Chester Elementary -02
Chester, SD · Elementary School · Grades -1-5
Chester Elementary -02 is a elementary school in Chester, SD with 159 students enrolled and a 63% proficiency rate. Part of Chester Area School District 39-1. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Chester Elementary -02 is a elementary school located in Chester, South Dakota. The school serves 159 students in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 63% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Chester Elementary -02 is part of the Chester Area School District 39-1 in South Dakota.
How This School Compares
Chester Elementary -02 has 159 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Chester Area School District 39-1 (82 students). Its 63% proficiency rate is 3 percentage points below the district average of 66%. Compared to the South Dakota state average of 56%, the school performs 7 points higher.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Chester Elementary -02 has 159 students enrolled in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1.
According to EDFacts data, 63% of students at Chester Elementary -02 meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Chester Elementary -02 is part of the Chester Area School District 39-1 in Chester, South Dakota. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.