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Chester Street Elementary School

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Chester Street Elementary School ranks 1070 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

1070^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Chester Street Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Kingston, Pennsylvania, serving 286 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Wyoming Valley West School District, which is ranked 493 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chester Street Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests significantly below the state averages in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, only 29.6% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and 40.4% were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 48.5%. However, the school's performance on PSSA Science tests is better, with 59.7% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 65.8%.

Interestingly, the nearby Lee Park Elementary School and Solomon/Plains Elementary School, which are outside the Wyoming Valley West School District, have significantly higher academic performance, particularly in Math and ELA. This suggests that factors beyond just the school district may be contributing to the challenges faced by Chester Street Elementary School.

294

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,246

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 East Chester Street
Kingston, PA 18704-3630

(570) 287-2438

District: Wyoming Valley West School District

Students who attend Chester Street Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wyoming Valley West Middle School
High:	Wyoming Valley West Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.2%

Hispanic:

24.5%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (35% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

!Math scores 12 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg22%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,070^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Wyoming Valley West School District

493^rd of 606Wyoming Valley West 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	31.3	1070 of 1511	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1207 of 1526	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1173 of 1534	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1086 of 1534	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.3	776 of 1433	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.0	483 of 1544	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	584 of 1530	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.9	488 of 1547	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.5	697 of 1554	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.4	542 of 1474	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	35.9	1114 of 1467	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	52.3	928 of 1519	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.8	608 of 1599	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.1	1023 of 1597	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.1	1029 of 1579	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.7	649 of 1549	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.7	572 of 1551	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.5	577 of 1555	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	84.4	103 of 1545	93.3%	★★★★★
2005	81.1	163 of 1299	87.5%	★★★★☆
2004	95.4	5 of 1308	99.6%	★★★★★
2003	88.3	96 of 1302	92.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	689 of 1084	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	751 of 1043	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	937 of 1466	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1177 of 1488	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	157 of 429	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.2	419 of 454	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	376 of 432	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	953 of 1369	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1218 of 1432	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1186 of 1414	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1158 of 1475	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1172 of 1495	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1015 of 1201	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1120 of 1229	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1132 of 1236	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2024)36th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-8 vs state

Math30%-12 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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chester Street Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 East Chester Street	Kingston	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 287-2438	294	21	13.8	97.6%	130 (44.2%)	44 (15.0%)	72 (24.5%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.9%)	31.3	1070^th of 1511 public elementary schools	29.2%		20.8	1207^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.9%	137	29.2	34.0	26.0	29.6	48.0	41.3	32.7	40.4	$17,246	$2,877	$14,369
Third Avenue Elementary School	Public	K	131 Rear Third Ave & Davis St	Kingston	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 288-2282	97	10	10.0	102.1%	26 (26.8%)	20 (20.6%)	42 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.2%)								(n/a)									$17,729	$2,958	$14,771
Daniel J Flood Elementary School	Public	K-5	565 N Washington St	Wilkes Barre	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7245	616	37	16.7	100.6%	104 (16.9%)	95 (15.4%)	367 (59.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	38.8	980^th of 1511 public elementary schools	35.1%		26.1	1143^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	25.1%	163	40.7	49.2	33.3	40.3	31.9	51.5	40.0	40.0	$13,624	$1,234	$12,390
Dana Elementary Center	Public	K-5	50 Dana Street	Forty Fort	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 283-0591	626	36	17.2	95.8%	385 (61.5%)	37 (5.9%)	139 (22.2%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.0%)	35.4	1022^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	32.4%		31.4	1095^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.2%	73	44.4	25.7	20.8	29.8	57.8	33.0	43.1	44.2	$17,265	$2,880	$14,385
Dodson Elementary School	Public	K-5	13 Hillard St	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 235-6894	522	26	20.1	92.5%	44 (8.4%)	78 (14.9%)	356 (68.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.7%)	17.1	1246^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.5%		18.3	1240^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.7%	6	26.5	19.3	17.1	21.4	42.2	19.3	17.1	27.4	$14,125	$1,425	$12,700
Heights/Murray Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 S Sherman St	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7256	838	50	16.8	100.6%	95 (11.3%)	151 (18.0%)	506 (60.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.3%)	22.1	1171^st of 1511 public elementary schools	22.5%		17.8	1247^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.3%	76	42.7	20.7	26.1	30.3	37.2	17.4	25.0	27.1	$13,832	$1,477	$12,355
Dr David W Kistler Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Old River Rd	Wilkes Barre	18702	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7230	961	55	17.3	100.9%	126 (13.1%)	153 (15.9%)	589 (61.3%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.6%)	32.1	1062^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	29.7%		27.9	1127^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.1%	65	40.4	28.4	38.2	36.1	34.5	33.3	43.1	36.8	$13,405	$1,302	$12,102
State Elementary Center	Public	K-5	355 State Street	Larksville	18704	Luzerne County	Wyoming Valley West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 779-5381	1,376	88	15.6	95.4%	565 (41.1%)	246 (17.9%)	394 (28.6%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (11.8%)	12	1318^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.8%		15.4	1282^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	16.0%	36	21.8	20.1	15.6	19.1	22.5	25.6	18.2	21.8	$17,523	$2,923	$14,600
Solomon/Plains Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Abbott St	Plains	18705	Luzerne County	Wilkes-Barre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 826-7222	718	47	15.2	98.6%	346 (48.2%)	59 (8.2%)	236 (32.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.2%)	42.2	936^th of 1511 public elementary schools	38.1%		40.4	1004^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.2%	68	54.6	38.4	38.0	43.4	53.4	34.9	34.0	40.5	$14,063	$1,230	$12,833
Lee Park Elementary School	Public	3-4	99 Lee Park Ave	Hanover Township	18706	Luzerne County	Hanover Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 824-4741	322	23	14.0	71.4%	152 (47.2%)	52 (16.1%)	101 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	21.3	1179^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.0%		31.6	1093^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	28.4%	86	31.7	22.4		27.1	34.2	35.9		35.1	$16,231	$2,333	$13,897

Frequently Asked Questions about Chester Street Elementary School

What district is Chester Street Elementary School in?

Wyoming Valley West School District

Is Chester Street Elementary School a good school?

Chester Street Elementary School ranks 1070^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Chester Street Elementary School?

Students at Chester Street Elementary School are 44% White, 24% Hispanic, 15% African American, 13% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Chester Street Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chester Street Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wyoming Valley West Middle School
High : Wyoming Valley West Senior High School

How many students attend Chester Street Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Chester Street Elementary School.

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