Chester High School
Recent News About Chester High School
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Friday night football: where to see the Red Bud Musketeers and 6 other local football teams play today - Oct. 6
These teams from the SW Illinois News coverage area are scheduled to play later today starting at 7 p.m.
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Friday night football: which local high school football teams are in action today? - Sept. 29
These teams from the SW Illinois News coverage area are scheduled to play later today starting at 7 p.m.
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Friday night football: where to see the Columbia Eagles and 6 other local football teams play today - Sept. 22
These teams from the SW Illinois News coverage area are scheduled to play later today starting at 7 p.m.
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Friday night football: which local high school football teams are in action today? - Sept. 15
These teams from the SW Illinois News coverage area are scheduled to play later today starting at 7 p.m.
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Saturday night football: Chester Yellow Jackets are the only local football team playing today - Sept. 9
This team from the SW Illinois News coverage area is scheduled to play later today starting at 1 p.m.
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Friday night football: where to see the Waterloo Bulldogs and 5 other local football teams play today - Sept. 8
These teams from the SW Illinois News coverage area are scheduled to play later today starting at 6 p.m.
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Friday night football: which local high school football teams are in action today? - Sept. 1
These teams from the SW Illinois News coverage area are scheduled to play later today starting at 7 p.m.
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Friday night football: where to see the Red Bud Musketeers and 6 other local football teams play today - Aug. 25
These teams from the SW Illinois News coverage area are scheduled to play later today starting at 7 p.m.
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What is the highest percentage of truancy in schools among Randolph County during 2021-2022 school year?
Schools among Randolph County had the 24th highest truancy rate of 15.1% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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In schools across Randolph County 89.5 percent of teachers stay put and earn on average $51,378 per year
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 89.5 percent of teachers stay in schools through Randolph County year to year, according to the 2022 three-year average.
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How many students failed their English exams in Randolph County in 2022?
Nearly 8 in 10 Randolph County public high school students aren't at grade level in English.
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How many Randolph County students failed their Math exams in 2022?
More than 8 in 10 Randolph County public high school students aren't at grade level in Math.
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Chester High School reports 7% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Chester High School fell to seven percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a SW Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Chester High School reports 9% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Chester High School fell to nine percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a SW Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Chester High School scores 30.2% ELA proficiency, 18.6% on math in 2019
Of the 332 students attending Chester High School in 2019, 30.2 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 18.6 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
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83.1 percent of Chester teachers stay put; average earns $49,260 per year
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 83.1 percent of teachers stay at Chester High School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
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At Chester, 90 percent of students graduate high school
About 94 percent of ninth graders in 2020 were "on track" to graduate at Chester High School, where the four-year graduation rate was 90 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 42 percent of 2018 Chester High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 83 percent of Chester High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 42 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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At Chester High School, 83 percent of students graduate high school; 62 percent go to college
About 92 percent of ninth graders in 2019 were “on track” to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 83 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 44 percent of 2017 Chester High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 87% of Chester High School's class of 2017 graduated on time, 44 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.