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Hamlin Middle

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Hamlin Middle ranks 1470 th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Hamlin Middle in Corpus Christi, TX, is a mid-sized neighborhood school serving 364 students in grades 6-8 within the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd), where a high percentage of families qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school is on a promising upward trajectory, climbing from the 19th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to its highest rank in years at the 37th percentile in 2025-2026, a turnaround not shared by nearby schools like Cunningham Middle At South Park or Martin Middle, which have seen rankings decline or stagnate.

A standout strength is Hamlin’s exceptional performance in Algebra I, where 72.22% of students passed the End-of-Course exam—far exceeding the district average of 50.66% and the state average of 54.03%. This is particularly impressive given the school’s high poverty rate, and it outperforms demographically similar peers like Haas Middle (24th percentile overall) and Driscoll Middle (8th percentile). The school also excels with English Language Learners, ranking in the 81st percentile statewide, and maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1, supported by higher per-student spending ($11,537) compared to schools like Kaffie Middle ($6,093) or Grant Middle ($6,576).

Despite these bright spots, Hamlin faces challenges: general math and reading proficiency for grades 6-8 remain below district and state averages, and performance for some student subgroups, such as African American students, has been inconsistent. However, the school’s very low dropout rate of 0.3% (compared to the district’s 1.6%) suggests a strong culture of student support. For parents, Hamlin Middle represents a school that is investing strategically in smaller classes and targeted programs, showing clear signs of improvement while still working to lift achievement for all students.

364

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,021

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3900 Hamlin Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78411-2237

(361) 878-4210

District: Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hamlin Middle usually attend:

High:

Ray High School

Feeder schools for Hamlin Middle:

Elementary:

Calk-Wilson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

White:

6.6%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

Texas avg47%

1,470^th of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Middle Schools in the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

485^th of 947Corpus 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	38.0	1470 of 2359	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	1424 of 2344	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1829 of 2372	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1878 of 2330	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1616 of 2254	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	1623 of 2252	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	1492 of 2193	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1517 of 2080	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.2	1552 of 2027	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.0	1646 of 1987	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.9	1596 of 2043	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.5	1673 of 1987	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	1828 of 1973	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.0	1711 of 1951	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.7	1532 of 1895	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.0	1161 of 1803	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.6	932 of 1763	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.8	1053 of 1718	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.1	979 of 1684	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.3	1215 of 1585	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.2	1042 of 1582	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.5	1070 of 1573	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	1134 of 1306	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.9	558 of 997	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	744 of 1273	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	691 of 1213	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1177 of 1193	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	631 of 1167	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	1787 of 2182	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	1522 of 2118	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1364 of 2058	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	1256 of 2008	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	271 of 1403	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	296 of 1428	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	37.9	1090 of 1770	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1550 of 1720	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1307 of 1643	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1473 of 1592	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	575 of 1445	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	793 of 1376	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	1453 of 2263	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	871 of 1825	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	1611 of 2242	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1735 of 2241	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1487 of 2221	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1577 of 2151	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1405 of 2047	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1433 of 2008	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	1158 of 2161	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	752 of 1731	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	1531 of 2119	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1706 of 2116	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	1348 of 2077	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	1402 of 2043	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1110 of 1935	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1310 of 1895	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	1119 of 2275	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	804 of 1820	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.4	1656 of 2235	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1884 of 2251	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1589 of 2220	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	1571 of 2172	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	1422 of 2073	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1310 of 2039	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	1368 of 2274	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	1064 of 1818	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1810 of 2246	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1910 of 2245	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1742 of 2228	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	1598 of 2168	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1430 of 2069	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1548 of 2030	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	941 of 1974	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.8	848 of 1568	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1186 of 1891	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1498 of 1815	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1409 of 1757	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	1126 of 1712	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	889 of 1626	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	789 of 1597	50.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	825 of 1743	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.2	322 of 1439	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	36.2	1191 of 1733	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1292 of 1749	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1487 of 1723	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1387 of 1700	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1497 of 1684	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1362 of 1673	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile+43 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

Female (2026)36th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I72%+18 vs state

