Summary:
Chester Township School District has two elementary schools serving PK–5: Dickerson Elementary School serves PK–2 and enrolls 356 students, while Bragg Elementary School serves grades 3–5 and enrolls 297. Dickerson has no test results listed, so these data cannot establish which school has stronger achievement. The clearest academic finding is that Bragg exceeded state proficiency rates in every reported subject and grade.
Bragg stands out academically: in 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were 19 to 39 percentage points above the state across ELA and math grades 3–5, and 28 points higher in grade 5 science. Its average advantage was 30 points in math and 25 in ELA. For attendance, Bragg is also the standout: 7% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, compared with 14% at Dickerson, 9% districtwide, and 14% statewide. Dickerson is therefore the weaker of the two on this attendance measure, but its academic standing cannot be compared with Bragg’s.
Bragg’s average advantage over the state widened from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: from 16 to 25 points in ELA, 24 to 30 in math, and 23 to 28 in grade 5 science. Grade 4 ELA was an exception: Bragg’s rate fell from 79% to 69%, though it remained above the state. SchoolDigger ranked Bragg 122 of 1,331 in 2025–2026, up from 265 of 1,347 the year before; its latest ranking is at the 91st percentile with five stars. SchoolDigger’s district ranking is 52 of 607, also at the 91st percentile with five stars. In 2024–2025, Dickerson had a higher student–teacher ratio (11.9 versus 7.6) and a higher free/reduced lunch eligible share (6% versus 5%); Bragg reported $1,948 more per student in spending. These are contextual differences, not explanations for achievement.
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