Chester Elementary School
325 Middlefield Road, Chester, MA, 01011 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Chester Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 4
County Hampden County, MA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 92 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 9 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 15 students
Kind - 9 students
Grade 1 - 16 students
Grade 2 - 14 students
Grade 3 - 20 students
Grade 4 - 18 students
This School
(MA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:10 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 5%
% Hispanic n/a 14%
% Black n/a 8%
% White 97% 71%
% Unknown 2 % 3%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 16% 24%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Gateway School District
This School's Agency
(MA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 7 5
Number of Students Managed 1,390 students 2,252 students
District Total Revenue $45,041,000 $29,096,000
District Expenditure $44,947,000 $28,663,000
District Revenue / Student $32,404 $12,920
District Expenditure / Student $32,336 $12,728
In the News:
  • A view from the top (The Photo News)
    posted on November 12, 2009 at 08:14:08 am
    Firefighters from the Walton, Sugar Loaf, and Trout Brook companies recently visited Chester Elementary School to eat lunch with the students and share information about fire prevention and safety. The highlight of the annual event is always the trip outside to see the line of equipment. Unfortunately, this year many of the trucks were called away to an emergency, but the ladder truck was able ...
  • Hannah donates to Locks of Love (The Goshen Chronicle)
    posted on November 12, 2009 at 07:39:16 am
    Hannah Drillings contributed some of her hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that makes hairpieces for children who have lost their hair because of a medical condition. Hannah, 7, is a student at Chester Elementary School. Susan Hasbrouck, a stylist at Joanne’s Hair Salon in Middletown, volunteered her services to cut Hannah’s hair. For more information about the program, visit ...
  • A view from the top (The Warwick Advertiser)
    posted on November 10, 2009 at 08:13:11 am
    Firefighters from the Walton, Sugar Loaf, and Trout Brook companies recently visited Chester Elementary School to eat lunch with the students and share information about fire prevention and safety. The highlight of the annual event is always the trip outside to see the line of equipment. Unfortunately, this year many of the trucks were called away to an emergency, but the ladder truck was able ...
  • Helen Anne Livingston leaves superintendent’s job (The Goshen Chronicle)
    posted on October 29, 2009 at 06:49:47 am
    Chester Helen Anne Livingston, the superintendent of the Chester school district, has left her job.
  • Did George Washington have wooden teeth? (And other pressing questions from history) (The Goshen Chronicle)
    posted on October 21, 2009 at 06:45:21 am
    Chester The Chester Elementary School’s fourth grade invited the Orange County historian, Ted Sly, to speak with the children about the history of the county. “It was a fantastic educational experience for the students,” said their teacher, Jeffrey Knight. “They came away from the presentation with an appreciation for the impressive amount of history our area holds.”
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (01011)
School Zip (01011)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 2,069 people 6,259,314 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 28% 40%
Population Average Age 40 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $45,511 $49,959
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.9 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 42 years old 55 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (01011)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 86% / 14% 58% / 42%
School Map:
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4. Farmington River Elementary School - 171 students - 7.8 mi. away - view location
5. Blandford Elementary School - 74 students - 8.4 mi. away - view location
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