Chester-Upland School District

Administrative Offices
Chester, PA 19013
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there are 5 public elementary schools serving 1,756 students in Chester-Upland School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary Schools in Chester-Upland School District have an average math proficiency score of 6% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 18% (versus the 54% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 43% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
7 Schools
2,141 Schools
# Students
3,039 Students
1,107,128 Students
# Teachers
217 Teachers
83,501 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Chester-Upland School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 677 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 66% has increased from 36% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (PA)
#627 out of 685 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
10%
38%
19%
55%
15%
57%
66%
87%

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