Chestnut Ridge Middle School

As a medium-sized middle school in SEWELL, New Jersey, Chestnut Ridge Middle School teaches 613 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Washington Township School District.

Within Washington Township School District, which oversees 16 schools and 9,381 students, Chestnut Ridge Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Chestnut Ridge Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chestnut Ridge Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Gloucester County shows median household income runs about $105,115, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Gloucester County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,080 students), of which Chestnut Ridge Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Hurffville Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chestnut Ridge Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Chestnut Ridge Middle School's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 696 (now 613). Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.