Chester Elementary School

Chester Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in Spokane Valley, Washington, overseen by Central Valley School District. Current enrollment sits at 410 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Central Valley School District runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 15,087 students. Chester Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Chester Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Chester Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Chester Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Spokane County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Chester Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.9%, the actual is 67.0%, a residual of +7.1 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Spokane County put the typical household earns roughly $78,582 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Chester Elementary School is one of 187 public schools in Spokane County (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students).

Nearest neighbor: Horizon Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chester Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.1%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 497 students in 2018 compared to 410 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 87% to 78% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Chester Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.