EAST CHAMBERS EL

EAST CHAMBERS EL is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in WINNIE, Texas, one of the schools within EAST CHAMBERS ISD, caters to 318 students in grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 39% leaner than typical.

Within EAST CHAMBERS ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,562 students, EAST CHAMBERS EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, EAST CHAMBERS EL reports that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 45% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Chambers County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EAST CHAMBERS EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Chambers County's rate of about 44%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EAST CHAMBERS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.3%; this one delivers 47.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Chambers County indicate median household income runs about $109,804, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chambers County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,701 students), EAST CHAMBERS EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: EAST CHAMBERS J H, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around EAST CHAMBERS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EAST CHAMBERS EL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 59%: 767 students in 2018 compared to 318 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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