Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLUMAS UNIFIED·NCES 063117004818
Chester Elementary
158 Aspen St., Chester, CA 96020 · (530) 258-3194 · Plumas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
82 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 44% larger than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.4pp since 2014
Math
38.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.4% | 27.9% | 33.7% | 20.9% |
| Math | 16.3% | 22.1% | 40.7% | 20.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 38.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 34.6% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 23.8% |
| 2021-22 | 32.7% | 23.1% |
| 2018-19 | 57.3% | 47.3% |
| 2017-18 | 52.9% | 42.4% |
| 2016-17 | 48.1% | 37.0% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 32.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chester Elementary
Chester Elementary's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Elementary this school | 171 | 48.0% | 39.4% |
| Pioneer Elementary Somerset | 162 | 45.7% | 26.1% |
| Clear Creek Elementary Grass Valley | 173 | 45.1% | 51.0% |
| Belleview Elementary Sonora | 148 | 48.6% | 50.4% |
| Grenada Elementary Grenada | 210 | 48.1% | 28.0% |
| Mokelumne Hill Elementary Mokelumne Hill | 149 | 53.0% | 38.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chester Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #2,555 of 5,151 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #2,416 of 5,172 ▲ 212 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #2,422 of 5,172 ▲ 213 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #233 of 5,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #5,446 of 5,915 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #4,004 of 5,625 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #1,335 of 3,837 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
171
+21 (+14%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 171 | 7.7 | 22.3:1 | 48% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 155 | 9 | 17.2:1 | 59% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 9.3 | 17.6:1 | 63% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | 61% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 216 | 9 | 24.0:1 | 63% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 214 | 9 | 23.8:1 | 64% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | N/A | N/A | 40% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 19 | 19.6:1 | 37% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 15 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chester Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (216 to 171); teachers down 15% (9 to 7.7).
About Chester Elementary
Chester Elementary, located in Chester, California, is a small elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 171 students. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 63% smaller than average.
Chester Elementary reports to Plumas Unified, which has 9 schools and 1,685 students.
By race and ethnicity, Chester Elementary is 67% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Plumas County overall, about 84% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Chester Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
Its teaching staff equals 7.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 22.3:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 48%.
The allk12 Grade for Chester Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Chester Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.4% is 12.1 points below the 51.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Plumas County, median household income is about $66,031, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chester Elementary is one of 15 public schools in Plumas County, which together enroll about 2,049 students.
Chester Junior/Senior High is the public school closest to Chester Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Nearby schools average 25.7% on proficiency, and Chester Elementary is above that at 39.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Chester Elementary saw enrollment rise 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 22.3:1 over the same years.
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Plumas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,423
Census ACS
Median income
$66,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,049 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plumas Unified
- C. Roy Carmichael ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Quincy ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- Quincy Junior/Senior HighHigh · 310 students
- Portola Junior/Senior HighHigh · 256 students
- Chester Junior/Senior HighHigh · 124 students
- Greenville ElementaryElementary · 106 students
Other schools in Chester
- Chester Junior/Senior HighHigh · 124 students
- Almanor High (Continuation)High
Other Chester Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Chester Elementary. Chester Elementary is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Chester Elementary SchoolChester, IL · 640 students
- Chester Elementary SchoolSpokane Valley, WA · 410 students
- CHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHESTER, NY · 393 students
- Chester Elementary SchoolChester, CT · 198 students
- Chester Elementary -02Chester, SD · 154 students
Nearby schools
- Chester Junior/Senior High0.2 mi · 124
- Westwood High11.7 mi · 54
- Fletcher Walker Elementary11.7 mi · 128
- Greenville Elementary18.9 mi · 106
- Greenville High18.9 mi · 17
- Plumas County Opportunity29.7 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Chester ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Chester Elementary?
Chester Elementary enrolls approximately 171 students in grades KG-06.
Is Chester Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chester Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Chester Elementary have?
Chester Elementary employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Chester Elementary?
Student demographics at Chester Elementary are roughly 67% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Chester Elementary?
Chester Elementary is overseen by Plumas Unified in Plumas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.