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Enrollment
982
Elementary
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING ISD·NCES 484122010788
Chet Burchett Elementary School
3366 JAMES LEO DR, SPRING, TX 77373 · (281) 891-8630 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL982 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
726 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 116 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 151 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 153 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 164 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (151) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (164).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Chet Burchett Elementary School
Chet Burchett Elementary School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Burchett Elementary School this school | 982 | 73.9% | 29.6% |
| Gloria Marshall Elementary School SPRING | 876 | 75.1% | 26.8% |
| Ridge Creek Elementary School HUMBLE | 1,058 | 75.0% | 31.9% |
| Sheridan Elementary School KATY | 919 | 80.1% | 37.8% |
| Heritage Rose Elementary School ROSHARON | 1,245 | 72.0% | 31.0% |
| Pat Reynolds Elementary School HOUSTON | 877 | 79.6% | 32.6% |
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 Chet Burchett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,699 of 4,401 | #535 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,024 of 4,466 ▲ 1,036 | #440 of 625 ▲ 150 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,619 of 4,466 ▲ 10 | #518 of 625 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #682 of 3,998 | #87 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 982 | #112 of 4,938 | #40 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #4,237 of 4,622 | #598 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #1,355 of 4,628 | #173 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.9% | #2,321 of 4,789 | #459 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.4% | #369 of 1,307 | #32 of 148 |
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
982
+321 (+49%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 794
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 982 | 54.3 | 18.1:1 | 74% (726) |
| 2023-24 | 875 | 52.6 | 16.6:1 | 84% (734) |
| 2022-23 | 904 | 52.5 | 17.2:1 | 82% (742) |
| 2020-21 | 661 | 46 | 14.4:1 | 84% (552) |
| 2017-18 | 802 | 49 | 16.4:1 | 71% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 69% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 794 | 48 | 16.5:1 | 69% (547) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chet Burchett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (802 to 982); teachers up 11% (49 to 54.3).
About Chet Burchett Elementary School
Chet Burchett Elementary School is a large elementary school in SPRING, Texas. The school had 982 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 89% bigger than that.
SPRING ISD serves 33,678 students across 42 schools.
Enrollment at Chet Burchett Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 41% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share in Harris County as a whole is similar, at about 44%. The chance that two students picked at random at Chet Burchett Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Teachers at Chet Burchett Elementary School total 54.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 74%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The public schools of Harris County number 1,205 and enroll about 886,911.
The shortest distance from Chet Burchett Elementary School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Rickey C Bailey Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Chet Burchett Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Chet Burchett Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 661 in 2020-21 and 982 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The ratio was 14.4:1 in 2020-21 and 18.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 SPRING ISD
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- Andy Dekaney High SchoolHigh · 2,485 students
- Westfield High SchoolHigh · 2,264 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Rickey C Bailey Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 students
- Stelle Claughton Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
Other schools in SPRING
- Grand Oaks High SchoolHigh · 3,836 students
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- York Junior High SchoolMiddle · 2,009 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Cox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
- Rickey C Bailey Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 students
Nearby schools
- Rickey C Bailey Middle School0.1 mi · 982
- Gloria Marshall Elementary School0.9 mi · 876
- Smith Elementary School1.0 mi · 624
- Hearts With Hope1.6 mi · 6
- Dueitt Middle School1.6 mi · 720
- Mildred Jenkins Elementary School1.6 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Chet Burchett Elementary SchoolHow large is Chet Burchett Elementary School?
Chet Burchett Elementary School enrolls approximately 982 students in grades PK-05.
Is Chet Burchett Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chet Burchett Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Chet Burchett Elementary School have?
Chet Burchett Elementary School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
How diverse is Chet Burchett Elementary School?
Chet Burchett Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 47% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Chet Burchett Elementary School?
Chet Burchett Elementary School is overseen by SPRING ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.