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Elementary Schools in Chester 01

At a glance

DistrictChester 0154^th of 75 South Carolina districtsFull district overview →

Schools

2,244

Students

Top rankedLewisville Elementary335^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lewisville Elementary up 12 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts 11.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The Chester 01 school district in South Carolina is home to six elementary schools serving roughly 2,244 students in grades PK-5 (with one K-8 exception), and the district as a whole currently holds a 2-star rating, ranking 54th out of 75 districts statewide.

For parents, the standout school in this area is Lewisville Elementary, which is the clear academic leader. It is the only school in the district to have ever earned a 3-star rating, and its 5th grade ELA proficiency (63.3%) nearly matches the state average. On the other end of the spectrum, Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology is the lowest-performing school, ranking 633rd out of 649 schools statewide with a 0-star rating and a 5th grade math proficiency of just 8.7%. The most promising trend comes from Academy for Teaching and Learning, which showed dramatic improvement in 3rd grade math (jumping from 32.4% to 56.7% proficiency) and has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the district at 16.4%. The three other Chester Park campus schools—Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry, Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts, and Literacy & Technology—all rank in the bottom 20% of the state, suggesting systemic challenges at that campus.

Key takeaways for families: chronic absenteeism is a strong predictor of performance here, with the district averaging 25.4% versus the state's 22.3%. Interestingly, the lowest-performing school spends the most per student ($16,772), while the highest-performing school spends the least ($13,880), indicating that money alone isn't the answer. Math proficiency declines sharply as students advance—for example, Great Falls Elementary drops from 47.1% in 3rd grade math to 26.9% in 5th grade. Science is a district-wide weakness, with 4th grade proficiency at 28.8% versus the state's 51.6%. Finally, every school in the district has seen its state ranking decline over the past three years, signaling an urgent need for comprehensive reform, particularly in early math and science instruction.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)					SC READY Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry	Public	PK, KG-5	835-C Lancaster Highway	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 581-7282	355	29	12.2		41 (11.5%)	260 (73.2%)	25 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.2%)	12.9	593^rd of 649 public elementary schools	8.6%		15.9	559^th of 640 public elementary schools	12.7%	34	54.5	46.5	41.5				31.8	27.9	20.8			18.6		$16,377	$2,625	$1,211	$3,836	$10,258	$2,283	$12,541
Great Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Dearborn Street	Great Falls	29055	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 482-2214	335	26	13.1		136 (40.6%)	126 (37.6%)	44 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.1%)	33.1	432^nd of 649 public elementary schools	33.4%		36	408^th of 640 public elementary schools	36.3%	24	50.9	60.4	63.5				47.1	44.8	26.9			36.2		$14,957	$1,682	$983	$2,664	$9,779	$2,514	$12,293
Lewisville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4006 Lewisville High School Ro	Richburg	29729	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 789-5164	594	41	14.6		323 (54.4%)	151 (25.4%)	56 (9.4%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.8%)	46.4	335^th of 649 public elementary schools	48.4%		44	347^th of 640 public elementary schools	45.8%	12	62.5	58.3	63.3				58.4	37.4	53.1			40.7		$13,880	$1,538	$726	$2,264	$9,531	$2,084	$11,615
Academy for Teaching and Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	109 Hinton Street	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 385-6334	329	28	11.7		263 (79.9%)	54 (16.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	36.5	415^th of 649 public elementary schools	36.1%		40.5	373^rd of 640 public elementary schools	41.7%	42	67.5	61.2	52.6	51.3	59.2	58.3	56.7	47.2	42.1	24.3	29.6	25.0	29.7	$14,498	$698	$591	$1,289	$10,454	$2,755	$13,209
Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	835-A Lancaster Highway	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 581-7279	331	29	11.4		95 (28.7%)	163 (49.2%)	41 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.1%)	19.9	526^th of 649 public elementary schools	19.0%		18.9	536^th of 640 public elementary schools	16.3%	10	40.9	35.4	46.1				50.0	38.3	41.1			23.9		$15,915	$2,229	$815	$3,043	$10,498	$2,374	$12,872
Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology	Public	PK, KG-5	835-B Lancaster Highway	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 581-7275	300	22	13.6		54 (18.0%)	171 (57.0%)	44 (14.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.7%)	6.9	633^rd of 649 public elementary schools	2.5%		6.6	624^th of 640 public elementary schools	2.5%	9	30.9	45.2	26.0				40.4	26.2	8.7			11.9		$16,772	$3,164	$831	$3,995	$10,322	$2,456	$12,778

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
York 03	13.71 mi	25	30^th
School Public Charter School District	15.86 mi	59	32^nd
York 01	17.67 mi	9	35^th
Charter Institute at Erskine	18.73 mi	31	40^th
Limestone Charters Association	18.73 mi	13	25^th

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

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