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Enrollment
613
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341707006075
Chestnut Ridge Middle School
641 HURFFVILLE CROSSKEYS RD, SEWELL, NJ 08080 · (856) 582-3535 · Gloucester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
164 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 190 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 209 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 35% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Chestnut Ridge Middle School→Washington Township High School
Based on grade levels within Washington Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
34.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 34.8% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chestnut Ridge Middle School
Chestnut Ridge Middle School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Ridge Middle School this school | 613 | 26.8% | 42.6% |
| Bunker Hill Middle School SEWELL | 562 | 25.4% | 47.0% |
| Cinnaminson Middle School CINNAMINSON | 671 | 25.2% | 51.3% |
| Orchard Valley Middle School SEWELL | 529 | 30.1% | 44.0% |
| Delsea Regional Middle School FRANKLINVILLE | 510 | 25.5% | 39.7% |
| Thorne Middle School PORT MONMOUTH | 597 | 24.8% | 45.3% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chestnut Ridge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #237 of 433 | #11 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #278 of 437 ▼ 25 | #14 of 18 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #184 of 437 ▲ 36 | #6 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #177 of 445 | #6 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #296 of 417 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #281 of 419 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #239 of 436 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #131 of 282 | #5 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
613
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 942
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 613 | 52.8 | 11.6:1 | 27% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 58.8 | 11.2:1 | 20% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 57 | 11.4:1 | 16% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 60 | 10.2:1 | 23% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 65.9 | 10.6:1 | 18% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 61 | 9.5:1 | 18% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 53 | 12.8:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 891 | 66 | 13.5:1 | 5% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 942 | 64 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chestnut Ridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (696 to 613); teachers down 20% (65.9 to 52.8).
About Chestnut Ridge Middle School
Chestnut Ridge Middle School is a middle-grades school in SEWELL, New Jersey, and it is part of Washington Township School District. The school serves 613 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Chestnut Ridge Middle School belongs to Washington Township School District, a district of 10 schools and 6,938 students.
At 70%, White students outnumber all other groups at Chestnut Ridge Middle School combined. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% Asian. Chestnut Ridge Middle School has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 52.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.6:1. The 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Chestnut Ridge Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Chestnut Ridge Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.6% and a predicted 51.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Gloucester County show that median household income is about $105,115, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Chestnut Ridge Middle School is one of 86 public schools in Gloucester County, which together enroll about 46,080 students.
Of nearby public schools, Hurffville Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 42.6% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Chestnut Ridge Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Chestnut Ridge Middle School was 609 in 2020-21 and 613 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.6:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington Township School District
- Washington Township High SchoolHigh · 2,105 students
- Bells Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Bunker Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Hurffville Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Orchard Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 529 students
Other schools in SEWELL
- Washington Township High SchoolHigh · 2,105 students
- Gloucester County Institute of TechnologyHigh · 1,657 students
- Deptford Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Bunker Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Hurffville Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Orchard Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 529 students
Other Chestnut Ridge Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Chestnut Ridge Middle. Chestnut Ridge Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- CHESTNUT RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLCHESTNUT RIDGE, NY · 637 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolFishertown, PA · 424 students
Nearby schools
- Hurffville Elementary School0.4 mi · 544
- Wedgwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 465
- Washington Township High School1.3 mi · 2,105
- Bells Elementary School1.7 mi · 571
- Pitman Jr./Sr. High School1.9 mi · 471
- Orchard Valley Middle School2.0 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chestnut Ridge Middle School?
Chestnut Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 613 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Chestnut Ridge Middle School serve?
Chestnut Ridge Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Chestnut Ridge Middle School have?
Chestnut Ridge Middle School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Chestnut Ridge Middle School?
Student demographics at Chestnut Ridge Middle School are roughly 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Chestnut Ridge Middle School public or private?
Chestnut Ridge Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.