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Alumni: what's one memory from CHILTON SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
566
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHILTON ISD·NCES 481392000879
CHILTON SCHOOL
905 DURANGO AVE, CHILTON, TX 76632 · (254) 546-1200 · Falls County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
520 students
STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +14.0pp 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 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
566
+60 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.0:1
% White
12%
was 21%
% Hispanic
61%
was 60%
% Black
22%
was 17%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CHILTON SCHOOL
As a medium-sized K-12 campus in CHILTON, Texas, CHILTON SCHOOL hosts 566 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by CHILTON ISD.
CHILTON SCHOOL is a school of CHILTON ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
Looking at the student body, CHILTON SCHOOL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 22% Black, 12% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Falls County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Falls County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHILTON SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.8%; this one delivers 39.9%.
In the area at large, census data for Falls County shows median household income runs about $57,247, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. CHILTON SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in Falls County (combined enrollment of about 2,358 students).
The closest other public school is ROSEBUD-LOTT EL, roughly 10.5 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHILTON SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.2%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Five-year trend. CHILTON SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 12% since 2018, when it stood at 506 (now 566). The White share of enrollment contracted from 21% to 12% over that span.
On the community side, members of the CHILTON SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Falls County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,291
Census ACS
Median income
$57,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,358 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ROSEBUD-LOTT EL10.5 mi · 386
- ROSEBUD-LOTT MIDDLE10.6 mi · 156
- ROSEBUD-LOTT H S10.6 mi · 248
- MARLIN EL11.0 mi · 479
- MARLIN HIGH11.1 mi · 347
- MARLIN OPPORTUNITY CENTER11.1 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About CHILTON SCHOOLHow large is CHILTON SCHOOL?
CHILTON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 566 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does CHILTON SCHOOL serve?
CHILTON SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at CHILTON SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at CHILTON SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at CHILTON SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CHILTON SCHOOL are roughly 12% White, 61% Hispanic, 22% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is CHILTON SCHOOL public or private?
CHILTON SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CHILTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.