Chestnut Ridge MS

Set in Fishertown, Pennsylvania, Chestnut Ridge MS is an intimate 6-8 campus, overseen by Chestnut Ridge SD. It instructs 424 students across grades 3 through 7. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Chestnut Ridge MS sits 29% below that benchmark.

Chestnut Ridge MS is one of 3 schools operated by Chestnut Ridge SD, a district that instructs 1,197 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Chestnut Ridge MS records that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 3% Hispanic. Compared to Bedford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bedford County (around 65%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chestnut Ridge MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Bedford County shows median household earnings sit near $59,992, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chestnut Ridge MS is one of 18 public schools in Bedford County (combined enrollment of about 5,951 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chestnut Ridge Central El Sch, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Chestnut Ridge MS. On composite proficiency, Chestnut Ridge MS comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chestnut Ridge MS has fell 21%, going from 538 students in 2018 to 424 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Chestnut Ridge MS community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.