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Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology

Public Grades PK, KG-5

624^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology is a public elementary school serving 305 students in grades PK-5 in Chester, South Carolina, which is part of the Chester 01 school district. The school faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic achievement, high chronic absenteeism, and serving a high-poverty student population.

Over the past 10 years, Chester Park Elementary has ranked in the bottom 25% of South Carolina elementary schools, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 25% and bottom 10% of South Carolina elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups. Additionally, the school has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 37.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the Chester 01 district, such as Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts and Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry, perform significantly better than Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as instructional quality, school leadership, and student/family engagement, may be contributing to the school's challenges.

300

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,772

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

835-B Lancaster Highway
Chester, SC 29706

(803) 581-7275

District: Chester 01

Students who attend Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology usually attend:

Middle:	Chester Middle
High:	Chester Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.0%

White:

18.0%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (26% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg42%

South Carolina avg56%

624^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	6.6	624 of 640	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	594 of 638	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	592 of 644	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	512 of 625	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	539 of 622	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	614 of 643	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	561 of 624	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	505 of 639	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	553 of 619	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	582 of 638	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.3	573 of 630	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.0	536 of 599	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	543 of 594	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.7	538 of 597	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	518 of 589	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.6	528 of 580	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	511 of 577	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	493 of 566	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	500 of 559	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.0	469 of 557	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	378 of 381	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	353 of 369	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	334 of 394	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.6	190 of 393	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	224 of 350	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	392 of 421	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	323 of 412	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	545 of 581	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	485 of 580	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	467 of 573	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	498 of 554	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	573 of 588	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	544 of 570	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	602 of 613	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	580 of 599	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	554 of 608	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	481 of 600	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	534 of 580	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	569 of 600	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	524 of 588	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	577 of 586	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	543 of 568	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	562 of 582	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	482 of 579	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	497 of 561	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	562 of 590	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	486 of 571	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-28 vs state

Mathematics22%-30 vs state

Science12%-38 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 Elementary School of Literacy and Technology

What schools do graduates of Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology attend?

Students who attend Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chester Middle
High : Chester Senior High

What district is Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology in?

Chester 01

What is the racial makeup of Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology?

Students at Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology are 57% African American, 18% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

Is Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology a good school?

Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology ranks in the bottom 2.5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology.

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