1000 Water Oak Drive, Allen, Texas 75002
Ph: 469-467-1400
Fax: 469-467-1410
Principal:Chelsea Abboud
Asst. Principal: TBA
Counselor: Dawn Horton
Nurse: Megan Herndon
Secretary: Jennie Gee
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Carlena Chandler Elementary is located at the corner of Bur Oak Drive and Water Oak Drive in the Arbor Lakes subdivision in southeast Allen. Chandler Elementary first opened its doors to students in the Fall of 2006.
The Allen Independent School District proudly dedicated its thirteenth elementary school in the name of former Allen High School teacher Mrs. Carlena Chandler. Born in McKinney, Texas on April 2, 1942, The former Carlena Marion attended Allen High School where she graduated as class valedictorian in 1960. Following high school she attended the University of North Texas where she earned an undergraduate degree in business administration and a graduate degree in education.
She married Charles Chandler in 1963 and the couple raised two sons; Brian and Bart. Mrs. Chandler joined the Allen High School faculty as a business teacher in 1968. She taught business education at the school from 1968 to 1970 and returned in 1973. She retired in 1999 after serving Allen High School her entire teaching career of twenty-eight years.
Following her retirement, Carlena Chandler served the Allen schools through her volunteer work and work with the Allen Retired Educators Association. Carlena Chandler touched the lives of thousands of students over two generations in Allen. Her forty-seven-year association with the Allen schools has left an indelible mark on our community. Mrs. Chandler passed away in June 2023.
