Elementary · Texas

Chester El

Free meals for all

Chester El, a public elementary school in Chester, Texas: grades pre-k–5, 72 students, 8.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Chester ISD.

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: 72
Teachers (FTE): 8.8
Students per teacher: 8.1
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 99% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 97% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 99% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Smaller than 97% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

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

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

63%proficient

+4.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 73% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

32 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

78%proficient

+16.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 96% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

32 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; 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 Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Remote rural area
Run by: Chester ISD

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

Location

Address: 273 Yellowjacket Dr, Chester, TX 75936
Phone: (936)969-2211
City or town: Chester
County: Tyler 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
Colmesneil ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	220	14.3	41%	26%	9.9 mi
Woodville ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	303	13.3	—	—	14.7 mi
Woodville IntFree meals for all	3–5	232	12.8	38%	37%	14.8 mi
Corrigan-Camden El	Pre-K–5	397	15.4	49%	48%	16.3 mi
Leggett ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	131	15.4	34%	18%	17.9 mi
Zavalla El	Pre-K–5	162	9.8	36%	12%	19.0 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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