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Does Chester Academy have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
508
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330225000035
Chester Academy
22 Murphy Dr., Chester, NH 03036 · (603) 887-3621 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of New Hampshire 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 New Hampshire public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
44 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
31 students
STATE 26%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 33% · 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
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
60.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 Academy
Chester Academy's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Academy this school | 508 | 6.1% | 56.9% |
| Stratham Memorial School Stratham | 498 | 4.0% | 66.4% |
| Hampstead Central School Hampstead | 470 | 9.8% | 54.8% |
| Greenland Central School Greenland | 367 | 4.4% | 62.1% |
| Atkinson Academy Atkinson | 364 | 5.2% | 52.5% |
| Bow Elementary School Bow | 542 | 5.2% | 73.0% |
Matched among New Hampshire 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 Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #62 of 209 | #22 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #50 of 209 | #19 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #45 of 210 | #19 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #12 of 300 | #5 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #99 of 179 | #24 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #120 of 181 | #30 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.1% | #218 of 240 | #42 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #26 of 37 | #11 of 14 |
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
508
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 508 | 44.3 | 11.5:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 44.6 | 11.5:1 | 7% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 46.4 | 10.8:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 43 | 11.2:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 41.8 | 12.0:1 | 7% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 46 | 13.4:1 | 11% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 27 | 20.1:1 | 3% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 16 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chester Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (501 to 508); teachers up 6% (41.8 to 44.3).
About Chester Academy
Chester Academy is a large elementary school located in Chester, New Hampshire. The school's 508 students are in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 104% higher than the average for elementary schools in New Hampshire, which is about 249.
Chester School District is the district for Chester Academy.
About 89% of the student body at Chester Academy is White. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 91% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Chester Academy and a ratio of 11.5:1. That matches the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire fairly closely. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 6% of enrollment.
Measured against New Hampshire public elementary schools, Chester Academy receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Chester Academy, the prediction is 59.6% and the result is 56.9%.
Census estimates describe Rockingham County this way: the median household income is $118,331, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Chester Academy, Rockingham County has 98 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Sandown North Elementary School, about 2.1 miles away. Chester Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 47.3% on proficiency, and Chester Academy is above that at 56.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 27 students since 2020-21, to 508.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Sandown North Elementary School2.1 mi · 322
- Sandown Central School4.1 mi · 154
- East Derry Memorial Elementary School4.6 mi · 388
- Ernest P. Barka Elementary School4.7 mi · 485
- Pinkerton Academy5.5 mi · 2,990
- Derry Village School5.7 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Chester AcademyHow many students attend Chester Academy?
Chester Academy enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-08.
Is Chester Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chester Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Chester Academy have?
Chester Academy employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Chester Academy?
Student demographics at Chester Academy are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Chester Academy in?
Chester Academy is part of Chester School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.