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Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry

Public Grades PK, KG-5

559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry is a public elementary school serving 382 students in grades PK-5 in Chester, South Carolina, which is part of the Chester 01 school district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools over the past 5-10 years, with academic performance significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects.

For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 38.9% of 3rd graders at Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 61.8% statewide, and only 24.1% were proficient in Math, compared to 56.3% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade Math, with only 14% of students proficient, compared to 48.1% statewide. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Lewisville Elementary and Academy for Teaching and Learning, Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry lags behind in academic performance.

The school faces additional challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 22.5% to 29.8% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state average. While the school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio suggest adequate funding and staffing resources, addressing the socioeconomic and attendance issues, as well as examining instructional practices and school leadership, may be crucial to improving student outcomes at Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry.

355

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,377

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

835-C Lancaster Highway
Chester, SC 29706

(803) 581-7282

District: Chester 01

Students who attend Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry usually attend:

Middle:	Chester Middle
High:	Chester Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.2%

White:

11.5%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (34% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg42%

South Carolina avg56%

559^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Chester 01

51^st of 75Chester 01 among South Carolina 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	559 of 640	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	527 of 638	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	507 of 644	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	499 of 625	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	558 of 622	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	578 of 643	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	580 of 624	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	594 of 639	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	31.6	448 of 619	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	551 of 638	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.2	543 of 630	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	518 of 599	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.9	509 of 594	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.7	544 of 597	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.8	557 of 589	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	560 of 580	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.5	558 of 577	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.5	553 of 566	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.7	519 of 559	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.0	532 of 557	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	26.7	443 of 550	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	33.2	396 of 542	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	236 of 381	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	183 of 369	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	123 of 394	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	179 of 393	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.6	260 of 350	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	338 of 421	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	325 of 412	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	491 of 581	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	491 of 565	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	432 of 580	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	441 of 573	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	516 of 554	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	524 of 588	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	525 of 570	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	503 of 613	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	487 of 599	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	481 of 608	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	449 of 600	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	531 of 580	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	533 of 600	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	557 of 588	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	516 of 586	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	458 of 568	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	485 of 582	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	468 of 579	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	489 of 561	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	544 of 590	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	529 of 571	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)38th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-16 vs state

Mathematics27%-26 vs state

Science22%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		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 (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	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 Mathematics 8th 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%)	15.9	559^th of 640 public elementary schools	12.7%		19.6	527^th of 638 public elementary schools	17.4%	32	38.9	54.0	46.0				24.1	42.0	14.0				22.0		$16,377	$2,625	$1,211	$3,836	$10,258	$2,283	$12,541
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%)	18.9	536^th of 640 public elementary schools	16.3%		21.3	506^th of 638 public elementary schools	20.7%	30	30.9	39.5	28.8				36.4	60.5	23.0				39.5		$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%)	6.6	624^th of 640 public elementary schools	2.5%		10.5	594^th of 638 public elementary schools	6.9%	30	37.5	30.7	35.4				23.0	15.4	29.2				11.5		$16,772	$3,164	$831	$3,995	$10,322	$2,456	$12,778
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%)	40.5	373^rd of 640 public elementary schools	41.7%		48.1	335^th of 638 public elementary schools	47.5%	38	59.4	56.7	60.6	50.0	65.8	58.1	32.4	48.6	47.4	26.6	26.3	9.7	40.5	43.3	$14,498	$698	$591	$1,289	$10,454	$2,755	$13,209
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%)	44	347^th of 640 public elementary schools	45.8%		60.4	244^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.8%	103	54.7	58.6	66.3				52.6	43.3	49.5				34.6		$13,880	$1,538	$726	$2,264	$9,531	$2,084	$11,615
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1129 Oakdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1585	487	36	13.5		106 (21.8%)	296 (60.8%)	37 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (9.2%)	58.7	264^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.8%		55.9	279^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.3%	15	68.2	67.9	57.0				56.9	60.3	38.7				61.5		$15,312	$1,111	$968	$2,079	$11,875	$1,357	$13,232
Mount Holly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Porter Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1650	514	36	14.2		237 (46.1%)	172 (33.5%)	57 (11.1%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	53.7	283^rd of 640 public elementary schools	55.8%		56	276^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.7%	7	70.3	72.3	60.3				51.3	42.1	37.4				55.3		$14,991	$840	$863	$1,703	$11,767	$1,521	$13,288
Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies	Public	PK, KG-5	1036 Ogden Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1260	431	32	13.4		64 (14.8%)	307 (71.2%)	33 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	43.2	355^th of 640 public elementary schools	44.5%		51	306^th of 638 public elementary schools	52.0%	49	68.3	63.4	62.0				52.3	26.8	45.6				32.9		$15,207	$1,134	$1,017	$2,152	$11,473	$1,582	$13,056
The Palmetto School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	386 East Black Street	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 328-6555	63	8	8.4		18 (28.6%)	36 (57.1%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.5%)								(n/a)															$24,274	$2,165	$2,152	$4,317	$15,967	$3,989	$19,957
York Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2254 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1950	431	34	12.6		131 (30.4%)	206 (47.8%)	58 (13.5%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.5%)	14.8	565^th of 640 public elementary schools	11.7%		24	490^th of 638 public elementary schools	23.2%	75	46.0	40.3	48.5				31.1	28.3	31.5				16.4		$15,904	$642	$1,002	$1,645	$12,384	$1,876	$14,260

Frequently Asked Questions about Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry

What schools do graduates of Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry attend?

Students who attend Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chester Middle
High : Chester Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry?

Students at Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry are 73% African American, 12% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What district is Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry in?

Chester 01

Is Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry a good school?

Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry ranks in the bottom 12.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry.

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