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Town of Chester, Montana (39044532942)Photo: USDA NRCS Montana · Public domain
Schools in Chester

Chester’s public schools

Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School District and Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Montana’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.8K
▲ 9% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary
Students per teacher
10.6
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
208 students on the public path
In brief

Chester’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Chester’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Chester-Joplin-Inverness Schl places highest (better than 92%); Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8 lowest (37%). 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Chester-Joplin-Inverness SchlChester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School DistrictA
7–8Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School DistrictC+
9–12Chester-Joplin-Inverness HSChester-Joplin-Inverness High School DistrictA−

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

Two districts serve Chester

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

Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 4 schools · 182 students · 10.5 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$14,780MT $13,570 · FY2024
A−
Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 54 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$27,145MT $13,570 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School District57%
State average 45.7% · 117 students tested
Math · PK–8, Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School District42%
State average 35.2% · 117 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School District25%
State average 45.7% · 7 students tested · the state reports 0–50%
Math · 9–12, Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School District25%
State average 35.2% · 7 students tested · the state reports 0–50%

Chester vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chester—Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary PK–8 · Chester-Joplin-Inverness High 9–12

Every school in Chester

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

District schools in Chesterby address
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Schl
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
124 students13:1Rate it →
Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8
C+
30 students7:1Rate it →
Chester-Joplin-Inverness HS
High · Grades 9–12
A−
54 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Chester’s schools

Are Chester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chester. Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School District and Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chester in?

Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School District and Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School District.

Where do Chester kids go to high school?

Chester-Joplin-Inverness HS.

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What Chester families are saying about 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.