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Chester HS

Tyler County · Region 05: Beaumont · 110 students

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Current score
89/1002025-26
Change
+2 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+1.6 ptsvs 87.4 average · 1,021 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
494 of 1,021tied with 58 others
B89

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 89 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 87.4 average for 1,021 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

Science above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
72%vs 63.2% avg · +8.8 pts
Masters
44%vs 35.1% avg · +8.9 pts

Among 911 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Current strength

Closing the Gaps above the similar-context average

87 +2.1 pts vs 84.9

  • 87 is 2.1 points above the 84.9 average among 992 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

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Chester HS is rated B by TEA, scoring 89 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 87.4 average for 1,021 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 2 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 494th of 1,021 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 58 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageChester HS 8766758889 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 89 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26B8987.4 1,021 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8887.2 1,002 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7585.9 990 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23D6686.2 973 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8787.4 959 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement90 A+1.9 vs similar economic context · 1,002 reporting
  • School Progress80 B−4.3 vs similar economic context · 999 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps87 B+2.1 vs similar economic context · 992 reporting
  • Academic Growth75 C−5.3 vs similar economic context · 981 reporting
  • Relative Performance80 B±0.0 vs similar economic context · 999 reporting
  • Chester HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,021 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement90A—
School Progress80B10
Closing the Gaps87B3
Academic Growth75C5
Relative Performance80B10

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 3 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (90), so School Progress (80) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 90.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level79%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,002 reporting
  • Meets grade level50%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,002 reporting
  • Masters grade level19%−13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,002 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level81%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,001 reporting
  • Meets grade level55%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,001 reporting
  • Masters grade level19%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,001 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level76%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 998 reporting
  • Meets grade level44%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 998 reporting
  • Masters grade level15%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 998 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level91%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 911 reporting
  • Meets grade level72%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 911 reporting
  • Masters grade level44%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 911 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level73%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 516 reporting
  • Meets grade level32%−30 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 516 reporting
  • Masters grade level7%−27 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 516 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,021 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
100.0%+7.9 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 298 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
100.0%+8.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 298 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
100.0%+8.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 299 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−0.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 299 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
96.0%+6.8 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria96.0%89.2%+6.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 297 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course41.7%63.8%−22.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 298 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA41.7%42.7%−1.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 298 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%20.0%−20.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 298 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course33.3%38.9%−5.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 298 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification79.2%35.8%+43.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 298 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%0.7%−0.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 298 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%4.3%−4.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 298 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%6.5%−6.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 298 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%2.6%−2.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 298 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student12.5%6.8%+5.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 298 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces4.2%3.0%+1.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 298 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
110
Economically disadvantaged
30.0%−0.9 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
0.0%−10.2 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
12.7%−4.5 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
96.1%+0.8 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
6.3%−4.4 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Chester HS

African American: 1.8%Hispanic: 2.7%White: 90.9%Two or More Races: 4.5%
  • African American 1.8%
  • Hispanic 2.7%
  • White 90.9%
  • Two or More Races 4.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,021 reporting for every category shown · 1,021 in full cohort

African American: 9%Hispanic: 29.7%White: 48.2%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 7.8%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 4.9%
  • African American 9%
  • Hispanic 29.7%
  • White 48.2%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 7.8%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 4.9%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
110
Economically disadvantaged students
33
Emergent bilingual students
0
Special education students
14

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
12
Students in TEA mobility denominator
128
TEA-published mobility rate
9.4%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 110 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 13 (10.6%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
110

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−13

Decrease · −10.6%

Change since 2021–22
−26

Decrease · −19.1%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
110
Selected comparison
796.7

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,010 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Chester HS
School yearStudents enrolledChester HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 136 First available year 811.4
2022–23 135 Decrease of 1 (0.7%) 813.4
2023–24 116 Decrease of 19 (14.1%) 809.3
2024–25 123 Increase of 7 (6.0%) 805.6
2025–26 110 Decrease of 13 (10.6%) 796.7

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
Suppressed

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
11

8.59 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
128

2024–25

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
8.59
Selected comparison
18

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 852 rated schools reporting

−9.4 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Chester HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 140 18 12.9% 35 25.00 7.2% 12.9
2021–22 151 21 13.9% 38 25.17 9.4% 19
2022–23 144 20 13.9% 35 24.31 9.6% 19.7
2023–24 135 Suppressed — 12 8.89 — 19.3
2024–25 128 Suppressed — 11 8.59 — 18
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Chester HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Suppressed — 11 8.59 — 18
In-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$6k$20k$34k20182020202220242025
  • Chester HS
  • Parent district: Chester ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$12,050
Selected comparison
$11,762

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,001 rated schools reporting

+$288 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $12,050 per student for this campus, $32,610 per student for its parent district, Chester ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearChester HSParent district: Chester ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$7,321$10,828$13,054$7,671 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 905 rated schools reporting
2019$8,118$11,755$13,108$7,801 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 919 rated schools reporting
2020$8,873$13,945$14,058$8,138 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 930 rated schools reporting
2021$9,503$14,175$14,797$8,548 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 941 rated schools reporting
2022$11,307$17,928$15,708$9,763 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 958 rated schools reporting
2023$12,502$17,771$16,792$10,333 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 974 rated schools reporting
2024$11,902$30,085$18,125$11,513 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 989 rated schools reporting
2025$12,050$32,610$18,972$11,762 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,001 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$61,470−$6,816 vs similar economic context
Teachers
11−41.4 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
10.4−4.0 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Chester HS

Beginning: 9.4%1 to 5 years: 9.4%6 to 10 years: 27.4%11 to 20 years: 6.6%21 to 30 years: 36.8%Over 30 years: 10.4%
  • Beginning 9.4%
  • 1 to 5 years 9.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 27.4%
  • 11 to 20 years 6.6%
  • 21 to 30 years 36.8%
  • Over 30 years 10.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,021 reporting for every category shown · 1,021 in full cohort

Beginning: 4.8%1 to 5 years: 22.5%6 to 10 years: 19.6%11 to 20 years: 32.4%21 to 30 years: 17.3%Over 30 years: 3.3%
  • Beginning 4.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 22.5%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 32.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 17.3%
  • Over 30 years 3.3%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Chester HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classChester HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 61518.6
Secondary English7.616.6
Secondary languages other than English4.418.8
Secondary math7.417.4
Secondary science6.918.9
Secondary social studies9.219

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 181 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#1 rankings

First-place results

3 measures

  • 1of 13

    Science — Masters

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 1of 13

    Attendance

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 1of 13

    Chronically absent (lowest is best)

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

14 measures

  • 2of 37

    Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA

    Region 05: Beaumont · of the 37 that report this measure

  • 2of 13

    Overall score

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 2of 13

    Student Achievement

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 2of 13

    Closing the Gaps

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 2of 13

    All Subjects — Meets

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 2of 13

    All Subjects — Masters

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 2of 13

    Math — Approaches

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 3of 37

    Earned an industry-based certification

    Region 05: Beaumont · of the 37 that report this measure

  • 3of 13

    Relative Performance

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 3of 13

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 3of 13

    Reading — Meets

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 3of 13

    Math — Meets

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 3of 13

    Math — Masters

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 3of 13

    Science — Meets

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

7 measures

  • 4of 13

    School Progress

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 4of 13

    Reading — Approaches

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 4of 13

    Science — Approaches

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 5of 13

    Academic Growth

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 6of 37

    Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student

    Region 05: Beaumont · of the 37 that report this measure

  • 6of 13

    Reading — Masters

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 6of 13

    Per-student spending

    Tyler County · of the 13 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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