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Chestnut Ridge Senior High School

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Chestnut Ridge Senior High School ranks 115 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 83% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Chestnut Ridge Senior High School is a public high school located in New Paris, Pennsylvania, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 503 students. The school is part of the Chestnut Ridge School District, which is ranked 101 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chestnut Ridge Senior High School has consistently performed well on standardized tests, with higher proficiency rates compared to the state average in subjects like Math, English Language Arts, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 55% proficiency in PSSA Math for all grades, compared to the state average of 41.7%. Similarly, the school had 72.5% proficiency in PSSA English Language Arts for all grades, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school has also maintained strong graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is on par with the state average. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Richland High School, Chestnut Ridge Senior High School generally outperforms its peers in academic metrics.

One area where Chestnut Ridge Senior High School could potentially improve is in supporting students with disabilities. The school's ranking for disabled students has been lower, ranging from 156th to 270th out of Pennsylvania high schools in recent years, indicating a need for more targeted support and resources for this student population. However, the school has been able to maintain strong academic performance despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting effective strategies for supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

470

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,729

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2588 Quaker Valley Road
New Paris, PA 15554-8612

(814) 839-4195

District: Chestnut Ridge School District

Feeder schools for Chestnut Ridge Senior High School:

Elementary:	Chestnut Ridge Central Elementary School
Middle:	Chestnut Ridge Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.0%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (66% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Pennsylvania high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg57%

Pennsylvania avg46%

115^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 41 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	79.4	145 of 891	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	148 of 893	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	57 of 883	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	71.7	186 of 797	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	283 of 891	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	413 of 861	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.4	228 of 877	74.0%	★★★★☆
2016	61.8	351 of 870	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	44.7	317 of 672	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	254 of 660	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	81.9	113 of 860	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	83.7	84 of 877	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	88 of 874	89.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	72.7	198 of 870	77.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	64.0	203 of 673	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	140 of 681	79.4%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	115 of 681	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	149 of 686	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	214 of 674	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	226 of 634	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.1	80 of 537	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	83 of 693	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	290 of 673	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.5	162 of 663	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	62.9	324 of 677	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.5	396 of 680	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.3	320 of 580	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.0	244 of 591	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.8	297 of 664	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.7	237 of 660	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.1	207 of 649	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.5	267 of 632	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.8	298 of 621	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.0	352 of 615	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.7	421 of 604	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	73.9	136 of 593	77.1%	★★★★☆
2004	52.5	329 of 590	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	59.9	257 of 583	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	270 of 524	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	286 of 513	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	156 of 502	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	89 of 657	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	157 of 665	76.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	84 of 651	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	96 of 664	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	112 of 652	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	135 of 660	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	159 of 662	76.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	146 of 583	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	186 of 595	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	238 of 577	58.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)90th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)77th percentile-6 vs school

White (2024)70th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2024)53rd percentile-31 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)48th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature74%+12 vs state

English Language Arts72%+24 vs state

Algebra I68%+23 vs state

Biology60%+10 vs state

Math55%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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 Senior High School	Public	8-12	2588 Quaker Valley Road	New Paris	15554	Bedford County	Chestnut Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 839-4195	470	37	12.7	58.3%	451 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	80.2	115^th of 681 public high schools	83.1%		76.3	149^th of 686 public high schools	78.3%	34	67.7	59.6	73.7		55.0	55.0		72.5	72.5	$17,729	$2,112	$15,618
Bedford Senior High School	Public	9-12	330 E John St	Bedford	15522	Bedford County	Bedford Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 623-4250	495	41	12.0	51.3%	468 (94.5%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	83.6	86^th of 681 public high schools	87.4%		68.8	212^th of 686 public high schools	69.1%	126	68.9	65.4	74.3							$18,123	$1,445	$16,678
Northern Bedford County High School	Public	9-12	152 NBC Dr	Loysburg	16659	Bedford County	Northern Bedford County School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 766-2221	235	28	8.4	47.2%	232 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	80.2	114^th of 681 public high schools	83.3%		86.4	68^th of 686 public high schools	90.1%	46	60.8	71.1	69.6							$28,062	$2,595	$25,467
Bedford County Technical Center	Public	9-12	195 Pennknoll Road	Everett	15537	Bedford County	Bedford County Technical Center	No	No	No	No	(814) 623-2760	2	8	.2		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Claysburg-Kimmel Senior High School	Public	9-12	531 Bedford St	Claysburg	16625	Blair County	Claysburg-Kimmel School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 239-5141	266	19	13.8	91.7%	254 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	46.9	410^th of 681 public high schools	39.8%		58.4	314^th of 686 public high schools	54.2%	96	42.6	40.3	59.7							$22,583	$1,898	$20,685
Shade Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	203 McGregor Ave	Cairnbrook	15924	Somerset County	Shade-Central City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 754-4648	123	18	6.8	111.4%	120 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	82.7	93^rd of 681 public high schools	86.3%		70.4	204^th of 686 public high schools	70.3%	111	61.1	61.1	83.4	33.3	52.9	42.9	61.2	35.3	48.6	$34,318	$1,779	$32,539
Windber Area High School	Public	9-12	2301 Graham Ave	Windber	15963	Somerset County	Windber Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 467-4567	337	27	12.6	95.5%	312 (92.6%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	73.4	176^th of 681 public high schools	74.2%		73.6	168^th of 686 public high schools	75.5%	8	60.6	57.9	68.0							$30,751	$4,558	$26,194
Everett Area High School	Public	9-12	1 Renaissance Circle	Everett	15537	Bedford County	Everett Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 652-9114	393	35	11.2	60.3%	376 (95.7%)	6 (1.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56.4	324^th of 681 public high schools	52.4%		67.3	228^th of 686 public high schools	66.8%	96	48.9	46.8	61.7							$20,208	$758	$19,450
Richland High School	Public	7-12	One Academic Avenue	Johnstown	15904	Cambria County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 266-6081	693	49	14.1	35.4%	606 (87.4%)	16 (2.3%)	20 (2.9%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	89.6	49^th of 681 public high schools	92.8%		86.1	71^st of 686 public high schools	89.7%	22	72.4	70.4	82.1	55.3	49.5	52.6	62.8	67.7	65.1	$17,017	$573	$16,444
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	445 Schoolhouse Road	Johnstown	15904	Cambria County	Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(814) 266-6073	14	22	.6	78.6%	11 (78.6%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Chestnut Ridge Senior High School

What schools feed into Chestnut Ridge Senior High School?

Chestnut Ridge Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chestnut Ridge Central Elementary School
Middle : Chestnut Ridge Middle School

How many students attend Chestnut Ridge Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Chestnut Ridge Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Chestnut Ridge Senior High School?

Students at Chestnut Ridge Senior High School are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Chestnut Ridge Senior High School in?

Chestnut Ridge School District

Is Chestnut Ridge Senior High School a good school?

Chestnut Ridge Senior High School ranks 115^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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