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Chester Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

23 Ridge Rd., Chester, CT 06412 · (860) 526-5797 · Part of Chester School District

Chester’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Connecticut school districts

Students
198
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Chester Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Chester kids: John Winthrop Middle School

On the path

Where Chester kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Chester Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8John Winthrop Middle Schoolin Deep River

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

23 Ridge Rd., Chester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten29
Grade 115
Grade 235
Grade 336
Grade 424
Grade 534
Grade 625
Enrollment over time
200’20
209’21
222’22
207’23
198’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chester Elementary School from Chester families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Chester’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.