7	39.5	26.3					$10,907
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
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%)	36.4	2993^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	35.3%		26.5	3639^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.8%	646			33.3	46.7	52.9	57.1	40.0	71.4	6.7	46.7	35.3	33.3	0.0	25.0	42.9	$12,549
Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1945 Gollihar Rd	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2280	556	33	16.7	93.7%	14 (2.5%)	18 (3.2%)	521 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33.2	3209^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.6%		34.1	3187^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.5%	22			41.2	43.4	51.4				29.9	45.8	32.9					$9,116
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%)	28.8	3510^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.1%		18.7	4098^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.9%	588	60.0	33.3	34.2	34.9	53.3				33.3	39.4	36.4					$11,343
Los Encinos Ses	Public	PK, KG-5	1921 Dorado St	Corpus Christi	78417	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2600	360	24	15.2	89.4%	13 (3.6%)	4 (1.1%)	341 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43.8	2458^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.9%		55.8	1787^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%	671			34.8	38.3	69.2				39.1	52.1	43.6					$12,812
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%)	21.8	3950^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.6%		18.1	4139^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.0%	189			23.1	29.2	42.0				23.1	45.8	40.0					$9,966
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%)	42.1	2584^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.2%		31.1	3363^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.7%	779			46.5	38.1	53.9				39.5	50.0	43.1					$11,773
Fannin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2730 Gollihar Rd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2260	339	20	16.6	92.0%	16 (4.7%)	3 (0.9%)	318 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21.4	3974^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.1%		41	2707^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.8%	1267			22.2	18.6	57.9				18.5	34.9	44.7					$11,670
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%)	17.7	4168^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.9%		23.2	3838^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.5%	330			22.1	27.4	43.0				23.5	31.5	39.2					$10,097

Frequently Asked Questions about West Oso Elementary

How many students attend West Oso Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended West Oso Elementary.

What district is West Oso Elementary in?

West Oso Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of West Oso Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Oso Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Oso J H
High : West Oso High School

Is West Oso Elementary a good school?

West Oso Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of West Oso Elementary?

Students at West Oso Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% White.

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