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Chestnut Ridge Middle School

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Chestnut Ridge Middle School ranks 339 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 55% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Chestnut Ridge Middle School is a public middle school located in Sewell, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 656. The school is part of the Washington Township School District, which is ranked 273 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Chestnut Ridge Middle School has consistently ranked in the middle range of New Jersey middle schools, typically between 300-400 out of around 750 schools. The school's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) tests is mixed, with English Language Arts proficiency rates generally above the state average but below the district average, while Mathematics proficiency rates are below both the state and district averages, particularly in 8th grade. However, the school stands out in its exceptional performance on the NJSLA Algebra I exam, where its proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Chestnut Ridge Middle School has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, rising from 9.0% in 2020-2021 to 16.6% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at the school has increased from 12.44% in 2021-2022 to 20.12% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. When compared to nearby schools within the Washington Township School District, such as Bunker Hill Middle School and Orchard Valley Middle School, Chestnut Ridge Middle School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below these schools. However, the school outperforms lower-ranked schools in other nearby districts, such as Gloucester Township Public Schools and Glassboro School District.

613

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,674

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

641 Hurffville Crosskeys Rd
Sewell, NJ 08080

(856) 582-3535

District: Washington Township School District

Students who attend Chestnut Ridge Middle School usually attend:

High:

Washington Township High School

Feeder schools for Chestnut Ridge Middle School:

Elementary:	Hurffville Elementary School
	Wedgwood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

Hispanic:

14.2%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg45%

New Jersey avg43%

339^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Washington Township School District

273^rd of 609Washington Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	339 of 752	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	337 of 743	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	363 of 748	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	395 of 745	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	317 of 652	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	430 of 745	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	372 of 716	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.0	311 of 712	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.7	412 of 713	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	389 of 713	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	71.3	237 of 717	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.7	236 of 704	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.0	264 of 677	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.6	241 of 684	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.3	247 of 677	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.3	212 of 664	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.5	172 of 640	73.1%	★★★★☆
2007	80.5	94 of 631	85.1%	★★★★☆
2006	75.2	174 of 615	71.7%	★★★★☆
2005	77.4	151 of 599	74.8%	★★★★☆
2004	72.6	201 of 588	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	76.0	158 of 574	72.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	198 of 359	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	192 of 352	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	178 of 361	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	150 of 356	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	98 of 291	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	196 of 326	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	235 of 326	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	12.0	179 of 200	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	181 of 201	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	153 of 200	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	183 of 200	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	366 of 728	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	332 of 717	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	352 of 720	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	388 of 726	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	309 of 625	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	401 of 703	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	338 of 680	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	247 of 608	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	388 of 589	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	209 of 587	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	332 of 591	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	233 of 480	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	368 of 613	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	353 of 584	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	328 of 568	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	300 of 549	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	218 of 467	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.3	424 of 541	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	385 of 522	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	299 of 726	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	344 of 719	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	372 of 718	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	293 of 730	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	292 of 635	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	422 of 697	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	386 of 675	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	330 of 507	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	386 of 510	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	311 of 505	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	235 of 535	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	261 of 401	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	354 of 492	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	256 of 471	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	314 of 502	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	334 of 510	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	347 of 509	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	364 of 512	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	327 of 435	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	394 of 504	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	364 of 497	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2024)10th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I82%+36 vs state

