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Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTER-UPLAND SD·NCES 420586006878
Chester Upland School of Arts
501 West 9th St, Chester, PA 19013 · (610) 447-3777 · Delaware County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
111%
425 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
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 | 54 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 59% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
7.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.6pp since 2023
Math
2.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.0% | 2.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.6% | 5.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Chester Upland School of Arts ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.3% | #1,509 of 1,511 ▼ 57 | #69 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #1,507 of 1,511 ▼ 117 | #69 of 69 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #939 of 1,638 | #49 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #984 of 1,528 | #49 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #1,069 of 1,531 | #68 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 111% | #36 of 1,600 | #7 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #774 of 1,045 | #30 of 45 |
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
384
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
+43% since 2010-11, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 384 | 28 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 100% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 99% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 93% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 24 | 20.5:1 | 100% (493) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 87% (233) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chester Upland School of Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (413 to 384); teachers down 3% (29 to 28).
About Chester Upland School of Arts
Chester Upland School of Arts is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Chester, Pennsylvania. In all, 384 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Chester-Upland SD serves 3,039 students across 7 schools.
The share of Black students at Chester Upland School of Arts is 86%. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. The county population is about 22% Black. The diversity index for Chester Upland School of Arts is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Chester Upland School of Arts lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.7 students per teacher. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure.
Chester Upland School of Arts earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The county, Delaware County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $89,546, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 113, with about 74,663 students.
Chester High School is about 0.2 miles from Chester Upland School of Arts, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 398 (2020-21) to 384 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (15.3:1).
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chester-Upland SD
- Chester High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- STEM at ShowalterHigh · 477 students
- Edgmont Scholars AcademyElementary · 422 students
- Toby Farms Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 359 students
- Main Street SchoolElementary · 340 students
- Stetser Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
Other schools in Chester
- Chester Community CSElementary · 3,782 students
- Chester High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Chester Charter Scholars Academy CSCombined · 701 students
- STEM at ShowalterHigh · 477 students
- Edgmont Scholars AcademyElementary · 422 students
- Stetser Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
Nearby schools
- Chester High School0.2 mi · 806
- STEM at Showalter0.4 mi · 477
- Chester Community CS0.7 mi · 3,782
- Edgmont Scholars Academy0.8 mi · 422
- Main Street School0.9 mi · 340
- Stetser Elementary School1.3 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Chester Upland School of ArtsHow many students attend Chester Upland School of Arts?
Chester Upland School of Arts enrolls approximately 384 students in grades PK-05.
Is Chester Upland School of Arts an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chester Upland School of Arts is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Chester Upland School of Arts have?
Chester Upland School of Arts employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chester Upland School of Arts?
At Chester Upland School of Arts, the student body is approximately 2% White, 7% Hispanic, 86% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Chester Upland School of Arts public or private?
Chester Upland School of Arts is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chester-Upland SD.
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