Chester Elementary

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Chester, Massachusetts·01011
Score
80.3/100
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#165
Among 837 Massachusetts elementary schools
#1
In Gateway
Top 20%
In Massachusetts

Score 80.3/100: better than 80% of Massachusetts elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meeting or exceeding expectations on state tests in Massachusetts, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Massachusetts schools.

English language arts
53%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 42%, better than 71% of them
40 students tested
Math
68%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 45%, better than 87% of them
40 students tested
Science
60%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 46%, better than 73% of them
10 students tested
All Massachusetts schools (ELA / math)
42% / 42%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3MCAS ELA5315
English language artsGrade 4MCAS ELA5315
English language artsGrade 5MCAS ELA5010
English language artsAll gradesMCAS ELA5340
MathGrade 3MCAS Mathematics7315
MathGrade 4MCAS Mathematics6015
MathGrade 5MCAS Mathematics7010
MathAll gradesMCAS Mathematics6840
ScienceGrade 5MCAS Science6010
ScienceAll gradesMCAS Science6010

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
117
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
117
Typical elementary school: 349
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Hampden County

Contact

Address
325 Middlefield Road
Chester, MA 01011

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Massachusetts. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Chester Elementary at a glance

Chester Elementary is a public elementary school in Chester, Massachusetts, serving grades PK-5. It is part of the Gateway school district. It has about 117 students (a typical Massachusetts elementary school has 349).

In 2025-26 state tests, 53% in English language arts (similar schools: 42%) and 68% in math (similar schools: 45%) reached the state standard (% meeting or exceeding expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Massachusetts elementary schools, it scores 80.3 out of 100: better than 80% of them, ranking #165 of 837. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.