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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 78416

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Schools

3,442

Students

Districts

Top rankedDr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School2993^rd of 4,627 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School up 646 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Student Support Center 7.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The seven schools in zip code 78416 of Corpus Christi, Texas, serve students from elementary through high school, including an alternative school, and are marked by a very high rate of economic disadvantage, with an average of 93.3% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking school in the area is Martin Middle, which presents a dramatic contrast: it ranks in the bottom 12% of Texas middle schools and has very low proficiency in general math (e.g., 10.71% in 7th grade), yet its Algebra I End-of-Course exam proficiency is exceptional, reaching 93.75% in 2024-2025—nearly double the state average. This suggests a strong accelerated math program for select students, while the majority struggle. In contrast, Dr. M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School is the only school showing consistent year-over-year improvement in its state ranking, climbing from the 15th to the 35th percentile, and it is the only school where 8th-grade Reading proficiency (71.43%) exceeds the state average. The Student Support Center is a unique outlier, spending over $2.7 million per student to serve just 111 at-risk students with a 7.2:1 student-teacher ratio and a 0% dropout rate, highlighting the high cost of intensive intervention.

Overall, the two schools in the West Oso Independent School District (Isd)—West Oso Elementary and Kennedy Elementary—face the greatest challenges, with the highest poverty rates (up to 97.8%) and the lowest district ranking (15th percentile). For example, 5th-grade Science proficiency at West Oso Elementary is just 4.2%, far below the state average of 29.57%. Meanwhile, Moody High School has a graduation rate of 86.4%, below the Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd) average of 90.6%, and a dropout rate of 2.6%. The Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd) (ranked 49th percentile) significantly outperforms the West Oso Independent School District (Isd) (15th percentile) overall, but most schools in the zip code still score below state averages in core subjects.

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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 EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	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
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
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	2052^nd of 2335 public middle schools	12.1%		15.7	2137^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.8%	85	91.3								33.9	25.9	38.6				20.5	21.9	30.5	11.0	$20,371
Moody High School	Public	9-12	1818 Trojan Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-7340	1,326	78	17.0	87.4%	48 (3.6%)	44 (3.3%)	1,225 (92.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	35.1	1356^th of 2009 public high schools	32.5%		28	1445^th of 1974 public high schools	26.8%	89	43.8	59.0	38.2	48.7	68.3														$10,443
Student Support Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	4401 Greenwood Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 878-2840	111	15	7.2	91.0%	2 (1.8%)	5 (4.5%)	102 (91.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)																			$24,575
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
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
West Oso Independent School District (Isd) Jjaep	Public, Alternative	10	5050 Rockford	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	West Oso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 806-5900	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 78416

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Corpus Christi	0.14 mi	98	436^th
Portland	11.14 mi	6	169^th
Robstown	13.5 mi	7	791^st
Gregory	14.97 mi	1	204^th
Taft	15.15 mi	4	876^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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