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Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry

835-C Lancaster Highway, Chester, Chester County, 29706

409
Pupils
12.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chester, Chester County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chester 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Chester 01

Enrollment & staffing

Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry enrolls 409 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.

Male students
227 (56%)
Female students
182 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student-teacher ratio
12.8:1
Grade span
Pre-K–5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 14% White and 7.6% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American31477%
White5614%
Two or more races317.6%
Hispanic or Latino82%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

409 of the school's 409 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 409 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.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-K–5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 SC-50, state senate district 17, state house district 43.

School district: Chester 01

Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry is one of 12 schools in Chester 01, based in Chester, South Carolina. The district serves 4,523 students district-wide and employs 374 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 409 students, Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry is close to the district average of about 377 students per school.

4,523
District students
12
Schools
374
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Reading proficient
17%
Math proficient
34%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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