Enrollment
198
Elementary
STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090078000130
Chester Elementary School
23 Ridge Rd., Chester, CT 06412 · (860) 526-5797 · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Connecticut 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
56 students
STATE 44%
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 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 67% · 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
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
69.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
66.4%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Chester Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Elementary School this school | 198 | 28.3% | N/A |
| Franklin Elementary School North Franklin | 185 | 26.5% | N/A |
| Deep River Elementary School Deep River | 189 | 32.3% | N/A |
| Barkhamsted Elementary School Barkhamsted | 205 | 23.9% | N/A |
| Eastford Elementary School Eastford | 173 | 24.9% | N/A |
| Kent Center School Kent | 180 | 27.2% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #159 of 522 | #11 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #116 of 519 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #561 of 613 | #28 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #398 of 594 | #15 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #327 of 378 | #16 of 18 |
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
198
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 322
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 | 198 | N/A | N/A | 28% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 21.5 | 9.6:1 | 27% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | N/A | N/A | 26% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 18 | 11.1:1 | 28% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 205 | 24.3 | 8.4:1 | 15% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 22 | 9.6:1 | 17% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 275 | 27 | 10.2:1 | 11% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 19 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chester Elementary School.
About Chester Elementary School
Chester Elementary School is a small elementary school in Connecticut, located in Chester. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 198 students. That compares with an average of about 378 students for elementary schools in Connecticut.
Chester School District operates Chester Elementary School.
Roughly 87% of students at Chester Elementary School are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chester Elementary School scores 23%.
Roughly 28% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Chester Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $104,428, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region's 57 public schools enroll about 19,075 students and include Chester Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Chester Elementary School is closest to Deep River Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Chester Elementary School had 200 students in 2020-21 and 198 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,822
Census ACS
Median income
$104,428
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
19,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Chester Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Chester Elementary. Chester Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Chester Elementary SchoolChester, IL · 640 students
- Chester Elementary SchoolSpokane Valley, WA · 410 students
- CHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHESTER, NY · 393 students
- Chester ElementaryChester, CA · 171 students
- Chester Elementary -02Chester, SD · 154 students
Nearby schools
- Deep River Elementary School1.7 mi · 189
- Valley Regional High School2.3 mi · 429
- John Winthrop Middle School2.7 mi · 197
- Essex Elementary School4.2 mi · 307
- Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate School5.7 mi · 280
- Haddam-Killingworth Middle School5.7 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Chester Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chester Elementary School?
Chester Elementary School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Chester Elementary School serve?
Chester Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Chester Elementary School?
Approximately unreported students per teacher at Chester Elementary School.
How diverse is Chester Elementary School?
Chester Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Chester Elementary School in?
Chester Elementary School is part of Chester School District.
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