CHIRENO EL

CHIRENO EL, a close-knit primary school in CHIRENO, Texas, part of CHIRENO ISD, instructs 245 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 53% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 2 schools in CHIRENO ISD (365 students total), CHIRENO EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, CHIRENO EL lists that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, CHIRENO EL has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHIRENO EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.0%, the actual is 45.0%, a residual of +3.0 points.

In the area at large, census data for Nacogdoches County shows median household income runs about $53,555, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. CHIRENO EL is one of 29 public schools in Nacogdoches County (combined enrollment of about 10,396 students).

Nearest neighbor: CHIRENO H S, around 0.0 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHIRENO EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHIRENO EL has contracted 16%, going from 292 students in 2018 to 245 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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