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Chestnut Ridge Middle School

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Chestnut Ridge Middle School ranks 120 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-7

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 86% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Chestnut Ridge Middle School is a public middle school located in Fishertown, Pennsylvania, serving grades 3-7 with a total enrollment of 403 students. This school is part of the Chestnut Ridge School District, which is ranked 101 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chestnut Ridge Middle School consistently ranks in the top 35% of Pennsylvania middle schools, with a ranking of 120 out of 873 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on PSSA tests is notably strong, with higher proficiency rates compared to the state average in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 50.3% of Chestnut Ridge Middle School students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and 56.1% were proficient in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly impressive for low socioeconomic status students, ranking 78 out of 843 Pennsylvania middle schools in this category.

Chestnut Ridge Middle School also stands out in its science performance, with a proficiency rate of 86.3% in PSSA Science in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 65.8%. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as North Star East Middle School, which had a 34% proficiency rate in PSSA Math, Chestnut Ridge Middle School consistently outperforms its peers in academic metrics. The school's steady improvement over time, from a 2-star rating to a 4-star rating, and its ability to support the success of diverse student subgroups, make it a standout institution in the region.

424

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,277

Per pupil spending ?

54.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3281 Valley Road
Fishertown, PA 15539-9843

(814) 839-4195

District: Chestnut Ridge School District

Students who attend Chestnut Ridge Middle School usually attend:

High:

Chestnut Ridge Senior High School

Feeder schools for Chestnut Ridge Middle School:

Elementary:

Chestnut Ridge Central Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.3%

Hispanic:

2.6%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2014 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (53% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

624^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

120^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 39 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 14% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

101^st of 606Chestnut Ridge School District among Pennsylvania districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	624 of 1511	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	706 of 1526	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	598 of 1534	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	490 of 1534	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	655 of 1433	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	763 of 1544	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	848 of 1530	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.2	861 of 1547	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.9	1003 of 1554	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.0	761 of 1467	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.9	1017 of 1519	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.7	1027 of 1599	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.7	758 of 1597	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.7	789 of 1579	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.4	785 of 1549	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.0	771 of 1551	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.1	1047 of 1555	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.8	1190 of 1545	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	62.3	574 of 1308	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	51.2	739 of 1302	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	778 of 1030	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	683 of 1084	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	671 of 1043	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	635 of 1466	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	690 of 1488	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	534 of 1369	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	493 of 1432	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	333 of 1414	76.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	605 of 1475	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	676 of 1495	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	710 of 1201	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	775 of 1229	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	699 of 1236	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	120 of 873	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	291 of 891	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	313 of 893	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	299 of 883	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.4	189 of 797	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	449 of 891	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	499 of 861	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.3	505 of 877	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.2	457 of 870	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.8	356 of 728	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.6	334 of 758	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.3	455 of 834	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.9	293 of 825	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.7	305 of 805	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.7	268 of 770	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.2	302 of 753	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.0	369 of 749	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.5	298 of 736	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.8	224 of 687	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.9	334 of 663	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	73.0	182 of 643	71.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	47.7	290 of 672	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	398 of 660	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	145 of 835	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	282 of 860	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	78 of 843	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	70.7	199 of 877	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	220 of 874	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	93 of 839	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	310 of 870	64.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	150 of 649	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	49.7	328 of 673	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	359 of 681	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

White (2025)41st percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2025)24th percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2024)57th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+8 vs state

