Chester Elementary School
2 Herbert Drive, Chester, NY, 10918-1140 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Chester Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County Orange County, NY
Students & Faculty
Total Students 441 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 31 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 86 students
Grade 1 - 75 students
Grade 2 - 70 students
Grade 3 - 72 students
Grade 4 - 78 students
Grade 5 - 60 students
This School
(NY) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NY) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 3% 6%
% Hispanic 10% 18%
% Black 7% 20%
% White 81% 55%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NY) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 11% 41%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 6% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NY) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Chester Union Free School District
This School's Agency
(NY) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 2 4
Number of Students Managed 1,019 students 1,713 students
District Total Revenue $18,084,000 $28,118,000
District Expenditure $18,389,000 $27,617,000
District Revenue / Student $17,747 $16,414
District Expenditure / Student $18,046 $16,122
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 8, 2009 at 08:17:00 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 (10918)
School Zip (10918)
(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate) 11,492 people 18,208,943 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 35% 32%
Population Average Age 38 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.9 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $71,016 $41,761
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.7 rooms 4.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 34 years old 56 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (10918)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 78% / 22% 42% / 58%
School Map:
1. Orange County Group Home - n/a - 3.3 mi. away - view location
2. Goshen Intermediate School - 606 students - 3.9 mi. away - view location
3. Scotchtown Ave School - 637 students - 4.1 mi. away - view location
4. Boces Orange-ulster - 1171 students - 4.3 mi. away - view location
5. North Main Street School - 611 students - 4.7 mi. away - view location
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