📍 158 Aspen St., Chester, Plumas County, 96020
Chester Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chester, Plumas County. The school has 164 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Scott Cory. It is part of the Plumas Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
Chester Elementary enrolls 164 students across grades K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 107 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 13% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
103 of the school's 164 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chester Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Chester Elementary is one of 10 schools in Plumas Unified, based in Quincy, California. The district serves 1,671 students district-wide and employs 98 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 164 students, Chester Elementary is close to the district average of about 167 students per school.