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Chester Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

650 Opdyke St, Chester, IL 62233 · (618) 826-2354 · Part of Chester Community Unit School District 139

Chester’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
640
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Chester Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 53% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Chester kids: Chester High School

On the path

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

PK–8Chester Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Chester High School335 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

650 Opdyke St, Chester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K64
Kindergarten65
Grade 158
Grade 278
Grade 360
Grade 462
Grade 554
Grade 656
Grade 774
Grade 869
Enrollment over time
607’20
613’21
616’22
637’23
640’24

Up 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chester Elem School from Chester families.

Other schools in Chester Community Unit School District 139

The district →
Chester High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chester
C−
335 students16:1

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 Illinois’s other public schools; Chester’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.