Chester Upland Sch of Arts
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester Upland Sch of Arts in Chester, Pennsylvania enrolled 384 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 4-13% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
424 students in 2022-23, 425 students in 2023-24, 384 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 28.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 424 | 30.0 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 31.0 | 13.7 |
| 2024-25 | 384 | 28.0 | 13.7 |
13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 Upland Sch of Arts enrolled 389 students and reported no counselor; it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions23
- Chronically absent58.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.9% of students were Black, 7.3% Hispanic, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black85.9%
- Hispanic7.3%
- Two or more races4.2%
- White2.3%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Upland Sch of Arts scored proficient or above: 4-13% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 4‑13% | 17‑21% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% or less | 4‑8% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
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.
Elementary schools in Chester
4 public elementary schools in Chester report 2024-25 enrollment; Chester Upland Sch of Arts is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Community CS | 3,782 | 20.6 | 99.9% |
| Edgmont Scholars Academy | 422 | 19.2 | 94.6% |
| Chester Upland Sch of Arts | 384 | 13.7 | 100.0% |
| Stetser Elementary School | 251 | 11.4 | 92.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Chester Upland Sch of Arts
- Chester Community CSThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 3,782 students, 20.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Edgmont Scholars AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 422 students, 19.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Chester Upland Sch of Arts with Chester Community CSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chester-Upland SD spends per student$21,339 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,339
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaChester Upland Sch of Arts is the number 930 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#930 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.13.7:1
- 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 Upland Sch of Arts
How many students attend Chester Upland Sch of Arts?
384 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 424 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chester, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Chester Upland Sch of Arts?
13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Chester Upland Sch of Arts a Title I school?
Chester Upland Sch of Arts ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Chester Upland Sch of Arts do on state tests?
The students tested at Chester Upland Sch of Arts scored proficient or above: 4-13% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania'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.What district is Chester Upland Sch of Arts in?
Chester-Upland SD, NCES district ID 4205860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420586006878 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.