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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILGORE ISD·NCES 482562002854
Chandler Elementary School
2500 CHANDLER ST, KILGORE, TX 75662 · (903) 988-3904 · Rusk County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
361 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 243 | 49% |
| Grade 3 | 258 | 51% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within KILGORE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 28.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Schools most like Chandler Elementary School
Chandler Elementary School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Elementary School this school | 501 | 72.1% | 47.3% |
| Madisonville Intermediate School MADISONVILLE | 513 | 71.9% | 50.0% |
| Kilgore Intermediate School KILGORE | 531 | 71.9% | 38.4% |
| City View Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 504 | 75.6% | 36.8% |
| Pittsburg Elementary School PITTSBURG | 480 | 73.3% | 57.4% |
| Lamar Elementary School GREENVILLE | 508 | 71.9% | 40.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chandler Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Rusk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,704 of 4,401 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,176 of 4,466 ▼ 452 | #3 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,840 of 4,466 ▲ 534 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #833 of 3,998 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #2,536 of 4,938 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #766 of 4,622 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #781 of 4,628 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.1% | #2,441 of 4,789 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #1,364 of 2,838 | #5 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
501
-73 (-13%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 878
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 501 | 38.8 | 12.9:1 | 72% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 40.8 | 12.9:1 | 74% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 44.6 | 11.8:1 | 76% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 42 | 13.7:1 | 71% (406) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 43.6 | 14.0:1 | 69% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 66% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 949 | 66 | 14.4:1 | 65% (619) |
| 2000-01 | 788 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 51% (398) |
| 1990-91 | 878 | 51 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chandler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (609 to 501); teachers down 11% (43.6 to 38.8).
About Chandler Elementary School
Chandler Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in KILGORE, Texas, under KILGORE ISD. It reported 501 students in grades 2 through 3 in 2024-25.
Chandler Elementary School is one of 5 schools in KILGORE ISD, which enrolls 3,660 students in total.
About 39% of students at Chandler Elementary School are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 39% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 8% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 66%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
Classroom staffing at Chandler Elementary School totals 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Chandler Elementary School is about 72%.
Chandler Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Texas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Chandler Elementary School is 42.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.3%.
The school is in Rusk County, where the median household earns about $68,658 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Chandler Elementary School shares Rusk County with 28 other public schools.
Kilgore Intermediate School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Chandler Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 47.3% versus a 42.4% average.
Locale data from NCES put Chandler Elementary School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Chandler Elementary School had a net loss of 73 students, or 13%.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Rusk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,842
Census ACS
Median income
$68,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,350 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KILGORE ISD
- Kilgore High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- Kilgore Middle SchoolMiddle · 840 students
- Kilgore Primary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Kilgore Intermediate SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Elder Coop Alter SchoolCombined
- Kilgore Pathways AcademyElementary
Other schools in KILGORE
- Kilgore High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- Kilgore Middle SchoolMiddle · 840 students
- Kilgore Primary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Sabine Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
- Kilgore Intermediate SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Elder Coop Alter SchoolCombined
Other Chandler Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Chandler Elementary. Chandler Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Chandler Elementary SchoolCHANDLER, TX · 396 students
- Chandler ElementaryDuxbury, MA · 665 students
- Chandler Elementary SchoolChandler, IN · 495 students
- Chandler ElementarySherman Oaks, CA · 450 students
Nearby schools
- Kilgore Intermediate School0.3 mi · 531
- Kilgore Middle School0.4 mi · 840
- Kilgore Primary School0.5 mi · 621
- Kilgore High School2.0 mi · 1,167
- Leveretts Chapel Elementary School5.0 mi · 118
- Leveretts Chapel High School5.0 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About Chandler Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Chandler Elementary School?
Chandler Elementary School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades 02-03.
What age range does Chandler Elementary School serve?
Chandler Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chandler Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chandler Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chandler Elementary School?
At Chandler Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 39% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Chandler Elementary School?
Chandler Elementary School is overseen by KILGORE ISD in Rusk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.