Cheston El Sch

As a medium-sized elementary school in Easton, Pennsylvania, Cheston El Sch educates 559 students from grades K through 5, run under Easton Area SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 26% above typical.

Easton Area SD comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 7,928 students; Cheston El Sch is among them.

On the student-mix side, Cheston El Sch records that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 19% Black, 15% White, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Northampton County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Cheston El Sch has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 102% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Northampton County's rate of about 61%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cheston El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Northampton County shows median household earnings sit near $89,184, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Northampton County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,316 students), Cheston El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cheston El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cheston El Sch at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 6%: 529 students in 2018 compared to 559 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 37% to 55% over that span.

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