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Stetser Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Stetser Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Chester, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 231 students. The school is part of the Chester-Upland School District, which is ranked 589 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stetser Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the state averages, often less than half the state's performance. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22.1% of Stetser students were proficient in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. In PSSA ELA, only 12.7% of Stetser students were proficient, compared to 48.5% statewide. Stetser's performance is also lower than the Chester-Upland School District averages, indicating the school is struggling compared to its peers within the district.

The nearby Nether Providence Elementary School and Grace Park Elementary School, which are part of the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District and Ridley School District respectively, significantly outperform Stetser Elementary and the Chester-Upland School District as a whole. While Stetser Elementary has seen a significant increase in per-student spending and a decrease in student-teacher ratio, these investments have not yet translated into improved academic outcomes for the school.

251

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$58,365

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

808 E 17th St
Chester, PA 19013-5799

(610) 447-3795

District: Chester-Upland School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.1%

Hispanic:

9.2%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chester-Upland School District

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (17% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg8%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,327^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Chester-Upland School District

589^th of 606Chester-Upland School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1327 of 1511	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1269 of 1526	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1265 of 1534	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1339 of 1534	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1274 of 1433	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1244 of 1544	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1280 of 1530	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	1239 of 1547	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	1324 of 1554	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	1178 of 1474	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.7	1269 of 1467	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.7	1286 of 1519	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.1	1356 of 1599	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	1440 of 1597	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.2	1461 of 1579	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.4	1449 of 1549	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.6	1493 of 1551	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.7	1421 of 1555	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	27.5	1278 of 1545	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.6	1167 of 1299	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	2.0	1247 of 1308	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.1	1187 of 1302	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	241 of 413	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	224 of 437	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	155 of 437	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1422 of 1466	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1295 of 1488	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1163 of 1369	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1120 of 1432	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1137 of 1414	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1227 of 1475	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1183 of 1495	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)42nd percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math22%-20 vs state

English Language Arts13%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Stetser Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Grace Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1097 Seventh Avenue	Swarthmore	19081	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 534-1900	366	27	13.7	36.1%	291 (79.5%)	18 (4.9%)	18 (4.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.5%)	55.5	736^th of 1511 public elementary schools	51.3%		57.1	758^th of 1526 public elementary schools	50.3%	22	68.1	43.1	43.1				49.8	72.3	41.6	43.1				50.2	$40,443	$840	$39,603

Frequently Asked Questions about Stetser Elementary School

How many students attend Stetser Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Stetser Elementary School.

What district is Stetser Elementary School in?

Chester-Upland School District

Is Stetser Elementary School a good school?

Stetser Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Stetser Elementary School?

Students at Stetser Elementary School are 82% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% White.

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