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Chester Elem School

Regular School · Chester, IL

Chester Elem School is a regular school school in Chester, Illinois, serving grades PK–08 with 640 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
640
Teachers (FTE)
49.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
13:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 495 77%
Hispanic/Latino 117 18%
Two or more races 20 3%
Black or African American 3 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Not Specified 2 0%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 640 316M / 322F

English Language Learners: 40 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 12.0% -15.7pp 27.7% 385
Reading Proficiency 36.0% +3.3pp 32.7% 386

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.22 grade levels
Math
-0.38 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
15
2.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
110
17.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 640 100%

Contact & Location

650 Opdyke St

Chester, IL 62233

Phone: (618)826-2354

http://www.chester139.com

District

Chester CUSD 139

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,850

District enrollment: 939

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

170981000578

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD