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STEM at Showalter

Public Grades 7-12

635^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 7% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

STEM at Showalter is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Chester, Pennsylvania, with a total enrollment of 436 students. The school is part of the Chester-Upland School District, which is ranked 589 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

STEM at Showalter consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Pennsylvania, with proficiency rates on standardized tests ranging from 0% to 42.9% across various subjects and grade levels, significantly below state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 70% to 91.4%, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate is higher, ranging from 0.4% to 2.5%. Student performance varies significantly among different subgroups, with male, African American, Hispanic, and students with disabilities generally performing better than their female and low-socioeconomic status peers.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Chester High School, Penncrest High School, and Springfield High School, STEM at Showalter consistently underperforms on academic measures, graduation rates, and test scores. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with 95.87% to 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, and its per-student spending has fluctuated significantly, ranging from $9,674 to $25,804 over the past few years, without a clear correlation to improved academic outcomes.

477

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,369

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 West 10th Street
Chester, PA 19013

(610) 447-3401

District: Chester-Upland School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.3%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (16% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Biology scores 40 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg11%

Pennsylvania avg52%

635^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	657 of 891	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	671 of 893	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	720 of 883	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	710 of 797	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	745 of 891	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	677 of 861	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	686 of 877	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.1	704 of 870	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	727 of 835	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	55.1	147 of 408	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	177 of 421	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	23.7	647 of 860	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	498 of 877	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	630 of 874	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	635 of 681	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	674 of 686	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	661 of 674	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	515 of 537	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	646 of 693	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	612 of 673	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.0	647 of 663	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.3	630 of 677	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.1	664 of 680	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	230 of 276	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	267 of 284	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	239 of 260	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	408 of 524	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	489 of 513	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	495 of 502	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	636 of 657	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	659 of 665	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	235 of 287	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	599 of 651	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	653 of 664	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	637 of 652	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	592 of 660	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	643 of 662	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2024)64th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2024)25th percentile~ school

High school

Disabled (2025)22nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature28%-34 vs state

Algebra I9%-35 vs state

Biology9%-40 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
Penncrest High School	Public	9-12	134 Barren Rd	Media	19063	Delaware County	Rose Tree Media School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 627-6201	1,255	95	13.1	20.7%	945 (75.3%)	61 (4.9%)	49 (3.9%)	99 (7.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	97 (7.7%)	91.9	38^th of 681 public high schools	94.4%		91.1	42^nd of 686 public high schools	93.9%	4	66.4	81.0	86.4	$26,027	$592	$25,435
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 STEM at Showalter

Is STEM at Showalter a good school?

STEM at Showalter ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Pennsylvania high schools.

How many students attend STEM at Showalter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended STEM at Showalter.

What district is STEM at Showalter in?

Chester-Upland School District

What is the racial makeup of STEM at Showalter?

Students at STEM at Showalter are 81% African American, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

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