Chester Academy

Chester Academy operates as a big elementary-level community in Chester, New Hampshire, one of the schools within Chester School District. Current enrollment sits at 508 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 104% larger than the state mean of about 249.

Chester Academy sits inside Chester School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chester Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Rockingham County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 6% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Chester Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Rockingham County reports that median household income runs about $118,331, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Rockingham County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,753 students), of which Chester Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Sandown North Elementary School, roughly 2.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chester Academy ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 47.3%.

Chester Academy operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Chester Academy's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 501 (now 508). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 93% to 89%.

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