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Enrollment
424
Middle
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESTNUT RIDGE SD·NCES 420588000729
Chestnut Ridge Middle School
3281 Valley Road, Fishertown, PA 15539 · (814) 839-4195 · Bedford County
GRADES 03–07MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
232 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 75%
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 3 | 96 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 21% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Chestnut Ridge Middle School→Chestnut Ridge SHS
Based on grade levels within Chestnut Ridge SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.6pp since 2023
Math
50.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 41.2% |
% 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
Schools most like Chestnut Ridge Middle School
Chestnut Ridge Middle School's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Ridge Middle School this school | 424 | 54.7% | 55.8% |
| Rock L Butler Middle School Wellsboro | 433 | 54.7% | 59.8% |
| Philipsburg-Osceola Area Middle School Philipsburg | 372 | 53.2% | 46.5% |
| Spring Cove Middle School Roaring Spring | 363 | 55.1% | 35.8% |
| Tyrone Area Middle School Tyrone | 489 | 56.4% | 43.9% |
| Jersey Shore Area Middle School Jersey Shore | 466 | 59.0% | 51.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #146 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #118 of 513 ▲ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #198 of 513 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #352 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #235 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #470 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #225 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #56 of 332 |
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
424
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 424 | 33.2 | 12.8:1 | 55% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 36.2 | 11.2:1 | 58% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 35.7 | 11.7:1 | 54% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 37 | 12.3:1 | 47% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 39.9 | 13.5:1 | 51% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 38 | 14.5:1 | 57% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 41% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 36 | 18.0:1 | 35% (225) |
| 1990-91 | 612 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 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 21% (538 to 424); teachers down 17% (39.9 to 33.2).
About Chestnut Ridge Middle School
Chestnut Ridge Middle School is a public small middle school in Fishertown, Pennsylvania. The school serves grades 3 through 7. Enrollment is 424 students. It has 29% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania (about 594).
Chestnut Ridge SD has a total of 3 schools and 1,197 students, Chestnut Ridge Middle School among them.
At Chestnut Ridge Middle School, 95% of students are White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Bedford County at about 96% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
Its ratio of 12.8:1 is based on 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. In all, 55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bedford County average 65%.
On the allk12 Grade, Chestnut Ridge Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 79% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Chestnut Ridge Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (55.8%) and its predicted rate (54.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Bedford County show that the median household earns about $59,992 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Bedford County has 18 public schools with about 5,951 students, including Chestnut Ridge Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Chestnut Ridge Middle School is closest to Chestnut Ridge Central Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Chestnut Ridge Middle School is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
From 457 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 424 by 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bedford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,513
Census ACS
Median income
$59,992
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,951 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chestnut Ridge SD
- Chestnut Ridge SHSHigh · 470 students
- Chestnut Ridge Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 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 3rd largest of the 3.
- CHESTNUT RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLCHESTNUT RIDGE, NY · 637 students
- Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolSEWELL, NJ · 613 students
Nearby schools
- Chestnut Ridge Central Elementary School0.5 mi · 303
- Chestnut Ridge SHS0.6 mi · 470
- Bedford Elementary School8.2 mi · 764
- Bedford SHS9.4 mi · 495
- Bedford Middle School9.6 mi · 414
- Bedford County Technical Center11.1 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chestnut Ridge Middle School?
Chestnut Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades 03-07.
What age range does Chestnut Ridge Middle School serve?
Chestnut Ridge Middle School serves students from grade 03 through grade 07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chestnut Ridge Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chestnut Ridge Middle School is approximately 12.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chestnut Ridge Middle School?
At Chestnut Ridge Middle School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Chestnut Ridge Middle School in?
Chestnut Ridge Middle School is part of Chestnut Ridge SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.