📍 1100 West 10th Street, Chester, Delaware County, 19013
STEM at Showalter is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chester, Delaware County. The school has 484 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chester-Upland SD school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
STEM at Showalter enrolls 484 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 421 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.4% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
464 of the school's 484 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 464 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
STEM at Showalter is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 PA-50, state senate district 9, state house district 159.
STEM at Showalter is one of 7 schools in Chester-Upland SD, based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,143 students district-wide and employs 220 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 484 students, STEM at Showalter is close to the district average of about 449 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large