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Menger Elementary

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Menger Elementary ranks 2084 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2084^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Menger Elementary is a public elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas, serving 290 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD), which is ranked 502 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Menger Elementary has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. While it performs better than the district and state in some grade levels and subjects, it lags behind in others. For example, its 3rd grade reading proficiency (45.16%) is lower than the district (49.35%) and state (52.02%) averages, but its 5th grade reading proficiency (55.56%) is higher than the district (57.03%) and state (57.83%) averages. Similarly, Menger Elementary outperforms the district and state in 3rd grade math (53.13% vs. 46.02% and 44.88%), but underperforms in 5th grade math (44.44% vs. 46.37% and 46.24%).

Menger Elementary's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups. Male students consistently outperform female students, ranking in the top 30% of Texas elementary schools, while female students rank in the bottom 25%. Hispanic students at Menger Elementary show a wide range of performance, ranking from the top 40% to the bottom 30% of Texas elementary schools. Students with special education needs and English language learners at Menger Elementary perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools. Despite spending more per student ($14,534 in 2020-2021) than nearby schools, Menger Elementary's student-teacher ratio of 12.7 in 2023-2024 is lower than most of the nearby schools, which have ratios ranging from 13.5 to 16.0.

243

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,359

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2401 S Alameda St
Corpus Christi, TX 78404-2995

(361) 878-2640

District: Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Menger Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Baker Middle
High:	Ray High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.0%

White:

13.2%

African American:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Texas median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg47%

Texas avg47%

2,084^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	50.9	2084 of 4651	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	2098 of 4710	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	1870 of 4647	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	2977 of 4581	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3429 of 4578	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3141 of 4479	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	2397 of 4359	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.7	3428 of 4329	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	3439 of 4286	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.7	3226 of 4320	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	3811 of 4260	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	4165 of 4221	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	3714 of 4206	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.6	3106 of 4095	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.5	2855 of 3937	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	3089 of 3884	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.6	2343 of 3768	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.8	3147 of 3724	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	52.5	1919 of 3476	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.9	2597 of 3475	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	64.5	1260 of 3465	63.6%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	3724 of 4461	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3891 of 4331	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3335 of 4295	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	2373 of 4240	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	14.7	3371 of 3446	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	1371 of 3744	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	1816 of 4658	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2402 of 4588	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3472 of 4561	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	3769 of 4499	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3395 of 4348	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	2032 of 4306	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	1827 of 3644	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	2065 of 4465	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	1757 of 4401	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	3108 of 4376	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	3252 of 4329	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3227 of 4188	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	2268 of 4168	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	1128 of 3705	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	2183 of 4594	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	1689 of 4521	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	3183 of 4477	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	3274 of 4451	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	2720 of 4309	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	2285 of 4264	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	2115 of 3739	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	2377 of 4647	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.2	1347 of 4585	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	48.4	2265 of 4563	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	2857 of 4498	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	2732 of 4357	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	2802 of 4319	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	2569 of 3549	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	4076 of 4292	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	3232 of 4086	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	3349 of 3799	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	1151 of 3684	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	2640 of 3558	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	46.9	1732 of 3142	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	2098 of 3127	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

White (2019)45th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-28 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)2nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading49%-5 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

Science26%-4 vs state

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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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
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
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Norton St	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-2520	356	25	14.5	95.2%	13 (3.7%)	11 (3.1%)	329 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43.1	2559^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.0%		37.4	2992^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	36.5%	433								37.5	52.8	52.2				51.8	41.5	41.7			14.6			$11,681
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%)	24.2	3783^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.7%		25.1	3767^th of 4710 public elementary schools	20.0%	16								27.1	43.6	49.5				35.7	31.7	24.2			11.1			$9,089
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%)	41	2707^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.8%		39.4	2872^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	39.0%	165								37.8	47.4	55.8				40.0	51.3	40.4			15.4			$11,670
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Menger Elementary

What schools do graduates of Menger Elementary attend?

Students who attend Menger Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Baker Middle
High : Ray High School

What is the racial makeup of Menger Elementary?

Students at Menger Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 13% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Menger Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Menger Elementary.

Is Menger Elementary a good school?

Menger Elementary ranks 2084^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Menger Elementary in?

Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

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