Math50%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	3-7	3281 Valley Road	Fishertown	15539	Bedford County	Chestnut Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 839-4195	424	33	12.7	54.7%	404 (95.3%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	83.1	120^th of 873 public middle schools	86.3%		66.5	291^st of 891 public middle schools	67.3%	171	47.8	38.6	65.0	66.7	38.1		50.3	52.1	39.8	55.0	78.8	60.7		56.1	$17,277	$2,795	$14,482
Bedford Middle School	Public	6-8	440 E Watson St	Bedford	15522	Bedford County	Bedford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 623-4200	414	29	14.1	45.2%	384 (92.8%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	74.3	182^nd of 873 public middle schools	79.2%		68.9	261^st of 891 public middle schools	70.7%	79				43.4	42.4	40.3	42.0				58.2	49.6	68.4	59.1	$17,042	$1,303	$15,740
Northern Bedford County Middle School	Public	6-8	152 NBC Dr	Loysburg	16659	Bedford County	Northern Bedford County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 766-2221	205	16	12.6	46.8%	198 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	65.8	267^th of 873 public middle schools	69.4%		71	237^th of 891 public middle schools	73.4%	30				36.1	38.1	29.1	34.6				52.4	57.8	58.0	56.2	$18,710	$1,650	$17,060
Claysburg-Kimmel Junior High School	Public	7-8	531 Bedford St	Claysburg	16625	Blair County	Claysburg-Kimmel School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(814) 239-5141	102	9	11.1	117.6%	100 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	63.8	294^th of 873 public middle schools	66.3%		70.1	251^st of 891 public middle schools	71.8%	43					30.4	36.3	33.4					47.8	56.8	52.2	$19,157	$1,610	$17,546
Windber Area Middle School	Public	6-8	2301 Graham Ave	Windber	15963	Somerset County	Windber Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 467-4567	300	17	17.2	96.3%	264 (88.0%)	5 (1.7%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	64.5	282^nd of 873 public middle schools	67.7%		71.9	229^th of 891 public middle schools	74.3%	53				43.1	30.3	47.2	39.9				47.4	47.0	58.4	50.7	$15,781	$2,619	$13,162
Everett Area Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Renaissance Circle	Everett	15537	Bedford County	Everett Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 652-9114	358	28	12.7	48.6%	338 (94.4%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	37.6	543^rd of 873 public middle schools	37.8%		47.4	492^nd of 891 public middle schools	44.8%	51			11.9	28.9	26.8	13.2	20.0			17.9	37.3	48.8	31.9	33.8	$11,194	$1,090	$10,104
Spring Cove Middle School	Public	6-8	185 Spring Cove Drive	Roaring Spring	16673	Blair County	Spring Cove School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 224-2106	363	25	14.3	55.1%	339 (93.4%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	47.5	469^th of 873 public middle schools	46.3%		38.4	569^th of 891 public middle schools	36.1%	100				31.3	26.8	23.6	27.1				43.4	56.3	36.1	45.0	$14,803	$905	$13,898
Shanksville-Stonycreek Middle School	Public	6-8	1325 Corner Stone Rd	Shanksville	15560	Somerset County	Shanksville-Stonycreek School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 267-4649	61	4	14.4		60 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	51	422^nd of 873 public middle schools	51.7%		58	387^th of 891 public middle schools	56.6%	35				29.4	27.3	28.6	28.3				53.0	45.4	42.9	46.7	$404	$07	$397
North Star East Middle School	Public	5-8	3598 Whistler Rd	Stoystown	15563	Somerset County	North Star School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 893-5616	272	30	9.2	104.0%	268 (98.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	61.6	316^th of 873 public middle schools	63.8%		52.9	428^th of 891 public middle schools	52.0%	112			46.4	28.4	23.7	35.4	34.0			49.3	52.3	50.9	72.3	56.3	$16,921	$1,056	$15,866
Tussey Mountain Middle School	Public	5-8	199 Front St	Saxton	16678	Bedford County	Tussey Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 635-2975	272	24	11.4	94.9%	262 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	30.7	589^th of 873 public middle schools	32.5%		41	547^th of 891 public middle schools	38.6%	42			29.7	17.3	15.4	21.0	21.0			32.4	36.0	38.5	37.2	35.8	$22,027	$880	$21,147

Frequently Asked Questions about Chestnut Ridge Middle School

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

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

What district is Chestnut Ridge Middle School in?

Chestnut Ridge School District

Is Chestnut Ridge Middle School a good school?

Chestnut Ridge Middle School ranks 120^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chestnut Ridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Chestnut Ridge Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Chestnut Ridge Middle School?

Students at Chestnut Ridge Middle School are 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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