📍 650 Opdyke St, Chester, Randolph County, 62233
Chester Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chester, Randolph County. The school has 616 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tim Blair. It is part of the Chester CUSD 139 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chester Elem School enrolls 616 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 502 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
376 of the school's 616 students (61%) 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 Elem School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 58, state house district 116.
Chester Elem School is one of 2 schools in Chester CUSD 139, based in Chester, Illinois. The district serves 975 students district-wide and employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 616 students, Chester Elem School is larger than the district average of about 488 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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