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Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary

Q: Is Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary a good school?

Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary ranks 2713 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

2713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary is a public elementary school located in Beeville, Texas, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 608 students. The school is part of the Beeville Independent School District, which is ranked 694 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in STAAR test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in reading and math were significantly lower than the state averages, with a 45.08% proficiency rate in 3rd grade reading compared to the state's 52.02%, and a 31.97% proficiency rate in 3rd grade math compared to the state's 44.88%. The school's performance is also below the district average, indicating that Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary is one of the lower-performing schools within the Beeville Independent School District.

The school faces additional challenges, including a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 86.51% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the nearby R.A. Hall Elementary, which had 87.02% of students qualifying, and the Pettus Elementary school, which had 75.68% of students qualifying. Additionally, Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary has a lower per-student spending level and a higher student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, which may contribute to the school's lower academic performance.

574

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,942

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 T J Pfeil
Beeville, TX 78102-6998

(361) 362-6050

District: Beeville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Moreno J H
High:	A C Jones High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.2%

White:

9.2%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2018 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 42nd (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

Texas avg47%

2,713^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 39 pts since 2018

From bottom 3% (2018) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Beeville Independent School District (Isd)

694^th of 961Beeville 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
2025	40.9	2713 of 4651	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3451 of 4710	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	2489 of 4647	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3417 of 4581	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3300 of 4578	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	4217 of 4479	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	4224 of 4359	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	3539 of 4221	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.1	2512 of 4206	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.2	1925 of 4095	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.5	1679 of 3937	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.4	2570 of 3884	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.2	2081 of 3768	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.9	2359 of 3724	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.6	1245 of 3476	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.4	2240 of 3475	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.5	3020 of 3465	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.3	1577 of 2421	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	3965 of 4461	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3888 of 4331	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4155 of 4295	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	4170 of 4240	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	2774 of 3446	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	1969 of 3744	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3529 of 4658	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	2519 of 4588	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3268 of 4561	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	3051 of 4499	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.7	4210 of 4348	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	4261 of 4306	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	758 of 2619	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	1141 of 2980	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	1030 of 2958	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	1228 of 3006	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	1717 of 3644	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	2989 of 4465	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	2451 of 4401	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3271 of 4376	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	3033 of 4329	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	3934 of 4188	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	4040 of 4168	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	1516 of 3705	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	3029 of 4594	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	1808 of 4521	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	2930 of 4477	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	2949 of 4451	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4050 of 4309	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	4159 of 4264	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	2278 of 3739	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	3042 of 4647	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2419 of 4585	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3475 of 4563	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	3357 of 4498	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	3947 of 4357	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	3984 of 4319	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	1162 of 3549	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	2140 of 4292	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	1406 of 4086	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	1559 of 3952	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	2482 of 3799	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1992 of 3684	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	2043 of 3558	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	2032 of 2612	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	2245 of 3108	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	79.0	455 of 3106	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	1503 of 3082	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.1	2469 of 3082	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	3041 of 3142	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	3041 of 3127	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)71st percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2022)35th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)20th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading45%-9 vs state

Mathematics43%-3 vs state

Science20%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary	Public	1-5	100 T J Pfeil	Beeville	78102	Bee County	Beeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 362-6050	574	35	16.5	86.8%	53 (9.2%)	5 (0.9%)	512 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40.9	2713^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.7%		30.2	3451^st of 4710 public elementary schools	26.7%	738	45.1	39.2	52.7		32.0	56.0	40.9		20.0	$8,942
Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	2000 S Mussett St	Beeville	78102	Bee County	Beeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 362-6040	345	18	19.6	85.8%	31 (9.0%)	4 (1.2%)	307 (89.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)										$9,798
St Mary's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	410 N Tyler St	Beeville	78102	Bee County	St Mary's Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 358-5601	282	17	16.4	83.7%	27 (9.6%)	2 (0.7%)	240 (85.1%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	50.7	2106^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.7%		52.7	2007^th of 4710 public elementary schools	57.4%	99	52.5	46.0	77.5	76.0	47.5	22.0	35.0	40.0	30.0	$13,995
R A Hall Elementary	Public	1-5	1100 W Huntington	Beeville	78102	Bee County	Beeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 362-6060	463	27	17.1	86.4%	38 (8.2%)	10 (2.2%)	412 (89.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	38.2	2914^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.3%		31.9	3354^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.8%	440	46.4	42.2	42.1		34.0	45.6	30.7		34.1	$9,091
Skidmore-Tynan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Bobcat Trail	Skidmore	78389	Bee County	Skidmore-Tynan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 287-3426	362	27	13.1	72.7%	101 (27.9%)	1 (0.3%)	256 (70.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	54	1903^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	59.1%		37.8	2962^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	37.1%	1059	50.0	58.2	61.9		40.3	38.2	41.3		38.1	$7,924
Pettus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Bee St	Pettus	78146	Bee County	Pettus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 375-2296	171	14	12.5	69.6%	67 (39.2%)	1 (0.6%)	103 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.2	3036^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.7%		48.8	2243^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	52.4%	793	40.9	41.9	54.2		40.9	22.6	45.8		25.0	$9,355

Frequently Asked Questions about Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary

Is Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary a good school?

Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary ranks 2713^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary?

Students at Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 9% White.

What schools do graduates of Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moreno J H
High : A C Jones High School

What district is Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary in?

Beeville Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary.

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