Best public schools in Chester, SC

7 public schools in Chester: 3 elementary · 1 middle · 2 high · 1 K-8. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school end-of-course results are not in our data yet, so South Carolina high schools have no score.

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Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across South Carolina.

Elementary schools

3 schools in Chester, best first

Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts 17.9

Chester 01 · Grades PK-5 · 344 students

ELA 41%Math 44%Science 24%

#481 of 585 in South Carolina

Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry 7.8

Chester 01 · Grades PK-5 · 382 students

ELA 47%Math 26%Science 19%

#540 of 585 in South Carolina

Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology 1.6

Chester 01 · Grades PK-5 · 305 students

ELA 34%Math 25%Science 12%

#576 of 585 in South Carolina

Middle schools

1 school in Chester

Chester Middle 7.1

Chester 01 · Grades 6-8 · 468 students

ELA 38%Math 20%Science 18%

#218 of 234 in South Carolina

High schools

2 schools in Chester

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Chester County Career Center —

Chester 01 · Grades 9-12 · 0 students

No published test results

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Chester Senior High —

Chester 01 · Grades 9-12 · 741 students

No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Chester

Academy for Teaching and Learning 45.1

Chester 01 · Grades K-8 · Charter · 319 students

ELA 58%Math 41%Science 27%

#34 of 61 in South Carolina

School districts serving Chester

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