📍 3602 Mcardle Rd, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, 78415
Hicks el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Corpus Christi, Nueces County. The school has 547 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kathy Oritz. It is part of the Corpus Christi Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hicks el enrolls 547 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% White and 2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 500 | 91% |
| White | 25 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
517 of the school's 547 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 494 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hicks el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 34.
Hicks el is one of 57 schools in CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, based in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. The district serves 33,103 students district-wide and employs 2,103 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 547 students, Hicks el is close to the district average of about 581 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large