Chester Upland School Of Arts
501 West 9th St
Chester PA, 19013, Delaware County
Phone: 610-447-3777
Ranking: 
(2,135 out of 2,311, bottom 8%)*
(2,135 out of 2,311, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Chester-Upland 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 8 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 333 | 293 | 322 | 268 | 245 | 194 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 41 | 12.3% | 40 | 13.7% | 83 | 25.8% | 81 | 30.2% | 81 | 33.1% | 80 | 41.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 73 | 21.9% | 54 | 18.4% | 46 | 14.3% | 34 | 12.7% | 40 | 16.3% | 39 | 20.1% |
| Grade 1: | 67 | 20.1% | 41 | 14.0% | 41 | 12.7% | 40 | 14.9% | 43 | 17.6% | 35 | 18.0% |
| Grade 2: | 61 | 18.3% | 30 | 10.2% | 44 | 13.7% | 36 | 13.4% | 40 | 16.3% | 40 | 20.6% |
| Grade 3: | 29 | 8.7% | 41 | 14.0% | 36 | 11.2% | 38 | 14.2% | 41 | 16.7% | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 38 | 11.4% | 42 | 14.3% | 32 | 9.9% | 39 | 14.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 24 | 7.2% | 29 | 9.9% | 40 | 12.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 171 | 51.4% | 131 | 44.7% | 142 | 44.1% | 124 | 46.3% | 119 | 48.6% | 91 | 46.9% |
| Female: | 162 | 48.6% | 162 | 55.3% | 180 | 55.9% | 144 | 53.7% | 118 | 48.2% | 95 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 320 | 96.1% | 290 | 99.0% | 315 | 97.8% | 268 | 100.0% | 244 | 99.6% | 194 | 100.0% |
| White: | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 282 | 84.7% | 209 | 71.3% | 211 | 65.5% | 215 | 80.2% | 179 | 73.1% | 148 | 76.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.6% | 6 | 2.0% | 28 | 8.7% | 18 | 6.7% | 24 | 9.8% | 15 | 7.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 333.00 | 48.83 | 46.00 | 15.31 | 23.33 | 24.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 58.1% | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 57.9% | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 44.1% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.7% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 44.9% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 39.8% | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 54.9% | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 39.6% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 37.9% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 25.2% | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 53.1% | N/A |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 38.2% | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 33.1% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 22% | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 24.6% | N/A |
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* Chester Upland School Of Arts was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.