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Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783000113
CHAMBERS EL
10700 CARVEL, HOUSTON, TX 77072 · (281) 983-8313 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
526 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
559
-175 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.8:1
% White
5%
was 5%
% Hispanic
78%
was 70%
% Black
8%
was 16%
% Asian
9%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CHAMBERS EL
CHAMBERS EL is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by ALIEF ISD, with 559 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.
Across the 46 schools in ALIEF ISD (38,610 students total), CHAMBERS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, CHAMBERS EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 9% Asian, 8% Black, 5% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CHAMBERS EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHAMBERS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.8%; this one delivers 34.3%.
Across the wider county, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), CHAMBERS EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: OWENS INT, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHAMBERS EL. On composite proficiency, CHAMBERS EL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.8%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Five-year trend. CHAMBERS EL's enrollment has ticked down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 734 (now 559). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 70% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for CHAMBERS EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALIEF ISD
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- TAYLOR H SHigh · 2,838 students
- O'DONNELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,214 students
- BUDEWIG INTMiddle · 1,054 students
- OLLE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,025 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- OWENS INT0.3 mi · 809
- BUSH EL0.8 mi · 780
- LANDIS EL0.8 mi · 545
- CHANCELLOR EL1.1 mi · 707
- ALIEF LEARNING CTR (6-12)1.1 mi · 140
- ALIEF LEARNING CTR (K-6)1.1 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About CHAMBERS ELHow many students attend CHAMBERS EL?
CHAMBERS EL enrolls approximately 559 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does CHAMBERS EL serve?
CHAMBERS EL serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does CHAMBERS EL have?
CHAMBERS EL employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at CHAMBERS EL?
Student demographics at CHAMBERS EL are roughly 5% White, 78% Hispanic, 8% Black, 9% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is CHAMBERS EL public or private?
CHAMBERS EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALIEF ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.