Chester Community Charter School
302 East 5th St
Chester PA, 19013, Delaware County
Phone: 610-447-0400
Ranking: (2,045 out of 2,311, bottom 12%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
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: | 203 | 185 | 183 | 169 | 154 | 138 | 103 | |||||||
Total Students: | 3,126 | 3,033 | 3,017 | 2,734 | 2,484 | 2,376 | 2,147 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 420 | 13.4% | 406 | 13.4% | 446 | 14.8% | 395 | 14.4% | 373 | 15.0% | 335 | 14.1% | 329 | 15.3% |
Grade 1: | 426 | 13.6% | 411 | 13.6% | 410 | 13.6% | 372 | 13.6% | 352 | 14.2% | 326 | 13.7% | 327 | 15.2% |
Grade 2: | 406 | 13.0% | 391 | 12.9% | 369 | 12.2% | 356 | 13.0% | 315 | 12.7% | 304 | 12.8% | 304 | 14.2% |
Grade 3: | 377 | 12.1% | 362 | 11.9% | 365 | 12.1% | 326 | 11.9% | 287 | 11.6% | 298 | 12.5% | 310 | 14.4% |
Grade 4: | 349 | 11.2% | 346 | 11.4% | 326 | 10.8% | 284 | 10.4% | 263 | 10.6% | 337 | 14.2% | 237 | 11.0% |
Grade 5: | 359 | 11.5% | 326 | 10.7% | 305 | 10.1% | 286 | 10.5% | 323 | 13.0% | 250 | 10.5% | 222 | 10.3% |
Grade 6: | 296 | 9.5% | 287 | 9.5% | 285 | 9.4% | 321 | 11.7% | 211 | 8.5% | 237 | 10.0% | 173 | 8.1% |
Grade 7: | 260 | 8.3% | 235 | 7.7% | 323 | 10.7% | 207 | 7.6% | 210 | 8.5% | 160 | 6.7% | 122 | 5.7% |
Grade 8: | 233 | 7.5% | 269 | 8.9% | 188 | 6.2% | 187 | 6.8% | 143 | 5.8% | 118 | 5.0% | 82 | 3.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.5% | 41 | 1.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,597 | 51.1% | 1,537 | 50.7% | 1,524 | 50.5% | 1,365 | 49.9% | 1,247 | 50.2% | 1,211 | 51.0% | 1,112 | 51.8% |
Female: | 1,529 | 48.9% | 1,496 | 49.3% | 1,493 | 49.5% | 1,369 | 50.1% | 1,229 | 49.5% | 1,157 | 48.7% | 1,031 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 388 | 12.4% | 343 | 11.3% | 294 | 9.7% | 254 | 9.3% | 190 | 7.6% | 163 | 6.9% | 115 | 5.4% |
Black: | 2,596 | 83.0% | 2,604 | 85.9% | 2,639 | 87.5% | 2,449 | 89.6% | 2,266 | 91.2% | 2,188 | 92.1% | 2,004 | 93.3% |
White: | 62 | 2.0% | 44 | 1.5% | 43 | 1.4% | 31 | 1.1% | 28 | 1.1% | 25 | 1.1% | 28 | 1.3% |
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: | 76 | 2.4% | 41 | 1.4% | 40 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 2,321 | 74.2% | 2,198 | 72.5% | 2,363 | 78.3% | 2,109 | 77.1% | 2,086 | 84.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 1.1% | 84 | 2.8% | 95 | 3.1% | 88 | 3.2% | 125 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.40 | 16.39 | 16.49 | 16.18 | 16.13 | 17.20 | 20.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | N/A | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | N/A | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | N/A | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.8% | N/A | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | N/A | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | N/A | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | N/A | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | N/A | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | N/A | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | N/A | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.8% | N/A | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | N/A | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | N/A | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | N/A | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | N/A | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | N/A | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | N/A | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | N/A | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | N/A | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | N/A | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | N/A | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | N/A | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | N/A | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | N/A | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | N/A | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | N/A | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | N/A | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | N/A | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.7% | 13.7% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | N/A | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | N/A | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | N/A | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | N/A | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | N/A | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | N/A | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | N/A | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | N/A | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | N/A | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 27.5% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | N/A | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | N/A | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | N/A | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | N/A | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | N/A | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | N/A | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | N/A | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | N/A | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | N/A | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | N/A | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | N/A | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | N/A | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | N/A | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | N/A | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | N/A | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | N/A | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | N/A | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | N/A | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | N/A | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | N/A | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | N/A | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | N/A | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | N/A | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | N/A | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | N/A | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | N/A | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | N/A | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | N/A | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | N/A | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | N/A | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | N/A | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | N/A | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | N/A | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | N/A | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | N/A | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | N/A | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | N/A | 76% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | N/A | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.1% | N/A | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | N/A | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | N/A | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | N/A | 76.4% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | N/A | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | N/A | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | N/A | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | N/A | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | N/A | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | N/A | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 3% | N/A | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | N/A | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.2% | N/A | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.6% | N/A | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | N/A | 59.7% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | N/A | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | N/A | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* Chester Community Charter School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.