📍 1120 Park Rd, Chico, Wise County, 76431
Chico el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chico, Wise County. The school has 263 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Debbie Diffie. It is part of the Chico Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Chico el enrolls 263 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 175 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
150 of the school's 263 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chico el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 61.
Chico el is one of 3 schools in CHICO ISD, based in CHICO, Texas. The district serves 572 students district-wide and employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 263 students, Chico el is larger than the district average of about 191 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote