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Chambers Elementary

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Chambers Elementary ranks 2837 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2837^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Chambers Elementary is a PK-4 school in Houston, TX, serving 559 students within the Alief Independent School District (Isd), and it has recently shown a remarkable turnaround after a decade of low performance, now ranking in the 39th percentile statewide.

This school stands out for its dramatic improvement trajectory, especially compared to nearby schools like Boone Elementary, which has fallen to the 4th percentile, and Landis Elementary, which has struggled to recover. Chambers’ 4th-grade math scores are a key strength, with 50% of students proficient—higher than the district average and slightly above the state average. The school also excels in Spanish-language reading, where 58.7% of 4th graders are proficient, outperforming the district and state, as well as nearby schools like Bush Elementary. Additionally, Chambers shows strong results with male students and those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the 50th and 55th percentiles respectively, which suggests effective strategies for its core demographic.

While Chambers is making impressive gains, it faces challenges, particularly with special education students, who rank in the 17th percentile. The school also spends more per student ($13,037) than the nearby Harmony School Of Exploration- Houston ($10,462), yet Harmony outperforms Chambers in most metrics, indicating potential areas for resource optimization. Despite this, Chambers is now the second-highest-ranked elementary school in its immediate cluster, behind only Martin Elementary, and has surpassed Chancellor Elementary, Collins Elementary, and Landis. This upward trend, especially in a high-poverty context where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, makes Chambers a school to watch for families seeking a school on the rise.

559

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,131

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10700 Carvel
Houston, TX 77072-2720

(281) 983-8313

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.2%

Asian:

8.8%

African American:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg37%

Texas avg49%

2,837^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Alief Independent School District (Isd)

705^th of 951Alief Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	2837 of 4627	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	2881 of 4651	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	3865 of 4710	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3441 of 4647	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	3944 of 4581	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	3808 of 4578	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	3357 of 4479	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	3783 of 4359	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	3733 of 4329	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	3384 of 4286	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	3917 of 4320	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	3829 of 4260	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.7	3701 of 4221	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.4	3075 of 4206	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	61.9	1696 of 4095	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.5	2675 of 3937	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.7	2273 of 3884	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.6	1442 of 3768	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.7	2172 of 3724	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	13.6	3311 of 3476	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	54.2	1811 of 3475	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.4	2922 of 3465	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	1109 of 2406	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	1755 of 2443	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1579 of 2443	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1810 of 2421	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	1378 of 2444	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.3	411 of 2515	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	32.7	1804 of 2483	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	5.0	1013 of 1045	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	982 of 1015	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.0	557 of 967	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	778 of 1009	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	933 of 1005	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.4	2210 of 4461	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	3132 of 4331	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.4	973 of 4295	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	1412 of 4240	66.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	2256 of 3668	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2015 of 3556	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	2486 of 3487	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	2713 of 3446	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	2007 of 3333	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	2094 of 3226	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	3322 of 4575	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	3810 of 4658	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	3650 of 4588	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3943 of 4561	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3726 of 4499	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	3244 of 4348	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	3954 of 4306	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	54.0	1845 of 3184	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	2652 of 4413	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	2674 of 4465	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	2148 of 4401	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	3349 of 4376	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	3837 of 4329	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	3220 of 4188	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	3560 of 4168	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	2026 of 4520	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	2828 of 4594	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	2771 of 4521	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	3086 of 4477	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	3430 of 4451	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	2724 of 4309	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3277 of 4264	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	2273 of 4582	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	3219 of 4647	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3178 of 4585	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	3915 of 4563	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	3799 of 4498	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3266 of 4357	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	3509 of 4319	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	3580 of 4301	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	2875 of 4292	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.9	1052 of 4086	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	35.3	2635 of 3952	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	3267 of 3799	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3027 of 3684	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	2806 of 3558	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	7.5	3042 of 3108	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.9	3100 of 3106	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)54th percentile+15 vs school

At Risk (2022)50th percentile+37 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2024)3rd percentile-15 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics40%-7 vs state

Reading33%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Chambers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10700 Carvel	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8313	559	48	11.6	94.1%	26 (4.7%)	43 (7.7%)	437 (78.2%)	49 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.8	2837^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.7%		38.6	2881^st of 4651 public elementary schools	38.1%	44	13.6	58.7	54.8	34.8		30.0	50.0		$10,131
Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9730 Stroud Dr	Houston	77036	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 272-3220	780	56	13.9	90.5%	15 (1.9%)	64 (8.2%)	675 (86.5%)	21 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18.8	4107^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.2%		28.5	3528^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.1%	579	30.3	38.0	27.6	50.0		22.6	30.8		$9,161
Landis Elementary	Public	K-4	10255 Spice Ln	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8343	545	47	11.7	95.2%	4 (0.7%)	79 (14.5%)	452 (82.9%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.1	3147^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.0%		15.5	4256^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.5%	1109	41.8	31.3	48.4	38.5		25.5	47.2		$10,419
Chancellor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4350 Boone Rd	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8318	707	59	12.0	89.1%	22 (3.1%)	125 (17.7%)	367 (51.9%)	191 (27.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31.1	3363^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	27.3%		38.2	2911^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.4%	452			41.4	40.4	55.1	26.9	27.3	47.2	$9,406
Alief Learning Center (K-6)	Public	3-5	4427 Belle Park	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 983-8000	6	4	1.6		0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Harmony School Of Exploration- Houston	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9305 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 831-7406	687	53	13.0	87.2%	45 (6.6%)	171 (24.9%)	393 (57.2%)	73 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	64.6	1373^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	70.3%		68.4	1194^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.3%	179			50.5	64.0	61.5	50.0	53.1	54.7	$12,924
Collins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9829 Town Park Dr	Houston	77036	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 272-3250	788	60	13.1	93.5%	9 (1.1%)	117 (14.8%)	622 (78.9%)	38 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.3	2808^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.3%		17.3	4171^st of 4651 public elementary schools	10.3%	1363	19.1	31.9	32.3	52.9	59.4	29.7	46.6	50.0	$8,565
Martin Elementary	Public	K-4	11718 Hendon	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8363	654	58	11.2	91.0%	11 (1.7%)	49 (7.5%)	543 (83.0%)	48 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.5	2090^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.8%		50.8	2100^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.8%	10	36.7	33.9	54.1	46.2		41.3	49.6		$9,455
White E Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9001 Triola Ln	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3490	691	41	16.8	91.9%	8 (1.2%)	20 (2.9%)	589 (85.2%)	70 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32.8	3240^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.0%		24.4	3764^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.1%	524	20.0		48.0	34.8	47.7	40.2	29.4	44.3	$8,681
Horn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10734 Bissonett	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3223	675	55	12.2	90.2%	17 (2.5%)	73 (10.8%)	573 (84.9%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	3893^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.9%		26.8	3617^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.2%	276	44.0	46.3	31.0	48.8		24.2	34.5		$9,181

Frequently Asked Questions about Chambers Elementary

What district is Chambers Elementary in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Is Chambers Elementary a good school?

Chambers Elementary ranks 2837^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chambers Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Chambers Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Chambers Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chambers Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Killough Middle
Middle : Owens Intermediate
High : Alief Early College High School
High : Elsik High School
High : Hastings High School
High : Kerr High School
High : Taylor High School

What is the racial makeup of Chambers Elementary?

Students at Chambers Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% African American, 5% White.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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