Is Chester Academy-Middle/High School a good school?

Chester Academy-Middle/High School ranks 475 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chester Academy-Middle/High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 536 students attended Chester Academy-Middle/High School.

What is the racial makeup of Chester Academy-Middle/High School?

Students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School are 41% White, 39% Hispanic, 13% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Chester Academy-Middle/High School?

Chester Academy-Middle/High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Chester Elementary School

Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Summary:

Chester Academy-Middle/High School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the Chester Union Free School District, with 570 students. The school consistently ranks in the top 50% of New York high schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, and its performance on state assessments and Regents exams is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in math and science subjects.

Chester Academy has a 4-year graduation rate of 94.1% for the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 0% and 10% over the past few years, with the most recent rate at 1.9% in 2022-2023. The school's male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and special education students all perform better than their respective statewide averages. However, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.6% to 37.8% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Chester Academy performs better than many, such as Middletown High School and Washingtonville Senior High School, on state assessments and Regents exams. However, schools like Cornwall Central High School and Warwick Valley High School outperform Chester Academy in several academic areas. Despite these challenges, Chester Academy is able to achieve strong academic performance, which may be attributed to the district's investment of $17,931 per student, higher than the state average, and the school's relatively small class size with a student-teacher ratio of 11.3.

Detail:

Public 6-12

64 Hambletonian Ave
Chester, NY 10918

(845) 469-2231

District: Chester Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
475^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,931

Feeder schools for Chester Academy-Middle/High School:

Elementary:

Chester Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.2

Number of students: 536

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.2%

Hispanic:

39.4%

African American:

13.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chester Academy-Middle/High School ranks worse than 52.8% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.68. (See more...)

Compare Details Chester Academy-Middle/High School ranks better than 61.8% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.81. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Chester Academy-Middle/High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (41.2%), Hispanic (39.4%), African American (13.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chester Academy-Middle/High School is 10.2. (See more...)

Compare Chester Academy-Middle/High School employs 52.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chester Academy-Middle/High School is $17,931.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chester Academy-Middle/High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chester Academy-Middle/High School 794^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Chester Academy-Middle/High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Chester Academy-Middle/High School 475^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Chester Academy-Middle/High School in the ranking list.)

