Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHIRENO ISD·NCES 481398000883
Chireno Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 56% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Chireno Elementary School→Chireno High School
Based on grade levels within CHIRENO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 41.0% | 19.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
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 →
Schools most like Chireno Elementary School
Chireno Elementary School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chireno Elementary School this school | 245 | 73.1% | 44.7% |
| Electra Elementary School ELECTRA | 233 | 73.4% | 27.2% |
| Cushing Elementary School CUSHING | 260 | 72.7% | 43.0% |
| Overton Elementary School OVERTON | 256 | 68.8% | 43.8% |
| Detroit Elementary School DETROIT | 222 | 66.7% | 20.8% |
| Hull-Daisetta Elementary School HULL | 266 | 68.8% | 28.7% |
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 Chireno Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nacogdoches County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #1,997 of 4,401 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,705 of 4,466 ▼ 919 | #8 of 12 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,122 of 4,466 ▼ 18 | #6 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,173 of 3,998 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #4,476 of 4,938 | #12 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #273 of 4,622 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #2,868 of 4,628 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #2,393 of 4,789 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #1,500 of 2,838 | #5 of 10 |
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
245
-47 (-16%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 160
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 245 | 20.9 | 11.7:1 | 73% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 19.6 | 12.4:1 | 77% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 22.1 | 12.4:1 | 74% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 68% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | 21.7 | 13.5:1 | 67% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 69% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 20 | 13.1:1 | 73% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 66% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 160 | 12 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chireno Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (292 to 245); teachers down 4% (21.7 to 20.9).
About Chireno Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Chireno Elementary School serves students in CHIRENO, Texas. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 245 students. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 53% smaller than that.
CHIRENO ISD is responsible for 2 schools, Chireno Elementary School included, with 365 students in all.
Roughly 73% of students at Chireno Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 62%. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Chireno Elementary School is 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 73% of students, or 179, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 70% average for public schools in Nacogdoches County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Chireno Elementary School would score about 42.5%. It scores 44.7%, 2.2 points above that figure.
Among Nacogdoches County residents, the median household income is $53,555, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Besides Chireno Elementary School, Nacogdoches County has 28 other public schools.
The closest public school, Chireno High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Chireno Elementary School. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Chireno Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Chireno Elementary School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 245 students in 2024-25, 47 fewer than the 292 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.4:1 to 11.7:1.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 120 students
- Nacogdoches Co DAEPElementary
Other schools in CHIRENO
- Chireno High SchoolHigh · 120 students
- Nacogdoches Co DAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- Chireno High School0.0 mi · 120
- Woden Elementary School10.6 mi · 471
- Woden Junior High School10.6 mi · 194
- Woden High School10.6 mi · 220
- Martinsville School10.8 mi · 313
- Excelsior Elementary School13.3 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About Chireno Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chireno Elementary School?
Chireno Elementary School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Chireno Elementary School serve?
Chireno Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Chireno Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Chireno Elementary School.
How diverse is Chireno Elementary School?
Chireno Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Chireno Elementary School?
Chireno Elementary School is overseen by CHIRENO ISD in Nacogdoches County.
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