Moody High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Corpus Christi ISD: B

Total students

1,407

Avg. teacher experience

13.6 years

Corpus Christi ISD: 12.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.4 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 95.5%

Statewide: 90%

Moody High School is a high school in Corpus Christi, TX, in the Corpus Christi ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,407 students. 67.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 98.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Moody High School was 928 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 17.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,269, which is $382 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

moody.ccisd.us

Address

1818 Trojan Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78416-1395

Office phone number

(361) 878-7340

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Moody 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

1,407

African American

47 (3.3%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.3%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,249 (88.8%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 80.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.1%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

93 (6.6%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

11 (0.8%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.3%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

88.8%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

6.6%

Two or more races

0.8%

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

67.8 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 58.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

83.8 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 73%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

7.5 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

67.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

83.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

7.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

7.2 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.2 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

7.2%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

11.2%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

C

Corpus Christi ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Corpus Christi ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Corpus Christi ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Corpus Christi ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

98.4 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 95.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 95.5%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: 83.3%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 98.4%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

98.2 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 95.5%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 95.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 92.6%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

98.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 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

2.2 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1.8 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.2 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2.7 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

36.9 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

32.7 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 34.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 36.4%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

37.9 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 30%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

29.3 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 19.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

9.1 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

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 2020-2021 school year.

All students

13 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 11%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

25.8 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 52%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

12.2 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 8.8%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

15.8 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 18.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

28.6 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 23.5%

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 2020-2021 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

16.8 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 45.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 41.2%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 73.8%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

18.4 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 36%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 57.5%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 37.5%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, 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

928

Corpus Christi ISD: 991

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

17.6

Corpus Christi ISD: 20.0

Statewide: 20.0

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 2020-2021.

Reading

32.2 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 41.5%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

26.9 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 33.1%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

18.4 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

32.2%

Math

26.9%

Reading + Math

18.4%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

89.7

African American

7.8 (8.7%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (1.1%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (4.5%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

51.2 (57.1%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 60.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

24.7 (27.5%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 33.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.1%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

3 (3.3%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

51.1 (57%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 69.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

35.5 (39.6%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 28.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.7

Corpus Christi ISD: 15.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

13.6 years

Corpus Christi ISD: 12.2 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

$59,269

Corpus Christi ISD: $56,921

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$26,100

Corpus Christi ISD: $44,023

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,231

Corpus Christi ISD: $53,046

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,955

Corpus Christi ISD: $55,084

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,796

Corpus Christi ISD: $59,388

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,475

Corpus Christi ISD: $63,353

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$64,941

Corpus Christi ISD: $67,024

Statewide: $71,111

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