📍 835-A Lancaster Highway, Chester, Chester County, 29706
Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chester, Chester County. The school has 360 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chester 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts enrolls 360 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 39% White and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 168 | 47% |
| White | 141 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
296 of the school's 360 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 296 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts 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.
Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts 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 360 students, Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts is close to the district average of about 377 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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