📍 2829 Oso Pkwy, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, 78414
Barnes el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Corpus Christi, Nueces County. The school has 658 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Aguilar. It is part of the Corpus Christi Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Barnes el enrolls 658 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 455 | 69% |
| White | 132 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 26 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
365 of the school's 658 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 348 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Barnes 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.
Barnes 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 658 students, Barnes 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