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Schools in Chester

Chester’s public schools

Waupun 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.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 15% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,741 students on the public path
In brief

Chester’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Chester’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Rock River Intermediate places highest (better than 52%); Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School lowest (28%). 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–1Meadow View Primaryin WaupunNo scores
2–6Rock River Intermediatein WaupunB−
7–12Waupun Area Junior/Senior High Schoolin WaupunC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Waupun 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.

Waupun School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,869 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,994WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 38.1% · 979 students tested
Math36%
State average 38.7% · 983 students tested

Chester vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chester—Waupun
WaupunB−Waupun
Burnett—Horicon
TrentonB−Waupun PK–12 · Beaver Dam PK–12
Oakfield—Oakfield
Leroy—Mayville

2 of the 5 neighbors share Waupun with Chester, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Chester

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

Also serving Chesterin other towns
Meadow View Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Waupun
324 students16:1Rate it →
Rock River Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · Waupun
B−
585 students14:1Rate it →
Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Waupun
C
832 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Chester’s schools

Are Chester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chester. Waupun 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 Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chester in?

Waupun School District.

Where do Chester kids go to high school?

Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School.

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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.