English Language Arts65%+8 vs state

Mathematics28%-7 vs state

Science14%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)					NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	641 Hurffville Crosskeys Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 582-3535	613	53	11.6	26.8%	430 (70.1%)	63 (10.3%)	87 (14.2%)	28 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	51.8	339^th of 752 public middle schools	54.9%		50.8	337^th of 743 public middle schools	54.6%	2		13.7			56.4	64.1	73.2			35.2	32.5	9.6		81.8	81.8			$11,674	$299	$11,375
Orchard Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	238 Pitman Downer Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 582-5353	529	50	10.5	30.1%	365 (69.0%)	58 (11.0%)	81 (15.3%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	60.4	274^th of 752 public middle schools	63.6%		55.1	306^th of 743 public middle schools	58.8%	32		20.2			66.7	67.1	65.7			33.8	38.4	25.5		91.9	91.9			$13,287	$729	$12,558
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School	Public	6-8	Carpenter Street and Mancuso L	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	412	38	10.8	45.6%	122 (29.6%)	133 (32.3%)	107 (26.0%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	26	549^th of 752 public middle schools	27.0%		31.8	492^nd of 743 public middle schools	33.8%	57		15.8			26.9	32.5	50.8			16.5	16.7	11.8		81.0	85.2
Deptford Township Middle School	Public	6-8	890 Bankbridge Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Deptford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 415-9540	895	76	11.7	38.3%	444 (49.6%)	202 (22.6%)	166 (18.5%)	62 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.3%)	49.1	359^th of 752 public middle schools	52.3%		41.8	406^th of 743 public middle schools	45.4%	47		17.8			53.9	54.8	61.9			28.0	34.3	21.9		89.0	89.0			$9,192	$96	$9,096
Bunker Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	372 Pitman Downer Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 881-7007	562	55	10.2	25.4%	395 (70.3%)	37 (6.6%)	95 (16.9%)	27 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	62	259^th of 752 public middle schools	65.6%		56.2	302^nd of 743 public middle schools	59.4%	43		21.2			70.5	66.6	63.6			49.2	37.2	15.6		92.3	92.3			$12,244	$364	$11,880
Charles W. Lewis Middle School	Public	6-8	875 Erial Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-8400	704	66	10.6	60.7%	221 (31.4%)	215 (30.5%)	169 (24.0%)	59 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.8%)	35.1	473^rd of 752 public middle schools	37.1%		36.2	453^rd of 743 public middle schools	39.0%	20		13.4			41.0	41.8	53.1			26.8	25.1	15.8		85.7	86.7			$14,794	$579	$14,215
Ann A. Mullen Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Sicklerville Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 875-8777	937	77	12.1	45.7%	317 (33.8%)	345 (36.8%)	163 (17.4%)	50 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (6.5%)	28.8	525^th of 752 public middle schools	30.2%		30.2	507^th of 743 public middle schools	31.8%	18		7.7			44.2	38.7	36.1			27.7	26.4	15.0		75.5	78.4			$12,831	$329	$12,502
J. Mason Tomlin Elementary School	Public	4-6	393 Main St	Mantua	08051	Gloucester County	Mantua Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 468-0818	558	53	10.5	21.3%	416 (74.6%)	20 (3.6%)	60 (10.8%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)								(n/a)	33.4		47.2	56.6	79.3			50.0	46.1	50.0								$9,445	$159	$9,286
Glen Landing Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Little Gloucester Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-3534	795	68	11.6	37.1%	438 (55.1%)	151 (19.0%)	121 (15.2%)	28 (3.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.7%)	49	361^st of 752 public middle schools	52.0%		48.5	359^th of 743 public middle schools	51.7%	2		14.1			51.3	62.8	57.4			33.7	32.1	24.6		79.6	83.0	100.0	100.0	$13,211	$341	$12,870
Clearview Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	595 Jefferson Rd	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Clearview Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 223-2740	712	56	12.6	18.0%	571 (80.2%)	34 (4.8%)	57 (8.0%)	32 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.0%)	56.9	295^th of 752 public middle schools	60.8%		67.3	215^th of 743 public middle schools	71.1%	80		17.5				56.2	65.6				36.4	33.0	94.7	79.5	88.4	94.0	94.0	$7,465	$61	$7,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Chestnut Ridge Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Chestnut Ridge Middle School?

Students at Chestnut Ridge Middle School are 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Chestnut Ridge Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chestnut Ridge Middle School usually go on to attend Washington Township High School

Is Chestnut Ridge Middle School a good school?

Chestnut Ridge Middle School ranks 339^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chestnut Ridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended Chestnut Ridge Middle School.

What district is Chestnut Ridge Middle School in?

Washington Township School District

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