Summary:
The Chester Union Free School District has only one high school, Chester Academy-Middle/High School, which serves grades 6-12. The school has a 3-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, ranking 475th out of 1,242 high schools in New York for the 2023-2024 school year.
Chester Academy-Middle/High School's performance is mixed compared to state and district averages. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 84.3% is slightly lower than the state average, while its dropout rate of 4.9% is higher. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 34.1% is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school outperforms the district and state in some subject areas, such as 6th grade math, Algebra II, English Language Arts, and Global History and Geography, but underperforms in others, such as 8th grade math, 8th grade science, and Algebra I.
The school has a student population of 570, with 44.04% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's per-student spending of $17,931 is higher than the state average, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 11.3, which is lower than the state average. These resource allocation metrics suggest the district is investing in the school, but the academic performance data indicates that these resources may not be translating into consistently strong outcomes for students. Addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rate and targeting areas of academic underperformance could be key focus areas for the district.
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