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Cullen Place Elementary

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Cullen Place Elementary ranks 3455 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cullen Place Elementary is a large elementary school in Corpus Christi, TX, serving 923 students in grades PK through 5 within the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd), where over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools for the past decade, and its academic performance is notably lower than many nearby schools. For example, Smith Elementary and Hicks Elementary both rank significantly higher and show upward trends. The most dramatic contrast is with Windsor Park G/T, a gifted and talented magnet school less than a mile away that is ranked in the 100th percentile statewide. A major concern is mathematics, where proficiency rates are critically low—for instance, only 30.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in 2025-2026, a sharp decline from 46.3% two years earlier. Science scores are also a universal weak point, with 5th graders achieving just 12.98% proficiency, less than half the state average.

Interestingly, the school spends more per student ($11,048) than higher-performing neighbors like Smith ($10,837) and Windsor Park ($9,064), suggesting that resource allocation and instructional effectiveness, rather than funding, are key challenges. Support for vulnerable student groups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, has also been inconsistent from year to year. For parents, this data paints a picture of a school with significant academic hurdles, particularly in math and science, and one that operates in the shadow of a highly selective magnet program nearby.

923

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,771

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 Belmeade Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-3375

(361) 878-2960

District: Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

White:

14.3%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 40th percentile in 2024 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 40th-percentile peak (2024) to 25th (2026)

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

3,455^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	29.6	3455 of 4627	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	3597 of 4651	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	2806 of 4710	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	2892 of 4647	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3085 of 4581	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	3352 of 4578	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3312 of 4479	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3131 of 4359	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.9	3219 of 4329	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	3798 of 4286	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	3794 of 4320	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.8	3310 of 4260	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.7	2997 of 4221	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.0	2097 of 4206	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.6	2427 of 4095	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.7	3467 of 3937	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	3569 of 3884	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	48.1	2291 of 3768	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.9	1961 of 3724	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	70.6	995 of 3476	71.4%	★★★★☆
2005	59.9	1532 of 3475	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.1	972 of 3465	71.9%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.9	2950 of 4461	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	3371 of 4331	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	3759 of 4295	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	3705 of 4240	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	2128 of 2918	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.0	1170 of 3668	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	1542 of 3556	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	1928 of 3487	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	1830 of 3446	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	2799 of 3333	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	3376 of 4575	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	2748 of 3744	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	2984 of 4658	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	2604 of 4588	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3217 of 4561	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	3194 of 4499	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3451 of 4348	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	3473 of 4306	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	3271 of 4413	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.6	2473 of 3644	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	2277 of 4465	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	2992 of 4401	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	2925 of 4376	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	3079 of 4329	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2855 of 4188	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	2844 of 4168	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	2744 of 4520	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	2197 of 3705	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	2242 of 4594	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	2521 of 4521	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	2702 of 4477	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	3286 of 4451	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	2812 of 4309	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	2890 of 4264	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	3486 of 4582	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	2255 of 3739	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	2270 of 4647	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	3095 of 4585	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	2915 of 4563	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	3233 of 4498	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2992 of 4357	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2494 of 4319	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	3747 of 4301	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.8	1634 of 3549	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	2914 of 4292	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	2036 of 4086	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	1983 of 3952	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	1992 of 3799	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	1642 of 3684	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.5	2692 of 3558	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	2284 of 3006	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.5	1343 of 2612	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	1868 of 3108	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.6	612 of 3106	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	24.7	2569 of 3082	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	2515 of 3142	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	2477 of 3127	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile~ school

White (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-14 vs state

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

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by a teacher
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

I love going to work everyday. The Administrator's are so easy to work for and I love working with the kids. I assist in extracurricular activities after work and truly enjoy every moment. I don't look at it as work, but making a difference in a child's life through education. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 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	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Cullen Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Belmeade Dr	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2960	923	53	17.3	81.1%	132 (14.3%)	17 (1.8%)	749 (81.1%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.8%)	29.6	3455^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.3%		27.2	3597^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.7%	142		42.9	36.4	43.1	30.3	44.8	37.3		$12,771
Windsor Park G/T	Public	1-5	4525 S Alameda St	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 878-3770	602	37	16.2	28.2%	175 (29.1%)	27 (4.5%)	286 (47.5%)	84 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	99.6	4^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.5	5^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.9%	1		96.2	98.3	99.1	93.1	94.9	95.7	100.0	$8,461
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6902 Williams Dr	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2760	457	27	17.2	87.5%	44 (9.6%)	21 (4.6%)	370 (81.0%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	69.3	1167^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.8%		51.3	2065^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.6%	898		55.3	56.1	69.2	48.9	59.1	56.9		$10,504
Calk-Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Ft Worth St	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2860	746	43	17.3	79.9%	73 (9.8%)	25 (3.4%)	635 (85.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	43.4	2483^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	46.3%		43.5	2525^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.7%	42		45.2	51.1	55.2	30.1	47.7	45.2		$7,862
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
Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6121 Durant Dr	Corpus Christi	78414	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2660	484	32	15.1	90.7%	35 (7.2%)	17 (3.5%)	414 (85.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	43.3	2499^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.0%		42.9	2581^st of 4651 public elementary schools	44.5%	82		55.8	40.4	53.5	54.8	35.1	41.4		$9,242
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
Mary Helen Berlanga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4120 Carroll Ln	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2160	590	38	15.5	91.0%	25 (4.2%)	4 (0.7%)	557 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	31	3372^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	27.1%		24.2	3783^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.7%	411	20.0	28.6	46.1	53.7	27.3	44.9	33.7		$9,089
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
Driscoll Mi Mundo Preschool	Public	PK, KG-1	1617 Paul Jones Ave	Corpus Christi	78412	Nueces County	Driscoll Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(361) 933-2064	32				5 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Cullen Place Elementary

How many students attend Cullen Place Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 923 students attended Cullen Place Elementary.

What district is Cullen Place Elementary in?

Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Cullen Place Elementary?

Students at Cullen Place Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 14% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Cullen Place Elementary a good school?

Cullen Place Elementary ranks 3455^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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