📍 2401 S Alameda St, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, 78404
Menger el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Corpus Christi, Nueces County. The school has 273 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christina Barrera. It is part of the Corpus Christi Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Menger el enrolls 273 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 2.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 218 | 80% |
| White | 40 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 273 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 220 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Menger 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 32.
Menger 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 273 students, Menger el is smaller than the district average of about 581 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large