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Adkins Middle

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Adkins Middle ranks 560 th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

560^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Adkins Middle in Corpus Christi, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 518 students in grades 6-8 within the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd), and it has recently made a remarkable leap from a solid 3-star school to a 4-star school, now ranking in the 76th percentile statewide.

Adkins stands out most for its exceptional support of all students. It ranks in the top 12% statewide for its work with Special Education students, a rare achievement that far surpasses nearby schools. The school has also shown rapid improvement for Hispanic students and those from low-income backgrounds, jumping from the 31st percentile to the 79th percentile in just two years. In advanced math, Adkins is a powerhouse: nearly 83% of its students taking Algebra I passed the end-of-course exam, dramatically outperforming the district average of 45%. This places it on par with top performers like Flour Bluff J H (86th percentile), which is just 3.5 miles away. Reading scores are also consistently strong across all grade levels, with 8th graders achieving 71% proficiency compared to the district's 54%.

While Adkins excels in advanced coursework, its on-grade-level math scores are closer to state averages, suggesting a focus on accelerating top students while still working to lift overall math performance. The school is part of a higher-performing cluster in southern CCISD, alongside Kaffie Middle (70th percentile) and Baker Middle (75th percentile). This rapid turnaround points to strong leadership and effective teaching strategies that are making a real difference for students.

518

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,776

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2402 Ennis Joslin Rd
Corpus Christi, TX 78414

(361) 878-3800

District: Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Adkins Middle usually attend:

High:

King High School

Feeder schools for Adkins Middle:

Elementary:	Barnes Elementary
	Moore Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.8%

White:

13.3%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Texas middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg45%

Texas avg50%

560^th of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 35 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	67.8	560 of 2359	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	57.9	849 of 2344	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	1136 of 2372	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	1044 of 2330	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	1019 of 2254	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	939 of 2252	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	565 of 2193	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	526 of 2080	74.7%	★★★★☆
2017	59.8	671 of 2027	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.5	1164 of 1987	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	206 of 997	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	338 of 1280	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	373 of 1273	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	423 of 1251	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	452 of 1213	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.7	88 of 1193	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	56.9	395 of 1167	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	256 of 643	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.6	327 of 505	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	501 of 617	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	447 of 616	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	378 of 606	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	396 of 589	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	302 of 594	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	296 of 587	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.0	1409 of 2182	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	1147 of 2118	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	676 of 2058	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	540 of 2008	73.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	293 of 1428	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	621 of 1770	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	575 of 1720	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	264 of 1643	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	168 of 1592	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	48.4	608 of 1445	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	665 of 2263	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	56.7	671 of 1825	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	1139 of 2242	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	1080 of 2241	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	1015 of 2221	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	898 of 2151	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	490 of 2047	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	521 of 2008	74.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	417 of 2161	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.7	434 of 1731	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	47.6	1002 of 2119	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	864 of 2116	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	879 of 2077	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	641 of 2043	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	376 of 1935	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	369 of 1895	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	466 of 2275	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	59.4	563 of 1820	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	1553 of 2235	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	1091 of 2251	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	1177 of 2220	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	985 of 2172	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	495 of 2073	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	276 of 2039	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	482 of 2274	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	61.0	566 of 1818	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	1086 of 2246	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	948 of 2245	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	1028 of 2228	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	902 of 2168	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	672 of 2069	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	557 of 2030	72.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	51.8	353 of 813	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	242 of 1974	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.2	74 of 1568	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	62.8	464 of 1891	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	350 of 1815	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	46.2	767 of 1757	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	417 of 1712	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	665 of 1626	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	645 of 1597	59.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	522 of 1743	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	55.8	584 of 1439	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	858 of 1733	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	868 of 1749	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	904 of 1723	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	913 of 1700	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	714 of 1684	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	526 of 1673	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)60th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)57th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)35th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I82%+28 vs state

Reading65%+10 vs state

Mathematics43%+3 vs state

Social Studies35%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (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 (2025)	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 Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Adkins Middle	Public	6-8	2402 Ennis Joslin Rd	Corpus Christi	78414	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-3800	518	28	18.4	48.6%	69 (13.3%)	13 (2.5%)	398 (76.8%)	21 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	67.8	560^th of 2359 public middle schools	76.3%		57.9	849^th of 2344 public middle schools	63.8%	289	82.5			58.8	66.7	71.2		41.5	45.7	39.0	35.3	$8,776
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
Lexington Middle	Public	6-8	7801 Leadership Dr	Corpus Christi	78414	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(361) 792-1100																			(n/a)	88.1			66.1	65.7	68.6		44.6	53.3	46.0	25.0
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
Flour Bluff Intermediate	Public	5-6	377 Hustlin Hornet	Corpus Christi	78418	Nueces County	Flour Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 694-9400	808	49	16.6	51.6%	353 (43.7%)	17 (2.1%)	366 (45.3%)	18 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (6.3%)								(n/a)			62.3	62.4			59.4	44.3	97.9			$6,104
Flour Bluff J H	Public	7-8	207 Hustlin Hornet	Corpus Christi	78418	Nueces County	Flour Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 694-9300	892	58	15.3	49.1%	350 (39.2%)	13 (1.5%)	462 (51.8%)	21 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (4.8%)	80	326^th of 2359 public middle schools	86.2%		83.6	263^rd of 2344 public middle schools	88.8%	63	100.0				63.7	72.2			51.5	62.0	44.7	$7,166
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Adkins Middle

What high school do graduates of Adkins Middle attend?

Students who attend Adkins Middle usually go on to attend King High School

What is the racial makeup of Adkins Middle?

Students at Adkins Middle are 77% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Adkins Middle in?

Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)

Is Adkins Middle a good school?

Adkins Middle ranks 560^th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Adkins Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Adkins Middle.

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