FADDEN-MCKEOWN-CHAMBLISS EL

FADDEN-MCKEOWN-CHAMBLISS EL, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in BEEVILLE, Texas, run under BEEVILLE ISD, works with 574 students, covering grades 1 through 5.

FADDEN-MCKEOWN-CHAMBLISS EL is one of 5 schools operated by BEEVILLE ISD, a district that hosts 3,033 students overall.

Demographically, FADDEN-MCKEOWN-CHAMBLISS EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). The remainder breaks down as 9% White. By comparison, Bee County as a whole is about 62% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, FADDEN-MCKEOWN-CHAMBLISS EL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting FADDEN-MCKEOWN-CHAMBLISS EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FADDEN-MCKEOWN-CHAMBLISS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.0%, the actual is 33.9%, a residual of -2.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $57,673 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Bee County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,097 students), FADDEN-MCKEOWN-CHAMBLISS EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HAMPTON-MORENO-DUGAT EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FADDEN-MCKEOWN-CHAMBLISS EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.1%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FADDEN-MCKEOWN-CHAMBLISS EL has climbed 22%, going from 471 students in 2018 to 574 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 85% to 89%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.