Cheston Elementary School
723 Coal St
Easton PA, 18042, Northampton County
Phone: 610-250-2542
Ranking: 
(1,861 out of 2,311, bottom 19%)*
(1,861 out of 2,311, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Easton Area 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: | 38 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 42 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 544 | 589 | 588 | 544 | 545 | 466 | 474 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 106 | 19.5% | 118 | 20.0% | 122 | 20.7% | 116 | 21.3% | 120 | 22.0% | 107 | 23.0% | 98 | 20.7% |
| Grade 1: | 122 | 22.4% | 118 | 20.0% | 125 | 21.3% | 114 | 21.0% | 119 | 21.8% | 99 | 21.2% | 85 | 17.9% |
| Grade 2: | 104 | 19.1% | 126 | 21.4% | 108 | 18.4% | 110 | 20.2% | 102 | 18.7% | 88 | 18.9% | 101 | 21.3% |
| Grade 3: | 115 | 21.1% | 106 | 18.0% | 117 | 19.9% | 106 | 19.5% | 91 | 16.7% | 88 | 18.9% | 90 | 19.0% |
| Grade 4: | 97 | 17.8% | 121 | 20.5% | 116 | 19.7% | 93 | 17.1% | 102 | 18.7% | 84 | 18.0% | 100 | 21.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 11 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 308 | 56.6% | 336 | 57.0% | 304 | 51.7% | 275 | 50.6% | 261 | 47.9% | 241 | 51.7% | 252 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 236 | 43.4% | 253 | 43.0% | 284 | 48.3% | 269 | 49.4% | 258 | 47.3% | 210 | 45.1% | 218 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 15 | 2.8% | 15 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 168 | 30.9% | 171 | 29.0% | 185 | 31.5% | 148 | 27.2% | 142 | 26.1% | 120 | 25.8% | 112 | 23.6% |
| Black: | 152 | 27.9% | 178 | 30.2% | 172 | 29.3% | 168 | 30.9% | 161 | 29.5% | 158 | 33.9% | 176 | 37.1% |
| White: | 183 | 33.6% | 207 | 35.1% | 197 | 33.5% | 196 | 36.0% | 209 | 38.3% | 176 | 37.8% | 181 | 38.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 4.4% | 17 | 2.9% | 17 | 2.9% | 17 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 399 | 73.3% | 409 | 69.4% | 383 | 65.1% | 366 | 67.3% | 328 | 60.2% | 274 | 58.8% | 273 | 57.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 6.1% | 29 | 4.9% | 40 | 6.8% | 33 | 6.1% | 49 | 9.0% | 41 | 8.8% | 44 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.47 | 14.64 | 13.15 | 12.05 | 11.56 | 11.00 | 10.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 81% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 85% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 80.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 85.4% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 87.2% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 93.1% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 91.4% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 91.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 63% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 65% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 65.4% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 74.4% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 76.2% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 79.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 80.4% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 78.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 76% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 82.1% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 87.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 88.4% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 91.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 93.8% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 93.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 65.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 67.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 71.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 76.6% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 76.6% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 78.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 77.2% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 87.1% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86.8% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85.8% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 89.2% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 87.2% | 82.3% |
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* Cheston Elementary 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.