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Chester Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Chester Union Free School District 480^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Chester Academy-Middle/High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	62.05	472^nd	1095	56.9%
2007	72.06	332^nd	1123	70.4%
2008	69.22	427^th	1185	64.0%
2009	71.03	416^th	1224	66.0%
2010	75.25	309^th	1243	75.1%
2011	71.91	385^th	1295	70.3%
2012	72.90	365^th	1337	72.7%
2013	75.74	270^th	1373	80.3%
2014	73.56	280^th	1401	80.0%
2015	67.87	386^th	1407	72.6%
2016	42.06	811^th	1429	43.2%
2017	67.18	404^th	1455	72.2%
2018	57.12	555^th	1438	61.4%
2019	45.89	713^th	1439	50.5%
2021	52.80	522^nd	1242	58.0%
2022	57.03	574^th	1479	61.2%
2023	42.07	887^th	1500	40.9%
2024	45.68	794^th	1504	47.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.77	519^th	1170	55.6%
2019	25.42	1015^th	1139	10.9%
2022	36.87	793^rd	1283	38.2%
2023	28.92	1003^rd	1307	23.3%
2024	37.32	778^th	1303	40.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.80	480^th	1245	61.4%
2019	34.83	805^th	1241	35.1%
2021	56.85	316^th	935	66.2%
2022	61.41	365^th	1306	72.1%
2023	38.38	810^th	1288	37.1%
2024	30.70	945^th	1296	27.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.01	516^th	1353	61.9%
2019	48.06	676^th	1370	50.7%
2021	54.34	434^th	1066	59.3%
2022	45.89	767^th	1454	47.2%
2023	40.42	891^st	1463	39.1%
2024	51.59	678^th	1465	53.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.13	572^nd	1352	57.7%
2019	43.77	712^th	1366	47.9%
2021	43.72	585^th	1071	45.4%
2022	66.64	374^th	1455	74.3%
2023	44.95	786^th	1464	46.3%
2024	41.02	862^nd	1464	41.1%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	54.60	187^th	369	49.3%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	76.66	107^th	663	83.9%
2019	42.33	346^th	653	47.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.59	358^th	810	55.8%
2019	26.12	660^th	826	20.1%
2021	41.16	251^st	449	44.1%
2022	55.60	336^th	914	63.2%
2023	43.65	506^th	943	46.3%
2024	47.70	471^st	953	50.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.99	348^th	763	54.4%
2019	42.75	408^th	716	43.0%
2021	54.76	265^th	614	56.8%
2022	60.11	282^nd	748	62.3%
2023	48.40	406^th	772	47.4%
2024	47.93	405^th	778	47.9%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Chester Academy-Middle/High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	42.55	668^th	935	28.6%
2006	51.81	573^rd	986	41.9%
2007	41.21	706^th	1002	29.5%
2008	63.29	388^th	1027	62.2%
2009	59.75	457^th	1086	57.9%
2010	55.45	553^rd	1117	50.5%
2011	56.58	575^th	1165	50.6%
2012	61.25	516^th	1198	56.9%
2013	60.04	555^th	1217	54.4%
2014	55.75	577^th	1237	53.4%
2015	59.29	479^th	1255	61.8%
2016	53.60	585^th	1255	53.4%
2017	55.24	561^st	1221	54.1%
2018	61.67	489^th	1210	59.6%
2019	66.50	405^th	1207	66.4%
2022	59.63	511^th	1190	57.1%
2023	64.09	439^th	1228	64.3%
2024	62.81	475^th	1242	61.8%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.03	379^th	1095	65.4%
2019	69.96	257^th	1132	77.3%
2022	52.47	409^th	1038	60.6%
2023	67.48	259^th	1130	77.1%
2024	62.59	318^th	1144	72.2%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.26	462^nd	1154	60.0%
2019	60.95	406^th	1179	65.6%
2022	62.53	320^th	1101	70.9%
2023	62.83	336^th	1155	70.9%
2024	58.42	422^nd	1170	63.9%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.81	508^th	1176	56.8%
2019	65.58	426^th	1193	64.3%
2022	63.29	430^th	1155	62.8%
2023	64.21	454^th	1197	62.1%
2024	60.74	503^rd	1219	58.7%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.57	453^rd	1176	61.5%
2019	66.18	384^th	1190	67.7%
2022	54.23	550^th	1154	52.3%
2023	63.44	417^th	1191	65.0%
2024	69.49	325^th	1211	73.2%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.35	125^th	679	81.6%
2019	69.31	153^rd	686	77.7%
2022	52.80	235^th	593	60.4%
2023	66.34	173^rd	671	74.2%
2024	56.46	252^nd	690	63.5%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.05	215^th	791	72.8%
2019	74.83	151^st	815	81.5%
2022	64.59	221^st	760	70.9%
2023	66.59	224^th	851	73.7%
2024	63.81	245^th	865	71.7%

