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Chester 01 Schools
Chester 01 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Chester County (Chester). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Chester 01 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Chester 01
11 of 11 schools in Chester 01 carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1C: 3D: 6
Best schools in Chester 01
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Lewisville High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Chester Senior High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Great Falls High (High school, meets expectations)
- C Lewisville Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Academy For Teaching And Learning (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Chester Park Elementary School For The Arts (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Lewisville Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Chester Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Chester Park Elementary School Of Literacy And Technology (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Chester Park School Elementary Of Inquiry (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Chester 01
High schools (3)
- B- Chester Senior High, Chester
- C+ Great Falls High, Great Falls
- A- Lewisville High, Richburg
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D- Chester Middle, Chester
- C Lewisville Middle, Richburg
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- D Chester Park Elementary School For The Arts, Chester
- D- Chester Park Elementary School Of Literacy And Technology, Chester
- D- Chester Park School Elementary Of Inquiry, Chester
- D- Great Falls Elementary, Great Falls
- D Lewisville Elementary, Richburg
Other schools and academies (1)
- C- Academy For Teaching And Learning, Chester
Where Chester 01 schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Chester (6)
- Richburg (3)
- Great Falls (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Chester County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,590 students with 351 full-time-equivalent teachers and 745 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4501530
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- York 03 (24 schools, 17 mi)
- York 01 (8 schools, 20 mi)
- Fairfield 01 (7 schools, 20 mi)
- Union 01 (6 schools, 26 mi)
- Lancaster 01 (22 schools, 26 mi)
- York 04 (20 schools, 26 mi)
- York 02 (10 schools, 29 mi)
- Cherokee 01 (14 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about Chester 01
How many schools are in Chester 01?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Chester 01, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Chester 01 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Chester, Richburg, Great Falls.
How good are the schools in Chester 01?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 27% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.3%. 55% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Chester 01?
4,590 students were enrolled in Chester 01 in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Chester 01?
Chester 01 is in South Carolina, based in Chester County, with its district office in Chester. Its boundary covers about 581 sq mi.