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Chester Community Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Chester Community Charter School is an elementary school serving 4,193 students in grades K-8 in Chester, Pennsylvania. The school is part of the Chester Community Charter School District, which is ranked 597 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's large student population and relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $16,592 to $22,692 in recent years, Chester Community Charter School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Its proficiency rates on the PSSA exams are significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects, with only 3.7% of students proficient in Math and 10% proficient in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance is especially low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and students with disabilities.

When comparing Chester Community Charter School to nearby schools, the performance gap is stark. For example, Nether Providence Elementary School, which is part of the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, ranks in the top 5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels. The poor performance of Chester Community Charter School, as well as other schools in the Chester-Upland School District, raises concerns about the overall educational opportunities available to students in the Chester community.

3,782

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,912

Per pupil spending ?

99.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

302 East 5th Street
Chester, PA 19013

(610) 447-0400

District: Chester Community Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.4%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (7% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Pennsylvania average (5% vs 1%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,493^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

832^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

597^th of 606Chester Community Charter School among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	1493 of 1511	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1503 of 1526	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1512 of 1534	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1488 of 1534	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	1379 of 1433	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	1511 of 1544	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	1500 of 1530	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.0	1503 of 1547	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.3	1499 of 1554	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	1416 of 1474	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.2	1547 of 1599	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	1272 of 1597	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.7	1392 of 1579	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	1396 of 1549	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	1412 of 1551	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	30.0	1270 of 1555	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.5	1324 of 1545	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.8	1182 of 1299	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	1070 of 1308	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	3.8	1219 of 1302	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	388 of 413	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	416 of 437	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	401 of 437	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	995 of 1030	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1058 of 1084	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	988 of 1043	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	192 of 207	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	186 of 200	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	184 of 196	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	1450 of 1466	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1464 of 1488	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	424 of 429	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	440 of 454	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	420 of 432	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1349 of 1369	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1410 of 1432	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1395 of 1414	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1450 of 1475	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1474 of 1495	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	99 of 100	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	122 of 128	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	116 of 117	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	832 of 873	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	871 of 891	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	876 of 893	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	867 of 883	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	742 of 797	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	850 of 891	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	823 of 861	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	846 of 877	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	820 of 870	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	747 of 835	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	794 of 834	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	32.9	648 of 825	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.5	663 of 805	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	627 of 770	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.4	643 of 753	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.3	616 of 749	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.6	591 of 736	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	328 of 393	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	378 of 408	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	398 of 421	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	555 of 643	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	601 of 672	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	620 of 660	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	122 of 145	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	134 of 150	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	114 of 143	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	799 of 835	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	844 of 860	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	330 of 348	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	350 of 362	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	347 of 362	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	799 of 843	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	855 of 877	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	853 of 874	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	796 of 839	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	847 of 870	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)17th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts10%-38 vs state

Math4%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chester Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	302 East 5th Street	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-0400	3,782	184	20.5	99.9%	53 (1.4%)	2,926 (77.4%)	644 (17.0%)	3 (0.1%)	11 (0.3%)	7 (0.2%)	138 (3.6%)	4.4	1493^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	1.2%		3.6	1503^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	1.5%	10	6.1	3.5	3.7	4.0	2.7	2.2	3.7	6.3	5.4	6.6	17.9	7.6	16.2	10.0	$21,912	$1,905	$20,007
Edgmont Scholars Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1450 Edgmont Ave	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(610) 872-1358	422	22	19.1	112.1%	12 (2.8%)	351 (83.2%)	43 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	5.3	1470^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.7%		5.8	1446^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.2%	24	0.0	17.9	5.1	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.8	10.0	17.9	10.3	7.4	1.9	5.6	8.4	$38,898	$3,347	$35,551
Chester Upland School of Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	501 West 9th St	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3777	384	28	13.7	110.7%	9 (2.3%)	330 (85.9%)	28 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	3.2	1508^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.2%		7.9	1394^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.7%	114	0.0	3.6	3.6				2.3	6.7	5.5	8.9				7.0	$39,650	$3,354	$36,296
Stetser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	808 E 17th St	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3795	251	22	11.4	92.0%	6 (2.4%)	206 (82.1%)	23 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	11.5	1327^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.2%		16.2	1269^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.8%	58	18.0	15.0	30.6				22.1	12.9	25.0	5.6				12.7	$58,365	$5,162	$53,203
Eddystone Elementary School	Public	K-5	1410 E. 9th Street	Eddystone	19022	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-1900	226	21	11.0	87.6%	75 (33.2%)	87 (38.5%)	29 (12.8%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.6%)	44.3	911^th of 1511 public elementary schools	39.7%		31	1097^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.1%	186	25.8	70.6	40.0				45.7	35.5	55.9	30.0				40.0	$22,791	$835	$21,956
Main Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	704 Main St	Upland	19015	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3685	340	25	13.6	88.5%	20 (5.9%)	258 (75.9%)	36 (10.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	7.7	1401^st of 1511 public elementary schools	7.3%		17.1	1258^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.6%	143	8.3	12.7	5.9				9.4	5.6	28.3	11.8				16.4	$51,119	$4,373	$46,746
Parkside Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 East Forestview Road	Brookhaven	19015	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 497-6300	252	21	12.2	54.0%	143 (56.7%)	57 (22.6%)	27 (10.7%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	53.7	766^th of 1511 public elementary schools	49.3%		73.2	432^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	71.7%	334	31.9	56.3	59.4				47.4	46.9	40.7	67.5				51.7	$18,153	$568	$17,585
Woodlyn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Colson Rd.	Woodlyn	19094	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 534-1900	320	29	11.2	76.3%	126 (39.4%)	97 (30.3%)	43 (13.4%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (10.6%)	44.1	914^th of 1511 public elementary schools	39.5%		33.9	1078^th of 1526 public elementary schools	29.4%	164	46.3	43.9	32.8				40.4	50.0	41.5	44.2				45.5	$23,182	$836	$22,347
Nether Providence Elementary School	Public	K-5	410 Moore Rd	Wallingford	19086	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 892-3470	479	40	11.9	25.9%	347 (72.4%)	24 (5.0%)	19 (4.0%)	57 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	92.2	74^th of 1511 public elementary schools	95.1%		86.6	156^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.8%	82	91.2	81.1	78.1				82.7	86.8	70.4	70.4				74.8	$23,740	$480	$23,260
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	K-5	333 Constitution Ave	Ridley Park	19078	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	403	30	13.6	43.2%	311 (77.2%)	38 (9.4%)	26 (6.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	58.2	685^th of 1511 public elementary schools	54.7%		50.2	861^st of 1526 public elementary schools	43.6%	176	54.3	62.3	36.4				51.2	54.3	50.7	50.0				51.7	$23,697	$838	$22,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Chester Community Charter School

How many students attend Chester Community Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,782 students attended Chester Community Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Chester Community Charter School?

Students at Chester Community Charter School are 77% African American, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Chester Community Charter School a good school?

Chester Community Charter School ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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