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Chester Park Elementary School For The Arts
835 Lancaster Hwy
Chester SC, 29706, Chester County
Phone: 803-581-7279
Ranking: 
(724 out of 841, bottom 14%)*
(724 out of 841, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Chester County 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: | 41 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 577 | 610 | 595 | 609 | 616 | 616 | 589 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 92 | 15.9% | 95 | 15.6% | 86 | 14.5% | 103 | 16.9% | 92 | 14.9% | 105 | 17.0% | 116 | 19.7% |
| Grade 1: | 100 | 17.3% | 107 | 17.5% | 119 | 20.0% | 106 | 17.4% | 110 | 17.9% | 125 | 20.3% | 102 | 17.3% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 16.6% | 106 | 17.4% | 95 | 16.0% | 107 | 17.6% | 112 | 18.2% | 101 | 16.4% | 96 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 88 | 15.3% | 93 | 15.2% | 105 | 17.6% | 103 | 16.9% | 101 | 16.4% | 105 | 17.0% | 82 | 13.9% |
| Grade 4: | 93 | 16.1% | 120 | 19.7% | 107 | 18.0% | 90 | 14.8% | 99 | 16.1% | 94 | 15.3% | 77 | 13.1% |
| Grade 5: | 108 | 18.7% | 89 | 14.6% | 75 | 12.6% | 100 | 16.4% | 93 | 15.1% | 84 | 13.6% | 75 | 12.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 284 | 49.2% | 312 | 51.1% | 306 | 51.4% | 301 | 49.4% | 303 | 49.2% | 294 | 47.7% | 281 | 47.7% |
| Female: | 293 | 50.8% | 298 | 48.9% | 289 | 48.6% | 308 | 50.6% | 302 | 49.0% | 310 | 50.3% | 298 | 50.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 261 | 45.2% | 277 | 45.4% | 279 | 46.9% | 290 | 47.6% | 303 | 49.2% | 298 | 48.4% | 273 | 46.3% |
| White: | 257 | 44.5% | 281 | 46.1% | 284 | 47.7% | 287 | 47.1% | 293 | 47.6% | 303 | 49.2% | 301 | 51.1% |
| 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: | 40 | 6.9% | 33 | 5.4% | 19 | 3.2% | 15 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 403 | 69.8% | 436 | 71.5% | 418 | 70.3% | 399 | 65.5% | 411 | 66.7% | 382 | 62.0% | 341 | 57.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 5.5% | 39 | 6.4% | 32 | 5.4% | 34 | 5.6% | 42 | 6.8% | 48 | 7.8% | 57 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.07 | 15.64 | 15.66 | 15.42 | 15.59 | 14.50 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 79.4% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 77.2% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 83% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 67.5% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 71.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 67.2% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 71.9% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 73.6% | 82.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 69.6% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 66.9% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 68.5% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 55.7% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 57.3% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 57% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 58% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 54.3% | 69.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 44.9% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 40.6% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 57.7% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 45.1% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 45.5% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 50.2% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 56.2% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 61.6% | 67.8% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 70.1% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 71.6% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 77% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 70.6% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 65.4% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 67.5% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 61.4% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 71.3% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 58.1% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 60.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 54.3% | 70.3% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 73.1% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 71% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 66.2% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.8% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 63.3% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 67% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 63.8% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 71.2% | 78.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 66.3% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 69.2% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 64.5% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 63.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 70.6% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 67.6% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 69.4% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 73% | 79.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 45.2% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 45.3% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 48.4% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 52.3% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 61.3% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 55.8% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 59.9% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 62.4% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 60.4% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 63.3% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 58.9% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 66% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 69.6% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 70% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 72.3% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 76.5% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 58% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67.4% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 67.6% | 74.3% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 66.4% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 58.2% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 64.8% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 68.1% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 67.2% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63.4% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.3% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.1% | 81.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 66.7% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 68% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 67.7% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 55.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 60.1% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.5% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 64.3% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.5% | 76.2% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 38.3% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 41.3% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57.7% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 50.8% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 51.5% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 58.2% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 62.2% | 73% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 55.3% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 52.1% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 59.6% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 61.6% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 55% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 59.3% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 55.1% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 59.9% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 65.5% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 66.9% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 58.9% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 61.8% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 44.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,992.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,250.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,239.0 |
* Chester Park Elementary School For The Arts was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.