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Schools in Chester Center

Chester Center’s public schools

Chester School District and Regional School District 04 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester Center. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Connecticut’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Connecticut’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Spent per student
$32.5K
▲ 26% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024 · Regional School District 04
Students per teacher
9.7
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
824 students on the public path
In brief

Chester Center’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Chester Center’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. Chester Elementary School places highest (better than 90%); John Winthrop Middle School lowest (52%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Chester Center, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Chester Elementary Schoolin ChesterA
7–8John Winthrop Middle Schoolin Deep RiverB−
9–12Valley Regional High Schoolin Deep RiverB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chester School District.

Two districts serve Chester Center

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Chester School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 198 students, down 1% since 2020–21
$34,396CT $25,892 · FY2024
A+
Regional School District 04Grades 7–12 · 2 schools · 626 students, down 23% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$32,549CT $25,892 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Chester School District72%
State average 50.5% · 109 students tested
Math · PK–6, Chester School District72%
State average 39.8% · 109 students tested
Reading · 7–12, Regional School District 0467%
State average 50.5% · 361 students tested
Math · 7–12, Regional School District 0445%
State average 39.8% · 360 students tested

Chester Center vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Chester Center’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chester Center—Chester PK–6 · Regional School District 04 7–12
Deep RiverA−Deep River PK–6 · Regional School District 04 7–12
ChesterB+Chester PK–6 · Regional School District 04 7–12

All 2 neighbors share Regional School District 04 with Chester Center for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Chester Center

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Chester Centerin other towns
Chester Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Chester
A
198 studentsRate it →
John Winthrop Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Deep River
B−
197 students11:1Rate it →
Valley Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Deep River
B
429 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Chester Center’s schools

Are Chester Center’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chester Center. Chester School District and Regional School District 04 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester Center. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chester Center in?

Chester School District and Regional School District 04.

Where do Chester Center kids go to high school?

Valley Regional High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.