Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHIRENO ISD·NCES 481398000883
CHIRENO EL
901 MAIN ST, CHIRENO, TX 75937 · (936) 362-2132 · Nacogdoches County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
179 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
CHIRENO EL→CHIRENO H S
Based on grade levels within CHIRENO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
245
-47 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.5:1
% White
73%
was 73%
% Hispanic
17%
was 15%
% Black
7%
was 7%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Nacogdoches County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,162
Census ACS
Median income
$53,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHIRENO ISD
- CHIRENO H SHigh · 120 students
- NACOGDOCHES CO DAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- CHIRENO H S0.0 mi · 120
- WODEN EL10.6 mi · 471
- WODEN J H10.6 mi · 194
- WODEN H S10.6 mi · 220
- MARTINSVILLE SCHOOL10.8 mi · 313
- EXCELSIOR EL13.3 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About CHIRENO ELWhat is the total enrollment at CHIRENO EL?
CHIRENO EL enrolls approximately 245 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does CHIRENO EL serve?
CHIRENO EL serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at CHIRENO EL?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at CHIRENO EL.
How diverse is CHIRENO EL?
CHIRENO EL reports a student body of 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CHIRENO EL?
CHIRENO EL is overseen by CHIRENO ISD in Nacogdoches County.
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