Ray High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: N/A

Total students

1,588

Avg. teacher experience

11 years

Corpus Christi ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

92.9 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

Ray High School is a high school in Corpus Christi, TX, in the Corpus Christi ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,588 students. 63.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 92.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.4% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Ray High School was 1027 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 24.2.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,616, which is $4,858 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

ray.ccisd.us

Address

1002 Texan Trl
Corpus Christi, TX 78411-2530

Office phone number

(361) 878-7300

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Ray High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 02. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 02.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,588

African American

35 (2.2%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.1%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

32 (2%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

1,302 (82%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 81.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.1%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

200 (12.6%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

15 (0.9%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

2.2%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

2.0%

Hispanic

82.0%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

12.6%

Two or more races

0.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

63.8 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 58.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

71 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 73.3%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

5.9 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 8.8%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

63.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

71.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

5.7 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 8%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

13 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

11.5 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

5.7%

Gifted and talented

13.0%

Special education

11.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

92.9 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

71.4 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 93.1%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 100%

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

100 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 98.1%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

92.8 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 83.3%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

95.9 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 94.3%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

80 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 85.3%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

71.4%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

92.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

95.9%

Two or more races

80.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.4 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2%

African American

2.8 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.4 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

39.2 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 30.5%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

47.2 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 39%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

10.8 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 9%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

40.9 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 31.9%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 27.5%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

33.9 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 25.7%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

12.5 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 23%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

31.6 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

18.8 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 30.8%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

95.7 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 63.6%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

24.4 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 19.1%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 36.4%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

59.6 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 32.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

50 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 30.9%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

47.7 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 32.7%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 25%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

72.7 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 61.3%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

37.2 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 25.2%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

66.1 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 46.8%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 41.2%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1027

Corpus Christi ISD: 935

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

24.2

Corpus Christi ISD: 19.6

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

49.9 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 45.6%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

52.7 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 41.9%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

39.4 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 32.7%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

49.9%

Math

52.7%

Reading + Math

39.4%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

94.7

African American

3.8 (4%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

39.7 (41.9%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 61.9%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

50.2 (53%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 32.8%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.1%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

9 (9.5%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

63.5 (67%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 66.6%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

21.3 (22.5%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

1 (1.1%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

16.8

Corpus Christi ISD: 15.7

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11 years

Corpus Christi ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$57,616

Corpus Christi ISD: $57,160

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$41,439

Corpus Christi ISD: $46,864

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$56,130

Corpus Christi ISD: $53,650

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$57,051

Corpus Christi ISD: $56,286

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$59,875

Corpus Christi ISD: $59,981

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$64,667

Corpus Christi ISD: $64,123

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$70,342

Corpus Christi ISD: $67,361

Statewide: $74,014

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