Chester-Upland School District

Administrative Offices
Chester, PA 19013
(District boundaries shown in map)
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10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there are 4 public preschools serving 1,397 students in Chester-Upland School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Preschools in Chester-Upland School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Pennsylvania public pre school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 16% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public preschool average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
7 Schools
334 Schools
# Students
3,039 Students
148,264 Students
# Teachers
217 Teachers
11,370 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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