📍 273 Yellowjacket Dr, Chester, Tyler County, 75936
Chester el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chester, Tyler County. The school has 78 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Dinger. It is part of the Chester Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Chester el enrolls 78 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 9.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 6.4% Two or more races and 2.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 70 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
50 of the school's 78 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 45 qualify for free lunch and 5 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 el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 3, state house district 19.
Chester el is one of 2 schools in CHESTER ISD, based in CHESTER, Texas. The district serves 195 students district-wide and employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 78 students, Chester el is smaller than the district average of about 98 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote