Chester’s public schools beat 90% of Nebraska districts
The public schools Chester’s kids attend outperform 90% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
How Chester compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Nebraska’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Nebraska only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Chester (some depend on your address).
Parts of Chester are served by David City Public Schools.
Two districts serve Chester
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Chester vs. its neighbors
Chester’s schools rank 2nd of 6 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Nebraska districts.
Every school in Chester
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Parents talk
What Chester families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Chester
There’s no college in Chester, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Midland University in Fremont, 19.6 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Chester. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Nebraska. Stars are from neighbors.