Chester Elementary

Located at 158 Aspen St., in Chester, California, Chester Elementary is a tiny primary school that caters to 171 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Plumas Unified. That puts it 63% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 9 schools in Plumas Unified (1,685 students total), Chester Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Chester Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 67%; the rest comes out to 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Chester Elementary lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.3:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Chester Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Plumas County shows median household earnings sit near $66,031, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Plumas County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,049 students), Chester Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Chester Junior/Senior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, Chester Elementary comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 25.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Chester Elementary's enrollment has fell 21% since 2018, when it stood at 216 (now 171). The White share of enrollment edged down from 84% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 today.

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