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Chester Area School District 39-1 Schools
Chester Area School District 39-1 is a public school district in South Dakota, based in Lake County (Chester). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Chester Area School District 39-1 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 Area School District 39-1
5 of 7 schools in Chester Area School District 39-1 carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 4
Best schools in Chester Area School District 39-1
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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.
- C+ Chester High School 01 (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Chester Area Cyber School 92 (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ High Plains 06 (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Chester Elementary 02 (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Chester Middle School 03 (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Chester Area School District 39-1
High schools (2)
- C+ Chester High School 01, Chester
- D+ High Plains 06, Chester
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D Chester Middle School 03, Chester
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- D+ Chester Elementary 02, Chester
- Rustic Acres Elementary 04, Madison
Other schools and academies (2)
- D+ Chester Area Cyber School 92, Chester
- Graceville Colony 07 Winfred, Winfred
Where Chester Area School District 39-1 schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Dakota
- County: Lake County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 542 students with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers and 77 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4612300
- 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
- Madison Central School District 39-2 (3 schools, 11 mi)
- Tri-Valley School District 49-6 (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Montrose School District 43-2 (4 schools, 15 mi)
- Colman-Egan School District 50-5 (3 schools, 15 mi)
- Dell Rapids School District 49-3 (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Baltic School District 49-1 (3 schools, 17 mi)
- West Central School District 49-7 (4 schools, 20 mi)
- Flandreau School District 50-3 (4 schools, 23 mi)
Questions about Chester Area School District 39-1
How many schools are in Chester Area School District 39-1?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Chester Area School District 39-1, 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 Area School District 39-1 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Chester, Madison, Winfred.
How good are the schools in Chester Area School District 39-1?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 26.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 43.8%. 0% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Chester Area School District 39-1?
542 students were enrolled in Chester Area School District 39-1 in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Chester Area School District 39-1?
Chester Area School District 39-1 is in South Dakota, based in Lake County, with its district office in Chester. Its boundary covers about 137 sq mi.