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Chester Park Elementary School Of Literacy And Tec
835 Lancaster Hwy
Chester SC, 29706, Chester County
Phone: 803-581-7275
Ranking: 
(778 out of 841, bottom 7%)*
(778 out of 841, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 29 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 37 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 484 | 445 | 473 | 501 | 559 | 524 | 511 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 60 | 12.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 38 | 6.8% | 40 | 7.6% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 14.9% | 74 | 16.6% | 56 | 11.8% | 78 | 15.6% | 101 | 18.1% | 68 | 13.0% | 86 | 16.8% |
| Grade 1: | 80 | 16.5% | 59 | 13.3% | 81 | 17.1% | 100 | 20.0% | 84 | 15.0% | 88 | 16.8% | 103 | 20.2% |
| Grade 2: | 51 | 10.5% | 81 | 18.2% | 88 | 18.6% | 77 | 15.4% | 83 | 14.8% | 104 | 19.8% | 78 | 15.3% |
| Grade 3: | 68 | 14.0% | 84 | 18.9% | 75 | 15.9% | 75 | 15.0% | 104 | 18.6% | 70 | 13.4% | 85 | 16.6% |
| Grade 4: | 83 | 17.1% | 67 | 15.1% | 72 | 15.2% | 99 | 19.8% | 71 | 12.7% | 80 | 15.3% | 80 | 15.7% |
| Grade 5: | 70 | 14.5% | 80 | 18.0% | 95 | 20.1% | 72 | 14.4% | 78 | 14.0% | 74 | 14.1% | 79 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 263 | 54.3% | 244 | 54.8% | 263 | 55.6% | 277 | 55.3% | 298 | 53.3% | 278 | 53.1% | 289 | 56.6% |
| Female: | 221 | 45.7% | 201 | 45.2% | 210 | 44.4% | 224 | 44.7% | 253 | 45.3% | 238 | 45.4% | 218 | 42.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 338 | 69.8% | 326 | 73.3% | 343 | 72.5% | 357 | 71.3% | 393 | 70.3% | 347 | 66.2% | 312 | 61.1% |
| White: | 121 | 25.0% | 93 | 20.9% | 111 | 23.5% | 127 | 25.3% | 161 | 28.8% | 170 | 32.4% | 196 | 38.4% |
| 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: | 15 | 3.1% | 13 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 401 | 82.9% | 383 | 86.1% | 402 | 85.0% | 406 | 81.0% | 437 | 78.2% | 374 | 71.4% | 339 | 66.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.4% | 21 | 4.7% | 25 | 5.3% | 19 | 3.8% | 37 | 6.6% | 38 | 7.3% | 50 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.81 | 16.92 | 18.92 | 17.28 | 15.97 | 14.20 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 78.1% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 79.4% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 77.2% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 83% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 67.5% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 71.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 67.2% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 71.9% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 73.6% | 82.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 77.1% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 69.6% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 66.9% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 68.5% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 55.7% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 57.3% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 57% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 58% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 54.3% | 69.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 47.2% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 44.9% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 40.6% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 57.7% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 45.1% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 45.5% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 50.2% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 56.2% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 61.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 73.5% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 70.1% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 71.6% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 77% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 70.6% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 65.4% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 67.5% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 61.4% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 71.3% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 58.1% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 60.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 54.3% | 70.3% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.6% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 73.1% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 71% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 66.2% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.8% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 63.3% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 67% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 63.8% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71.2% | 78.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 65.3% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 66.3% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.2% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 64.5% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 63.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.6% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 67.6% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 69.4% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 73% | 79.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 44.6% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 45.2% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 45.3% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 48.4% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 52.3% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 61.3% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 55.8% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 59.9% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 62.4% | 73.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 71.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 60.4% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 63.3% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 58.9% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 66% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69.6% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 70% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 72.3% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 76.5% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 67.4% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 67.6% | 74.3% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 66% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 66.4% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 58.2% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 64.8% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 68.1% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 67.2% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 63.4% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 63.3% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69.1% | 81.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 65.5% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 66.7% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 68% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.7% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 60.1% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 64.5% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 64.3% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 64.5% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 37.8% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 38.3% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 41.3% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 48% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 57.7% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 50.8% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 51.5% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 58.2% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.2% | 73% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 53% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 55.3% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 52.1% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 62% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 59.6% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 61.6% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 55% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 59.3% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 55.1% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 59.9% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 65.5% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.9% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 58.9% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 61.8% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 40.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 60.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,972.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,485.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,603.0 |
* Chester Park Elementary School Of Literacy And Tec was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.