Enrollment
225
Middle
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE RIDGE SD·NCES 420390000101
Blue Ridge Middle School
5150 School Road, New Milford, PA 18834 · (570) 465-3177 · Susquehanna County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
228 students
DISTRICT 102% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 72 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 33% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 59% · 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
Blue Ridge Middle School→Blue Ridge High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Blue Ridge SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
22.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 19.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 →
Where Blue Ridge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #343 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #399 of 513 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #225 of 513 ▲ 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #471 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #38 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #431 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #62 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #100 of 131 |
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
225
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 225 | 21.4 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 16.7 | 13.7:1 | 100% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 18.4 | 11.9:1 | 100% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 99% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 219 | 14.7 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 13 | 17.2:1 | 48% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 21 | 12.2:1 | 56% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Ridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (219 to 225); teachers up 45% (14.7 to 21.4).
About Blue Ridge Middle School
New Milford, Pennsylvania, is home to Blue Ridge Middle School, a very small middle school. It had 225 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 594 students on average.
Blue Ridge Middle School is one of 3 schools in Blue Ridge SD, which enrolls 1,018 students in total.
Blue Ridge Middle School is 92% White by enrollment. Next come 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Susquehanna County, where about 95% of residents are White. The diversity index for Blue Ridge Middle School is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Blue Ridge Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Blue Ridge Middle School's results are 5.7 points above predicted: 39.9% against 34.2%.
The school's county is Susquehanna County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $68,487, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Blue Ridge Middle School shares Susquehanna County with 14 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Blue Ridge Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Blue Ridge Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Blue Ridge Middle School ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.9% against a local average of 50.0%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 220 students in 2020-21 and 225 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.9:1 to 10.5:1.
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Susquehanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,219
Census ACS
Median income
$68,487
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,728 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blue Ridge SD
- Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Blue Ridge High SchoolHigh · 297 students
Other schools in New Milford
- Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Blue Ridge High SchoolHigh · 297 students
Other Blue Ridge Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Blue Ridge Middle. Blue Ridge Middle School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Blue Ridge MiddleGreer, SC · 908 students
- Blue Ridge MiddlePurcellville, VA · 714 students
- Blue Ridge Middle SchoolBLUE RIDGE, TX · 240 students
Nearby schools
- Blue Ridge Elementary School0.0 mi · 496
- Blue Ridge High School0.0 mi · 297
- Montrose Area JSHS6.8 mi · 565
- Lathrop Street Elementary School7.8 mi · 401
- Susquehanna Community JSHS8.3 mi · 333
- Susquehanna Community Elementary School8.5 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Ridge Middle SchoolHow many students attend Blue Ridge Middle School?
Blue Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 225 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Blue Ridge Middle School serve?
Blue Ridge Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Blue Ridge Middle School have?
Blue Ridge Middle School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Blue Ridge Middle School?
Student demographics at Blue Ridge Middle School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Blue Ridge Middle School?
Blue Ridge Middle School is overseen by Blue Ridge SD in Susquehanna County.
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