EDUCATION
Public schools normally start the third week
in August and run through the last week in May, with the standard holidays being
observed. However, you should check with the school in particular for
the actual dates.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS
CORPUS CHRISTI
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT
POC: Administrative
Office
Location:
801 Leopard
St.
CC TX
78401
Telephone:
(361)
886-9200
Hours: Mon-Fri
8-5:30 p.m.
NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOLS
High
schools : 5
Special
Campuses : 8
The Corpus Christi Independent School
District, the largest of five school districts within the city limits of Corpus
Christi, is among the eight largest urban school districts in Texas. The
District has 63 campuses which serve approximately 42,200 students in
prekindergarten through grade 12. An instructional staff of more than
2,600 classroom teachers is complimented by a support staff of more than
2,000.
There are five senior high schools and 8 special campuses in the
Corpus Christi ISD. In ethnic composition the District is
approximately 68 percent Hispanic, 26 percent White and 6 percent
Black.
High Schools have regular and honor programs; grades and career
pursuits determine program placement. Each high school has its own
program called Operation Intervention which allows students to work at their own
pace. There is a night school located at Moody High School, hours
4:00 to 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. NJROTC is offered at all High
Schools.
ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
Students are required to attend
the school appropriate for the student's grade level within the attendance area
where the student's parent or legal guardian resides. Some district -
approved transfers are available.
All students must be immunized against
certain diseases or must present a certificate or statement indicating that, for
medical or religious reasons, the students should not be
immunized. State law requires the following immunizations:
diphtheria, varicella (small pox),tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, and
hemophilias influenza.
FLOUR BLUFF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT
POC: Administration
Office
Location:
2300 Waldron
Rd
Telephone:
(361) 694 -
9000
Hours: Mon-Fri
7:30-4:30
Effective January 2003
Students whose parent(s) is(are)
employed at the Naval Air Station, the Corpus Christi Army Depot, or by any
military tenet of the Naval Air Station may enroll tuition-free with a follow-up
at each semester.
In addition to this policy, the following students may
attend tuition-free:
. 9th-12th grade
London I.S.D. students
. Those who
anticipate residency within 60 days
and
have
proof
. Resident students who become
non-residents may
complete
the semester
. Resident students who have
completed their junior
year
and then become nonresidents may
continue
their senior year
tuition-free.
NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOLS
High
schools : 01
Special
Programs include: Special Education and Programs for Students with
physical disabilities.
CALLALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT
POC: Administration
Office
Location: 4205
Wildcat
Drive
Telephone:
242-5600
Hours: Mon-Fri
8-4:30 p.m.
NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOLS
High
schools : 01
Special
Programs include: Special Education and Programs for students with
physical disabilities.
TULOSO-MIDWAY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT
POC: Administration
Office
Location:
9760
LaBranch
Telephone:
241-3286
Hours: Mon-Fri
8-4:30 p.m.
- Year Round School
NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOLS
High
schools : 01
Special
Programs include: Special Education and Alternative Education
Program; GED.
In order to provide consistent data to be used in comparing
school systems, the ranking criteria is based on scores provided by the Texas
Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) exit tests. Schools are
EXEMPLARY, RECOGNIZED, ACADEMICALLY ACCEPTABLE or LOW PERFORMING.
Go to
Texas Educational Agency website for accurate and up-to-date information on
school rankings.
EXEMPLARY - at least 90% of all students and each
student group passed each section of the TAAS, which includes reading, writing
and math; a dropout rate of 1% or less for all students and student groups; and
an attendance rate of 94% or more.
RECOGNIZED - at least 75% of all
students and each student group passed each section of the TAAS, which includes
reading, writing and math; a dropout rate of 3.5% or less for all students and
student groups; and an attendance rate of 94% or more.
ACADEMICALLY
ACCEPTABLE - at least 35% of all students and each student group passed each
section of the TAAS, which includes reading, writing and math; a dropout rate of
6% or less for all students and student groups; and an attendance rate of 94% or
more.
LOW PERFORMING - does not meet acceptable standards.
These
TAAS tests are extremely important for all students, expecially the graduating
seniors - in order to graduate a student must pass the TAAS test.
For the
most current information please contact the individual school
districts.
CALALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Wildcat Drive &
Farm Road 624
Calallen, TX 78410
Phone: (361) 242-5600
FAX: (361)
242-5620
CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
801 Leopard
Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: (361) 886-9200
FAX:
(361)
FLOUR BLUFF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
2505 Waldron
Road
City: Corpus Christi, TX 78418
Phone: (361)
694-9202
GREGORY-PORTLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Portland, TX
Phone: (361) 643-6566
FAX: (361) 643-1754
E-Mail:
gpisd@esc2.net
TULOSO-MIDWLAY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
9760 La
Branch Street
City: Corpus Christi, TX 78410
Phone: (361)
241-3286
WEST OSO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
5050 Rockford
Drive
City: Corpus Christi, TX 78416
Phone: (361) 855-3321
PRIVATE
SCHOOLS
INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY
2910 South Alameda
Corpus Christi,
TX 784
(361) 883-0857
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD
CATHOLIC SCHOOL
3502
Saratoga
Corpus Christi, TX 784
(361) 852-4800
ST PATRICK'S
SCHOOL
3350 South Alameda
Corpus Christi, TX
784
(361) 852-1211
CORPUS CHRISTI ACADEMY
3036 Saratoga
Blvd
Corpus Christi, TX 78415
(361) 853-6227
Headmaster: Dr.
Thomas E. Hart
Grades: 9-12
Enrollment
CHILD FIND
Phone: 1-800-221-8757
Comments: If you,
or someone you know, has a child that may have a disability, there are services
available at no cost to families. For more information, please call
1-800-221-8757.