Chester’s public schools
Chester Independent School District has 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.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Chester’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Chester’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Chester El places highest (better than 52%); Chester H S lowest (23%). 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.
Pre-K in Chester
Chester El
Grades PK–5 · 72 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Chester
Chester El
Grades PK–5 · 72 students · 8:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Chester
Chester El
Grades PK–5 · 72 students · 8:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Chester
Chester El
Grades PK–5 · 72 students · 8:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Chester
Chester El
Grades PK–5 · 72 students · 8:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Chester
Chester El
Grades PK–5 · 72 students · 8:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Chester
Chester El
Grades PK–5 · 72 students · 8:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Chester
Chester H S
Grades 6–12 · 123 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Chester
Chester H S
Grades 6–12 · 123 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Chester
Chester H S
Grades 6–12 · 123 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Chester
Chester H S
Grades 6–12 · 123 students · 9:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Chester
Chester H S
Grades 6–12 · 123 students · 9:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Chester
Chester H S
Grades 6–12 · 123 students · 9:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Chester
Chester H S
Grades 6–12 · 123 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chester Independent School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Chester vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Chester’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Chester | — | Chester Independent |
Every school in Chester
2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Chester’s schools
Are Chester’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Chester. Chester Independent School District has 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, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Chester in?
Chester Independent School District.
Where do Chester kids go to high school?
Chester H S.
Parents talk
What Chester families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Chester → They have their own page.
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.