📍 110 East Chester Street, Kingston, Luzerne County, 18704
Chester Street El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kingston, Luzerne County. The school has 299 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wyoming Valley West SD school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chester Street El Sch enrolls 299 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 166 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
299 of the school's 299 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 299 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.
Chester Street El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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-80, state senate district 20, state house district 120.
Chester Street El Sch is one of 6 schools in Wyoming Valley West SD, based in Kingston, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,959 students district-wide and employs 308 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 299 students, Chester Street El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 827 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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