Elementary · Illinois

Chester Elem School

Free meals for all

Chester Elem School, a public elementary school in Chester, Illinois: grades pre-k–8, 640 students, 13.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Chester CUSD 139.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 640
Teachers (FTE): 49.0
Students per teacher: 13.0
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 51% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 68% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 91% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared

Larger than 84% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Illinois's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Illinois: 53%

47%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 50% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 47% · 1,514 elementary schools compared

139 students tested, grades 7, 8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Illinois: 39%

23%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 66% of elementary schools in Illinois

Median 32% · 1,679 elementary schools compared

299 students tested, grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Remote town
Run by: Chester CUSD 139

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Chester CUSD 139.

Location

Address: 650 Opdyke St, Chester, IL 62233
Phone: (618)826-2354
City or town: Chester
County: Randolph County

Website Quality of life in Chester Schools in Chester

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Steeleville Elem School	Pre-K–8	323	15.3	11.0 mi
Perryville Primary Center	Pre-K–2	492	11.9	13.1 mi
Perryville Elem.	3–5	429	12.2	13.2 mi
Ste. Genevieve Elem.	Pre-K–5	624	11.5	13.8 mi
Trico Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	477	15.3	14.2 mi
Evansville Attendance CenterFree meals for all	K–8	109	9.9	14.3 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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