Chester Street El Sch

Chester Street El Sch is a close-knit elementary-level community in Kingston, Pennsylvania, part of Wyoming Valley West SD. The school instructs 294 students in grades 1 through 5. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Chester Street El Sch sits 34% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Wyoming Valley West SD, which oversees 6 schools and 4,894 students, Chester Street El Sch is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Chester Street El Sch shows that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 24% Hispanic, 15% Black, 13% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Luzerne County (around 85%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Chester Street El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.8%, the actual is 35.2%, a residual of -0.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Luzerne County reports that median household income runs about $63,691, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Chester Street El Sch is one of 65 public schools in Luzerne County (combined enrollment of about 45,209 students).

The closest other public school is Wyoming Valley West MS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chester Street El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chester Street El Sch at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chester Street El Sch has expanded 70%, going from 173 students in 2018 to 294 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 82% to 44% over that span.

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