Chester High School
232 West 9th St
Chester PA, 19013, Delaware County
Phone: 610-447-3700
Ranking: 
(618 out of 626, bottom 1%)*
(618 out of 626, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Chester-Upland School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 44 | 50 | 62 | 74 | 78 | 74 | 105 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 841 | 960 | 843 | 1,075 | 1,302 | 1,717 | 1,781 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 368 | 43.8% | 410 | 42.7% | 295 | 35.0% | 315 | 29.3% | 375 | 28.8% | 340 | 19.8% | 539 | 30.3% |
| Grade 10: | 206 | 24.5% | 218 | 22.7% | 172 | 20.4% | 279 | 26.0% | 326 | 25.0% | 522 | 30.4% | 454 | 25.5% |
| Grade 11: | 155 | 18.4% | 165 | 17.2% | 204 | 24.2% | 225 | 20.9% | 294 | 22.6% | 358 | 20.9% | 430 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 112 | 13.3% | 146 | 15.2% | 164 | 19.5% | 235 | 21.9% | 286 | 22.0% | 480 | 28.0% | 333 | 18.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 458 | 54.5% | 494 | 51.5% | 468 | 55.5% | 570 | 53.0% | 637 | 48.9% | 840 | 48.9% | 882 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 383 | 45.5% | 466 | 48.5% | 375 | 44.5% | 505 | 47.0% | 657 | 50.5% | 869 | 50.6% | 895 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 82 | 9.8% | 97 | 10.1% | 88 | 10.4% | 74 | 6.9% | 78 | 6.0% | 115 | 6.7% | 96 | 5.4% |
| Black: | 750 | 89.2% | 852 | 88.8% | 746 | 88.5% | 993 | 92.4% | 1,211 | 93.0% | 1,580 | 92.0% | 1,666 | 93.5% |
| White: | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.9% | 21 | 1.2% | 18 | 1.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 611 | 72.7% | 597 | 62.2% | 508 | 60.3% | 683 | 63.5% | 731 | 56.1% | 852 | 49.6% | 907 | 50.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.9% | 21 | 2.0% | 48 | 3.7% | 65 | 3.8% | 80 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.97 | 19.07 | 13.52 | 14.46 | 16.69 | 23.20 | 16.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.7% | 4.4% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.8% | 5.6% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 4.9% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8% | 7.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 3.3% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 3.3% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 5.4% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.3% | 7.2% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.6% | 16.4% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.6% | 20.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 14.5% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 15.9% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.1% | 18% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 21% | 19.7% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.9% | 9.4% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 10.6% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 18.2% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24% | 24.1% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 25% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 28.1% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0.9% | 0.8% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.7% | 2.5% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.4% | 1.4% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 4.1% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.2% | 6.1% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 31% | 27.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 66.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 42.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 53.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.1% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 67.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 66.5% | 82.9% |
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* Chester High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.