Elementary · Pennsylvania

Chester Community CS

Charter

Chester Community CS, a public elementary school in Chester, Pennsylvania: grades k–8, 3,782 students, 20.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Chester Community CS.

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: 3,782
Teachers (FTE): 184.0
Students per teacher: 20.6
Grades: K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 99% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 12.9 · 1,626 schools compared

More students per teacher than 88% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 100% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 415 · 1,629 schools compared

Larger than 100% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

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

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

10%proficient

−1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 49% · 1,523 elementary schools compared

2,290 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

3.7%proficient

+0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 99% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Median 52% · 1,523 elementary schools compared

2,282 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

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 K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Chester Community CS

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

Location

Address: 302 East 5th Street, Chester, PA 19013
Phone: (610)447-0400
City or town: Chester
County: Delaware 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	Reading	Math
Edgmont Scholars AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	422	19.2	8.4%	3.8%	0.7 mi
Chester Upland Sch of ArtsFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	384	13.7	7.0%	2.3%	0.7 mi
Stetser El SchFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	251	11.4	13%	22%	0.9 mi
Eddystone El SchFree meals for all	K–5	226	11.0	40%	46%	1.0 mi
Main Street SchFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	340	13.6	16%	9.4%	1.5 mi
Parkside El Sch	K–5	252	12.2	52%	47%	1.8 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

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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