CHESTER EL

Located at 273 YELLOWJACKET DR, in CHESTER, Texas, CHESTER EL is an one-room-style elementary school that teaches 72 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of CHESTER ISD. That puts it 86% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within CHESTER ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 195 students, CHESTER EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CHESTER EL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CHESTER EL has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CHESTER EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at CHESTER EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Tyler County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, CHESTER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Tyler County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $55,396 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Tyler County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,382 students), CHESTER EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CHESTER H S, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, CHESTER EL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHESTER EL has declined 35%, going from 110 students in 2018 to 72 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share expanded from 85% to 93%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.

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