CHICO EL

CHICO EL is an elementary school of low-enrollment scale in CHICO, Texas, run under CHICO ISD, caters to 284 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 45% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

CHICO ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 572 students; CHICO EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CHICO EL lists that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest comes out to 33% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

In terms of school funding signals, CHICO EL records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wise County (around 47%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHICO EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wise County shows median household earnings sit near $93,421, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. CHICO EL is one of 28 public schools in Wise County (combined enrollment of about 12,854 students).

CHICO H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHICO EL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. CHICO EL's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 307 (now 284). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 26% to 33% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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