CHANDLER EL

Located at 615 N BROAD, in CHANDLER, Texas, CHANDLER EL is a small elementary-level community that hosts 396 students (grades pre-K through 3), overseen by BROWNSBORO ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 24% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

CHANDLER EL is one of 6 schools operated by BROWNSBORO ISD, a district that enrolls 2,560 students overall.

Looking at the student body, CHANDLER EL lists that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest reads as 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, CHANDLER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.1%, the actual is 46.0%, a residual of -0.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Henderson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,179 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Henderson County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,150 students), of which CHANDLER EL is one.

The closest other public school is CHANDLER INT, roughly 1.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHANDLER EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHANDLER EL has ticked down 16%, going from 472 students in 2018 to 396 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 70% across the same window.

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