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Chester High School

Q: Is Chester High School a good school?

Chester High School ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Pennsylvania high schools.

Q: How many students attend Chester High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 806 students attended Chester High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chester High School?

Students at Chester High School are 80% African American, 17% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades 9-12

673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 1% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Chester High School is a public high school serving 863 students in grades 9-12 in Chester, Pennsylvania, which is part of the Chester-Upland School District. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chester High School faces significant challenges, with extremely low test scores on the Keystone Exams, where only 0% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra I, 2.7% in Biology, and 12.8% in Literature, compared to the state averages of 44.3%, 49.3%, and 62.1%, respectively. The school also has high poverty and free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 92.38% to 99.54% over the past few years, as well as low graduation rates, ranging from 60.3% to 87.9%, and relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.4% to 4.2% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby STEM at Showalter school, also part of the Chester-Upland School District, performs significantly better than Chester High School on most metrics. However, it still struggles compared to higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Springfield High School and Penncrest High School, which consistently rank among the top high schools in Pennsylvania.

806

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$55,054

Per pupil spending ?

106.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

232 West 9th St
Chester, PA 19013-4288

(610) 447-3700

District: Chester-Upland School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.9%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (5% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (70% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg11%

Pennsylvania avg52%

673^rd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High 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	1.6	673 of 681	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.5	685 of 686	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	673 of 674	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	620 of 634	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	521 of 537	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	680 of 693	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	668 of 673	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.5	662 of 663	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.4	672 of 677	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.8	669 of 680	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.2	576 of 580	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.8	571 of 591	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.0	638 of 664	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.6	636 of 660	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.3	611 of 649	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.7	613 of 632	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.1	617 of 621	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.2	614 of 615	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.7	578 of 604	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.2	578 of 593	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.2	572 of 590	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.0	567 of 583	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	264 of 276	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	281 of 284	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	258 of 260	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	517 of 524	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	499 of 513	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	499 of 502	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	107 of 109	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.5	655 of 657	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	665 of 665	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	287 of 287	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	642 of 651	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	662 of 664	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	652 of 652	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	654 of 660	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	661 of 662	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)4th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school

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

Disabled (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature13%-49 vs state

Biology3%-47 vs state

Algebra I0%-44 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chester High School	Public	9-12	232 West 9th St	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3700	806	52	15.5	106.6%	6 (0.7%)	644 (79.9%)	141 (17.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	1.6	673^rd of 681 public high schools	1.2%		1.5	685^th of 686 public high schools	0.1%	12	0.0	2.7	12.8	$55,054	$4,784	$50,270
STEM at Showalter	Public	7-12	1100 West 10th Street	Chester	19013	Delaware County	Chester-Upland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 447-3401	477	33	14.4	91.4%	5 (1.0%)	388 (81.3%)	69 (14.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	4.9	635^th of 681 public high schools	6.8%		2.2	674^th of 686 public high schools	1.7%	39	9.1	9.0	28.4	$28,369	$2,509	$25,860
Sun Valley High School	Public	9-12	2881 Pancoast Ave	Aston	19014	Delaware County	Penn-Delco School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 497-6300	1,042	79	13.2	38.9%	811 (77.8%)	100 (9.6%)	50 (4.8%)	28 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.8%)	56.1	326^th of 681 public high schools	52.1%		54.7	346^th of 686 public high schools	49.6%	20	39.8	51.1	65.7	$18,246	$571	$17,675
Strath Haven High School	Public	9-12	205 S Providence Rd	Wallingford	19086	Delaware County	Wallingford-Swarthmore School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 892-3470	1,175	88	13.3	20.7%	842 (71.7%)	90 (7.7%)	56 (4.8%)	114 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.1%)	90.4	46^th of 681 public high schools	93.2%		92.5	34^th of 686 public high schools	95.0%	12	72.4	72.2	82.6	$23,732	$480	$23,253
Ridley High School	Public	9-12	901 Morton Avenue	Folsom	19033	Delaware County	Ridley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 237-8034	1,825	126	14.4	53.5%	1,203 (65.9%)	332 (18.2%)	123 (6.7%)	59 (3.2%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (5.5%)	54.8	340^th of 681 public high schools	50.1%		56	333^rd of 686 public high schools	51.5%	7	49.7	45.1	60.0	$23,555	$842	$22,712
Chichester Senior High School	Public	9-12	3333 Chichester Ave	Boothwyn	19061	Delaware County	Chichester School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 485-6881	981	73	13.4	60.9%	474 (48.3%)	293 (29.9%)	99 (10.1%)	21 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (9.6%)	43.1	437^th of 681 public high schools	35.8%		32	502^nd of 686 public high schools	26.8%	65	39.5	37.3	59.5	$17,209	$303	$16,906
Interboro Senior High School	Public	9-12	16th & Amosland Road	Prospect Park	19076	Delaware County	Interboro School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 237-6410	1,079	87	12.4	53.1%	698 (64.7%)	171 (15.8%)	77 (7.1%)	55 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (7.0%)	43.7	434^th of 681 public high schools	36.3%		46.9	416^th of 686 public high schools	39.4%	18	30.9	42.6	63.5	$19,881	$694	$19,187
Delaware County Technical High School - Aston	Public	9-12	100 Crozerville Road	Aston	19014	Delaware County	Delaware County Technical High School	No	No	No	No	(610) 459-3050	80	21	3.9	356.3%	27 (33.8%)	39 (48.8%)	4 (5.0%)	4 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.5%)								(n/a)
Delaware County Technical High School - Folcroft	Public	9-12	701 Henderson Boulevard	Folcroft	19032	Delaware County	Delaware County Technical High School	No	No	No	No	(610) 583-7620	66	20	3.3	554.5%	18 (27.3%)	39 (59.1%)	4 (6.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)								(n/a)
Springfield High School	Public	9-12	200 S Rolling Road	Springfield	19064	Delaware County	Springfield School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 938-6100	1,434	82	17.4	24.5%	1,086 (75.7%)	119 (8.3%)	49 (3.4%)	128 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.6%)	95.7	15^th of 681 public high schools	97.8%		93.9	26^th of 686 public high schools	96.2%	11	79.9	79.8	91.9	$16,818	$347	$16,471

Frequently Asked Questions about Chester High School

What district is Chester High School in?

Chester-Upland School District

How many students attend Chester High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 806 students attended Chester High School.

Is Chester High School a good school?

Chester High School ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chester High School?

Students at Chester High School are 80% African American, 17% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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