Chester Creek Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Duluth, Minnesota

Chester Creek Academy in Duluth, Minnesota enrolled 31 students in 2024-25 with 7.8 full-time teachers, 4.0 students per teacher against the Minnesota median of 6.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 34% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

47 students in 2022-23, 32 students in 2023-24, 31 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.7 to 7.8.

Students enrolled at Chester Creek Academy by school year2022-23: 47, 2023-24: 32, 2024-25: 3102040602022-23472023-24322024-2531
Students enrolled at Chester Creek Academy by school year2022-23: 47, 2023-24: 32, 2024-25: 3102040602022-23472023-24322024-2531
Students enrolled at Chester Creek Academy by school year2022-23: 47, 2023-24: 32, 2024-25: 3102040602022-23472023-24322024-2531
Students enrolled at Chester Creek Academy by school year2022-23: 47, 2023-24: 32, 2024-25: 3102040602022-23472023-24322024-2531
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23478.75.4
2023-24327.84.1
2024-25317.84.0

4.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 of every 100 Minnesota schools of this kind

Among the 163 Minnesota schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 6.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Chester Creek Academy 4.0; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherChester Creek Academy 4.0state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Chester Creek Academy 4.0; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherChester Creek Academy 4.0state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Chester Creek Academy 4.0; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherChester Creek Academy 4.0state median 6.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Minnesota other schools, 2024-25163 values from 3.0 to 69.0; Chester Creek Academy 4.0; state median 6.6.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherChester Creek Academy 4.0state median 6.6U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Chester Creek Academy enrolled 42 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent12.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.1% of students were White, 12.9% of two or more races, 12.9% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White58.1%
  2. Two or more races12.9%
  3. American Indian12.9%
  4. Black9.7%
  5. Hispanic6.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Chester Creek Academy scored proficient or above: 20-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220‑29%56%51.1%
Math, 2022-2320% or less45% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Schools of this kind in Duluth

7 public schools of this kind in Duluth report 2024-25 enrollment; Chester Creek Academy is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
ALC School Within a School28666.147.6%
Early Childhood Special Education24935.646.6%
Merritt Creek Academy756.192.0%
Rockridge Academy355.574.3%
Chester Creek Academy314.090.3%
Superior Academy199.552.6%
Arrowhead Academy183.883.3%

All public schools in Duluth →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Chester Creek Academy

  1. Superior AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.2 miles away: 19 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Arrowhead AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.7 miles away: 18 students, 3.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Chester Creek Academy with Superior AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Duluth Public Schools spends per student$16,081 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,081
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaChester Creek Academy is the number 134 by size of 245 Minnesota schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#134 of 245
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher4.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 6.6 for schools of this kind.4.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Chester Creek Academy

  1. How many students attend Chester Creek Academy?
    31 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 47 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Duluth, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Chester Creek Academy?
    4.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for schools of this kind is 6.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Chester Creek Academy a Title I school?
    Chester Creek Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Chester Creek Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Chester Creek Academy scored proficient or above: 20-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Chester Creek Academy in?
    Duluth Public Schools, NCES district ID 2711040. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271104001574 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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