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Chester Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
2 Herbert Dr
Chester, NY 10918
Phone
(845) 469-2178
District
CHESTER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
ORANGE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
392
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.6% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Chester Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
63%
47%
54%
47%
72%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
42%
35%
42%
48%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
37%
33%
38%
17%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 18 4.6%
Kindergarten 63 16.1%
Grade 1 54 13.8%
Grade 2 60 15.3%
Grade 3 67 17.1%
Grade 4 64 16.3%
Grade 5 66 16.8%
Total 392 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 43.6% 44.9% 42.7%
Black 11.2% 13.0% 16.7%
Hispanic 39.9% 36.9% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.7% 4.9% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.5% 38.9% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 33.9% 34.3% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.6% 4.6% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 5,957 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 621.1 415
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 1.7% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.0% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.5% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 32.7% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 15.1% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,303 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 3.7% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.5% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.5% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 34.1% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.8% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 6.1% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.1% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.3% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.2% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 8.4% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,274 $18,018,164 62.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,020 $1,005,720 3.5%
Staff $1,262 $1,244,332 4.3%
General Administration $1,055 $1,040,230 3.6%
School Administration $533 $525,538 1.8%
Operation $2,020 $1,991,720 6.9%
Transportation $1,345 $1,326,170 4.6%
Other $619 $610,334 2.1%
Total Support $7,854 $7,744,044 27.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,970,818 10.3%
Total Expenditures $29,141 $28,733,026 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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