Enrollment
154
Elementary
DISTRICT 73 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 39-1·NCES 461230000131
Chester Elementary -02
102 2nd Ave, Chester, SD 57016 · (605) 489-2411 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
31 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Chester Area School District 39-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
SD avg 50.3% . +5.6pp since 2022
Math
56.5%
SD avg 47.5% . +13.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Source: SD Smarter Balanced. 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for South Dakota 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 South Dakota'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
154
-28 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.5:1
% White
95%
was 97%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Chester Elementary -02
Located at 102 2nd Ave, in Chester, South Dakota, Chester Elementary -02 is a small primary school that enrolls 154 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Chester Area School District 39-1. Enrollment runs roughly 25% smaller than the state mean of about 204.
Chester Area School District 39-1 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 582 students; Chester Elementary -02 is among them.
Looking at the student body, Chester Elementary -02 reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Chester Elementary -02 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.8%; this one delivers 49.8%.
In the broader community, Lake County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,808, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Lake County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,009 students), of which Chester Elementary -02 is one.
Nearest neighbor: Chester High School - 01, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chester Elementary -02 ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.6%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Chester Elementary -02's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 182 (now 154). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,972
Census ACS
Median income
$76,808
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
2,009 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chester Area School District 39-1
- Chester High School - 01High · 107 students
- Chester Area Cyber School - 92High · 106 students
- High Plains - 06High · 84 students
- Chester Middle School - 03Middle · 67 students
- Rustic Acres Elementary - 04Elementary · 41 students
- Graceville Colony - 07Elementary · 23 students
Other schools in Chester
- Chester High School - 01High · 107 students
- Chester Area Cyber School - 92High · 106 students
- High Plains - 06High · 84 students
- Chester Middle School - 03Middle · 67 students
Nearby schools
- Chester High School - 010.0 mi · 107
- Chester Middle School - 030.0 mi · 67
- High Plains - 060.5 mi · 84
- Chester Area Cyber School - 920.5 mi · 106
- Colman Elementary - 038.2 mi · 193
- Colman-Egan High School - 018.2 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Chester Elementary -02How many students attend Chester Elementary -02?
Chester Elementary -02 enrolls approximately 154 students in grades PK-05.
Is Chester Elementary -02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chester Elementary -02 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Chester Elementary -02 have?
Chester Elementary -02 employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chester Elementary -02?
At Chester Elementary -02, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Chester Elementary -02?
Chester Elementary -02 is overseen by Chester Area School District 39-1 in Lake County.
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