For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 637 students in Chester CUSD 139 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary School in Chester CUSD 139 School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
3,104 Schools
# Students
968 Students
1,223,907 Students
# Teachers
70 Teachers
89,922 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Chester CUSD 139 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#546 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)12%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
50%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
2,875 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
66,874 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
6%
# Hispanic Students
116 Students
327,522 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
27%
# Black Students
10 Students
200,526 Students
% Black Students
1%
17%
# White Students
811 Students
537,078 Students
% White Students
84%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,010 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
28 Students
52,605 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
65
55,955
# Students in K Grade:
58
116,411
# Students in 1st Grade:
71
126,375
# Students in 2nd Grade:
61
167,370
# Students in 3rd Grade:
59
130,315
# Students in 4th Grade:
46
130,334
# Students in 5th Grade:
60
129,913
# Students in 6th Grade:
73
132,181
# Students in 7th Grade:
75
113,007
# Students in 8th Grade:
69
113,824
# Students in 9th Grade:
97
2,377
# Students in 10th Grade:
87
2,138
# Students in 11th Grade:
65
1,882
# Students in 12th Grade:
82
1,813
# Ungraded Students:
-
12
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,489 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,449 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,489
$21,990
Spending / Student
$14,449
$21,244
Best Chester CUSD 139 School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Chester Elementary School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
650 Opdyke St
Chester, IL 62233
(618) 826-2354
Chester, IL 62233
(618) 826-2354
Grades: PK-8
| 637 students
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