b'FLOUR BLUFF SCHOOLS THE KEY TO RECORD GROWTH IN COMMUNITYEven the proudest Flour Bluff graduate might be shocked to learn that the school district was founded in 1892, seventeen years before the Corpus Christi ISD. Perhaps not expected from a fishing community whose leisure time was spent surfing, but the citizens of the Bluff have long valued discipline and a good education. Generations of no-nonsense, academically demand-ing educators have helped lift thousands of graduates out of poverty, ready for college and the workforce from day one.The academic success of Flour Bluff schools, relative to the other districts within the Corpus Christi city limits, has attracted affluent professionals and successful business owners to the community, where high-end subdivisions have sprouted up on tracts of land that were primitive brush country just a few years ago. As open land fills in with luxury homes, older subdivisions in the Bluff may soon be targeted for rejuvenation.High expectations are the standard in the district for academic and testing performance, college entrance exams, advanced placement programs, and in extracurricular activities like the national champion ROTC program and winning sports teams.TheCoastalBend.com THE COASTAL BEND GUIDE93'