Elementary school (grades K-5) · Corpus Christi, TX

Flour Bluff Pri

Federal NCES profile for Flour Bluff Pri, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 481938001800
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Flour Bluff Pri earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of Texas schools.

#10 of 13
elementary schools in Corpus Christi · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
15.9:1
large classes for Texas
50.3%
free-lunch eligible

Flour Bluff Pri has class sizes larger than 70% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Flour Bluff Pri ranks #10 of 13 elementary schools in Corpus Christi, TX.

School address

Enrollment

716

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

45.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.9:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

+8% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

50.3%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

-19% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Flour Bluff Pri compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Flour Bluff Pri

Flour Bluff Pri is a higher-need, mid-sized elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas, enrolling 716 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 15.9:1 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 50.3% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 716 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Among 1,323 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #1,082, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (50%) and White (41%) (diversity index 58/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 716 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.2% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Flour Bluff Isd spends $10,264 per pupil, 25% below the Texas average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 18.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Flour Bluff Isd also operates Flour Bluff H S (1,940 students) and Flour Bluff J H (892 students) alongside Flour Bluff Pri.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Flour Bluff Pri compares

Flour Bluff Pri on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.9:1 ▲ 8% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 50.3% ▼ 19% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 716 top 25% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.9:1
Leaner classes than 39% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
716
Bigger than 81% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
50.3%
free-lunch eligible - 19% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
15.9:1
students per teacher - 8% above state mean
Top 70% in Texas - lower ratio than 30% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
24.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,264
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 716 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
11
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 49.7%
White 40.8%
Two or More 5.0%
African American 2.4%
Asian 1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 49.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.3, Flour Bluff Pri is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Flour Bluff Isd, which includes Flour Bluff Pri.

$10,264
Per student
-25%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-38%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.3%
State 25.7%
Federal 18.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Flour Bluff Pri Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Flour Bluff H S Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Flour Bluff J H Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Flour Bluff Int Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Flour Bluff El Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Early Childhood Center Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Flour Bluff Pri's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Flour Bluff Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Flour Bluff Pri's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Flour Bluff Pri

How many students attend Flour Bluff Pri?

Flour Bluff Pri has 716 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Corpus Christi, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Flour Bluff Pri?

The student-teacher ratio at Flour Bluff Pri is 15.9:1, which is 8% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 1% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Flour Bluff Pri?

50.3% of students at Flour Bluff Pri are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Flour Bluff Pri?

The largest demographic group at Flour Bluff Pri is Hispanic or Latino at 49.7% of enrollment, in Corpus Christi, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Flour Bluff Pri?

Flour Bluff Pri has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Flour Bluff Pri rank among elementary schools in Corpus Christi?

By Resource Investment Index, Flour Bluff Pri ranks #10 of 13 elementary schools in Corpus Christi, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Corpus Christi on the city page.

Is Flour Bluff Pri a good school?

Flour Bluff Pri earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Flour Bluff Isd?

Besides Flour Bluff Pri, Flour Bluff Isd also operates Flour Bluff H S (1,940 students), Flour Bluff J H (892 students), and Flour Bluff Int (808 students). See the Flour Bluff Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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