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What's the biggest difference between Cheston El Sch and what you expected?
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Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTON AREA SD·NCES 420885004915
Cheston Elementary School
723 Coal St, Easton, PA 18042 · (610) 250-2542 · Northampton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
570 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Easton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
26.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.6% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 22.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 →
Where Cheston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #1,200 of 1,396 | #28 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #1,212 of 1,511 ▲ 17 | #27 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #1,283 of 1,511 ▲ 31 | #30 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #354 of 1,638 | #8 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #729 of 1,528 | #20 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #248 of 1,531 | #7 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #218 of 1,600 | #3 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #283 of 450 | #3 of 8 |
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
559
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 559 | 43.3 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 44.3 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 47.6 | 11.3:1 | 100% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 97% (575) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 40.6 | 13.0:1 | 94% (495) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 100% (524) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 45 | 12.1:1 | 73% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 42% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 39 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cheston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (529 to 559); teachers up 7% (40.6 to 43.3).
About Cheston Elementary School
Cheston Elementary School is an elementary school in Easton, Pennsylvania, reachable at (610) 250-2542. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 559 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 443, and this school is 26% bigger than that mark.
Easton Area SD, which runs Cheston Elementary School, has 9 schools and 7,928 students.
The student body at Cheston Elementary School is 55% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 19% Black, 15% White, and 9% multiracial. Among all residents of Northampton County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Cheston Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.9 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
On the allk12 Grade, Cheston Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 18% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Cheston Elementary School would score about 33.9%. It scores 28.2%, 5.7 points below that figure.
Northampton County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $89,184, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Cheston Elementary School shares Northampton County with 59 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS, is about 1.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Cheston Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies Cheston Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cheston Elementary School had a net loss of 35 students, or 6%.
Cheston Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Northampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,580
Census ACS
Median income
$89,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
38,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Easton Area SD
- Easton Area High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Easton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,879 students
- Paxinosa Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Palmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Tracy Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Other schools in Easton
- Easton Area High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Easton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,879 students
- Wilson Area High SchoolHigh · 709 students
- Wilson Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Paxinosa Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS1.2 mi · 254
- Paxinosa Elementary School1.2 mi · 572
- Avona Elementary School1.2 mi · 205
- Wilson Area Intermediate School1.3 mi · 643
- Wilson Borough Elementary School1.4 mi · 285
- Wilson Area High School1.5 mi · 709
Frequently asked questions
About Cheston Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cheston Elementary School?
Cheston Elementary School enrolls approximately 559 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cheston Elementary School serve?
Cheston Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cheston Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cheston Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cheston Elementary School?
At Cheston Elementary School, the student body is approximately 15% White, 55% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Cheston Elementary School public or private?
Cheston Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Easton Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.