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Enrollment
680
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002436
De Chaumes Elementary School
155 COOPER, HOUSTON, TX 77076 · (713) 696-2676 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
656 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 99 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 De Chaumes Elementary School
De Chaumes Elementary School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Chaumes Elementary School this school | 680 | 96.5% | 39.0% |
| Moreno Elementary School HOUSTON | 697 | 96.7% | 45.2% |
| Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School DONNA | 688 | 95.1% | 31.4% |
| Vermillion Road Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 654 | 97.9% | 44.9% |
| Augusto Guerra Elementary School ALAMO | 731 | 96.7% | 47.8% |
| Aiken Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 630 | 96.3% | 46.8% |
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 De Chaumes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,723 of 4,401 | #361 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,623 of 4,466 ▼ 171 | #369 of 625 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,050 of 4,466 ▲ 412 | #265 of 625 ▲ 62 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,420 of 3,998 | #384 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #1,045 of 4,938 | #261 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,139 of 4,622 | #415 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.2% | #4,404 of 4,628 | #655 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #331 of 4,789 | #101 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #1,180 of 2,838 | #221 of 441 |
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
680
-80 (-11%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 873
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 680 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 96% (656) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 98% (685) |
| 2022-23 | 705 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 98% (693) |
| 2020-21 | 760 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 96% (733) |
| 2017-18 | 849 | 48 | 17.7:1 | 95% (810) |
| 2015-16 | 847 | 41 | 20.7:1 | 96% (809) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 39 | 17.7:1 | 66% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 26 | 22.8:1 | 92% (546) |
| 1990-91 | 873 | 39 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for De Chaumes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (849 to 680); teachers down 10% (48 to 43).
About De Chaumes Elementary School
De Chaumes Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in HOUSTON ISD, located in HOUSTON, Texas. It reports enrollment of 680 students in pre-K through 5. The school is 31% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
De Chaumes Elementary School is in HOUSTON ISD, a district with 176,727 students across 273 schools.
Roughly 98% of students at De Chaumes Elementary School are Hispanic. County-wide, 44% of Harris County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 3%.
The school's 43 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Income data for the school show 96% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, De Chaumes Elementary School would be expected to post about 32.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.0%.
The school is in Harris County, where median household income comes to about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County's 1,205 public schools enroll about 886,911 students and include De Chaumes Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, De Chaumes Elementary School is closest to George I Sanchez North, about 0.2 miles away. De Chaumes Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 43.1% on proficiency, and De Chaumes Elementary School is below that at 39.0%.
The federal government classifies De Chaumes Elementary School's location as City: Large.
An 11% decline took enrollment from 760 in 2020-21 to 680 in 2024-25.
The De Chaumes Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- George I Sanchez North0.2 mi · 394
- YES Prep - Northline0.7 mi · 1,004
- Lyons Elementary School0.7 mi · 767
- YES Prep Airline Elementary School0.8 mi · 632
- Northline Elementary School0.9 mi · 358
- Farias Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About De Chaumes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at De Chaumes Elementary School?
De Chaumes Elementary School enrolls approximately 680 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does De Chaumes Elementary School serve?
De Chaumes Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does De Chaumes Elementary School have?
De Chaumes Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
How diverse is De Chaumes Elementary School?
De Chaumes Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is De Chaumes Elementary School in?
De Chaumes Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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