Chapel Lakes opened in the fall of 1991 and is currently the newest of the eleven elementary schools in the district. It originally housed grades kindergarten through six. A wing with six additional classrooms was added in the fall of 1993. The district adopted the middle school concept and sixth grade students and teachers moved from the elementary school in the fall of 1994. Landscaping around the school includes an outdoor classroom funded by a grant and was dedicated in honor of the first principal of Chapel Lakes.
Community residents represent a broad range of educational and occupational levels.
The socioeconomic status of the families of Chapel Lakes is comprehensive, ranging from lower income families to upper income families. Three percent of the total population receives free or reduced lunch. The predominant enrollment is ninety-four percent white. Nine percent of the student population receive services in special education. Twenty percent of the staff have received advanced degrees in the past two years.