Reading53%~ state avg

Mathematics25%-14 vs state

Social Studies14%-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 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Hamlin Middle	Public	6-8	3900 Hamlin Dr	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4210	364	31	11.8	86.5%	24 (6.6%)	15 (4.1%)	324 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38	1470^th of 2359 public middle schools	37.7%		39	1424^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.2%	46	72.2			47.6	57.3	55.7	25.6	26.3	22.6	14.5	$12,021
Baker Middle	Public	6-8	1540 Casa Grande Dr	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4600	937	58	16.1	64.5%	116 (12.4%)	20 (2.1%)	741 (79.1%)	50 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	67.2	576^th of 2359 public middle schools	75.6%		57.3	867^th of 2344 public middle schools	63.0%	291	92.2	98.9		58.6	56.9	65.2	30.2	45.7	61.8	41.1	$7,227
Cunningham Middle At South Park	Public	6-8	2901 McArdle Rd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4720	706	49	14.4	94.1%	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.4%)	679 (96.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	25.9	1870^th of 2359 public middle schools	20.7%		18.8	2055^th of 2344 public middle schools	12.3%	185	54.1			43.0	31.9	49.0	27.6	14.5	35.0	10.8	$10,294
Browne Middle	Public	6-8	4301 Schanen Blvd	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4270	557	38	14.7	87.4%	32 (5.7%)	18 (3.2%)	491 (88.2%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	40.7	1391^st of 2359 public middle schools	41.0%		37.4	1477^th of 2344 public middle schools	37.0%	86	100.0			49.3	40.6	42.0	32.1	29.3	52.4	25.4	$9,753
Haas Middle	Public	6-8	6630 McArdle Rd	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4240	545	40	13.6	86.2%	43 (7.9%)	19 (3.5%)	475 (87.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28.4	1787^th of 2359 public middle schools	24.2%		35.5	1545^th of 2344 public middle schools	34.1%	242	88.0			38.6	45.6	41.2	22.6	31.0	25.9	14.0	$10,659
Martin Middle	Public	6-8	3502 Greenwood Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4690	406	30	13.7	96.6%	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	397 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.7	2069^th of 2359 public middle schools	12.3%		15.7	2137^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.8%	68	91.3			33.9	25.9	38.6	20.5	21.9	30.5	11.0	$20,371
Grant Middle	Public	6-8	4350 Aaron Dr	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-3740	772	41	18.8	63.0%	104 (13.5%)	23 (3.0%)	628 (81.3%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	51.9	997^th of 2359 public middle schools	57.7%		52.3	1006^th of 2344 public middle schools	57.1%	9	91.7			52.5	56.0	56.8	30.8	46.7	44.6	26.0	$7,997
Kaffie Middle	Public	6-8	5922 Brockhampton St	Corpus Christi	78414	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-3700	1,154	57	20.0	39.5%	198 (17.2%)	51 (4.4%)	830 (71.9%)	42 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	29 (2.5%)	62.9	693^rd of 2359 public middle schools	70.6%		60.1	795^th of 2344 public middle schools	66.1%	102	95.3			62.2	61.0	60.7	40.4	48.3	27.3	34.6	$7,433
Driscoll Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Kenwood Dr	Corpus Christi	78408	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4660	524	40	13.0	95.2%	19 (3.6%)	34 (6.5%)	466 (88.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	15.9	2160^th of 2359 public middle schools	8.4%		14.2	2167^th of 2344 public middle schools	7.6%	7	86.7			33.1	27.4	23.3	17.2	24.7	18.8	6.0	$11,737
West Oso J H	Public	6-8	5202 Bear Ln	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	West Oso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 806-5950	391	34	11.6	95.9%	9 (2.3%)	39 (10.0%)	340 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14.5	2189^th of 2359 public middle schools	7.2%		17.4	2090^th of 2344 public middle schools	10.8%	99	70.6			33.1	22.9	32.2	18.1	16.7	17.9	8.9	$10,726

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamlin Middle

What is the racial makeup of Hamlin Middle?

Students at Hamlin Middle are 89% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% African American.

Is Hamlin Middle a good school?

Hamlin Middle ranks 1470^th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hamlin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Hamlin Middle.

What high school do graduates of Hamlin Middle attend?

Students who attend Hamlin Middle usually go on to attend Ray High School

What district is Hamlin Middle in?

Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

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