Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICO ISD·NCES 481380000869
Chico Elementary School
1120 PARK RD, CHICO, TX 76431 · (940) 644-2220 · Wise County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
13.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
160 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 29 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Based on grade levels within CHICO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 87.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Chico Elementary School
Chico Elementary School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico Elementary School this school | 284 | 56.3% | 45.1% |
| Gatesville Primary School GATESVILLE | 287 | 56.1% | N/A |
| Scurry-Rosser Elementary School SCURRY | 304 | 59.2% | 53.8% |
| Trenton Elementary School TRENTON | 276 | 59.8% | 44.8% |
| Howe Intermediate School HOWE | 298 | 57.0% | 47.5% |
| Celeste Elementary School CELESTE | 244 | 57.4% | 42.0% |
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 Chico Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wise County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #1,955 of 4,401 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,524 of 4,466 ▼ 975 | #9 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,222 of 4,466 ▼ 787 | #10 of 12 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -36.0pp | #9 of 3,998 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #4,288 of 4,938 | #12 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,153 of 4,622 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #2,358 of 4,628 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #3,301 of 4,789 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #2,255 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
284
-20 (-7%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 284 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 56% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 18.9 | 14.7:1 | 60% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 20.5 | 12.8:1 | 57% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 65% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 20.5 | 15.0:1 | 58% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 55% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 295 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 68% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 45% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 17 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chico Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (307 to 284); teachers up 3% (20.5 to 21).
About Chico Elementary School
Chico Elementary School serves students in CHICO, Texas, as a small elementary school. The school serves 284 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 45% smaller than that.
CHICO ISD serves 572 students across 3 schools.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at Chico Elementary School combined. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Wise County, the White share is about 80%. By the diversity index, Chico Elementary School comes in at 51%.
Chico Elementary School counts 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.5 students for each one. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. About 56% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Wise County, the average is 47%.
allk12 grades Chico Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Chico Elementary School is 4.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In the county around the school, Wise County, median household income is about $93,421, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Chico Elementary School is among the 28 public schools in Wise County.
The shortest distance from Chico Elementary School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Chico High School. The five-mile area around Chico Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 44.2%, lower than Chico Elementary School's 45.1%.
NCES describes the area around Chico Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Chico Elementary School had 304 students in 2020-21 and 284 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wise County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,005
Census ACS
Median income
$93,421
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHICO ISD
- Chico High SchoolHigh · 166 students
- Chico Middle SchoolMiddle · 122 students
Other schools in CHICO
- Chico High SchoolHigh · 166 students
- Chico Middle SchoolMiddle · 122 students
Nearby schools
- Chico High School0.1 mi · 166
- Chico Middle School0.3 mi · 122
- Bridgeport Intermediate School6.0 mi · 458
- Bridgeport Middle School7.1 mi · 478
- Bridgeport High School7.2 mi · 674
- Bridgeport Elementary School7.3 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Chico Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chico Elementary School?
Chico Elementary School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-05.
Is Chico Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chico Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Chico Elementary School have?
Chico Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Chico Elementary School?
Student demographics at Chico Elementary School are roughly 62% White, 33% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Chico Elementary School in?
Chico Elementary School is part of CHICO ISD.
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