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Rank History for high school White students at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.88	404^th	765	47.2%
2019	57.16	337^th	793	57.5%
2022	48.59	402^nd	738	45.5%
2023	57.55	320^th	776	58.8%
2024	61.44	285^th	781	63.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Chester Academy-Middle/High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	349	18	10	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	393
1990	338	15	6	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	377
1991	308	18	6	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
1992	323	17	6	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
1993	314	17	4	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
1994	284	20	6	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	341
1995	285	26	3	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	349
1996	285	26	3	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	349
1997	270	30	0	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
1998	271	31	2	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
1999	281	29	5	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	359
2000	296	37	7	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	383
2001	292	40	8	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	398
2002	330	45	13	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
2003	330	45	13	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
2004	322	37	11	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	430
2005	403	68	12	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
2006	482	47	6	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	578
2007	409	57	8	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
2008	404	57	15	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	560
2009	379	60	24	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
2010	353	70	22	122	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
2011	342	79	28	132	0	0	0	0	581
2012	317	65	23	161	0	1	6	0	573
2013	292	59	23	158	0	0	7	0	539
2014	302	61	25	160	0	0	7	0	555
2015	291	57	28	169	0	0	11	0	556
2016	386	55	25	163	0	0	8	0	637
2017	353	65	27	165	0	1	11	0	622
2018	338	74	31	186	0	1	13	0	643
2019	305	76	33	177	0	0	14	0	605
2020	290	73	31	191	0	0	19	0	604
2021	277	66	32	191	0	0	21	0	587
2022	262	80	28	198	1	0	22	0	591
2023	239	73	21	215	1	0	21	0	570
2024	221	70	15	211	1	2	15	1	536

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chester Academy-Middle/High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	393	33.8	11.6	n/a
1990	377	31.1	12.1	n/a
1991	353	34.1	10.3	n/a
1992	369	29.9	12.3	n/a
1993	364	28.6	12.7	n/a
1994	341	28.1	12.1	7.9
1995	349	31.0	11.3	4
1996	349	31.0	11.3	4
1997	334	30.5	11.0	8.7
1998	343	31.0	11.1	8.5
1999	359	32.0	11.2	6.4
2000	383	32.5	11.8	15.1
2001	398	35.0	11.4	13.3
2002	444	33.4	13.3	13.1
2003	444	33.4	13.3	13.1
2004	430	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	561	41.3	13.6	15.9
2006	578	43.0	13.4	15.7
2007	548	41.6	13.2	14.2
2008	560	45.2	12.4	18.4
2009	567	42.5	13.3	21.9
2010	567	45.0	12.5	25
2011	581	44.0	13.1	29.8
2012	573	46.0	12.4	34.2
2013	539	44.0	12.2	22.8
2014	555	42.0	13.2	31.9
2015	556	42.0	13.2	32.4
2016	637	49.0	13.0	30.1
2017	622	45.0	13.8	42
2018	643	45.0	14.2	35
2019	605	46.0	13.1	35
2020	604	52.0	11.6	33.8
2021	587	48.1	12.1	35.1
2022	591	52.4	11.2	39.8
2023	570	50.3	11.3	44
2024	536	52.2	10.2	44.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chester Academy-Middle/High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	393	33.8	11.6	n/a
1990	377	31.1	12.1	n/a
1991	353	34.1	10.3	n/a
1992	369	29.9	12.3	n/a
1993	364	28.6	12.7	n/a
1994	341	28.1	12.1	7.9
1995	349	31.0	11.3	4
1996	349	31.0	11.3	4
1997	334	30.5	11.0	8.7
1998	343	31.0	11.1	8.5
1999	359	32.0	11.2	6.4
2000	383	32.5	11.8	15.1
2001	398	35.0	11.4	13.3
2002	444	33.4	13.3	13.1
2003	444	33.4	13.3	13.1
2004	430	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	561	41.3	13.6	15.9
2006	578	43.0	13.4	15.7
2007	548	41.6	13.2	14.2
2008	560	45.2	12.4	18.4
2009	567	42.5	13.3	21.9
2010	567	45.0	12.5	25
2011	581	44.0	13.1	29.8
2012	573	46.0	12.4	34.2
2013	539	44.0	12.2	22.8
2014	555	42.0	13.2	31.9
2015	556	42.0	13.2	32.4
2016	637	49.0	13.0	30.1
2017	622	45.0	13.8	42
2018	643	45.0	14.2	35
2019	605	46.0	13.1	35
2020	604	52.0	11.6	33.8
2021	587	48.1	12.1	35.1
2022	591	52.4	11.2	39.8
2023	570	50.3	11.3	44
2024	536	52.2	10.2	44.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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