Summary:
Chester, New Hampshire, has one listed public school, Chester Academy, serving students from pre-K through eighth grade in the Chester School District. Because it is the only public school in the area, there are no meaningful school-to-school comparisons; instead, parents should consider its grade-level results, statewide comparisons, and performance trends.
Chester Academy has 508 students, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1, and a reported free or reduced-price lunch rate of 6.1%. Overall, the school performs above New Hampshire averages in mathematics and reading: 55% of students are proficient in math compared with 44% statewide, while 65% are proficient in reading compared with 55% statewide. Reading is the school’s clearest strength, with every tested grade exceeding the state result. Seventh-grade students performed especially well, with 83% proficient in reading and 76% in math. Eighth-grade reading was also strong at 78% proficiency.
The most important area for parents to investigate is eighth-grade mathematics, where proficiency was 21%, compared with 40% statewide and 76% in seventh grade. This sharp difference may reflect curriculum, course transitions, or differences between student groups and testing cohorts, so the available data do not identify a single cause. Science is another area for improvement, with 37% proficiency in both fifth and eighth grades, roughly matching statewide performance but below the school’s reading and math results. The school’s ranking improved from the 51st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 67th percentile in 2025–2026. Overall, Chester Academy appears solidly above average, with particularly strong reading and seventh-grade results, while mathematics consistency—especially in eighth grade—deserves close attention.
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