📍 5150 School Road, New Milford, Susquehanna County, 18834
Blue Ridge MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New Milford, Susquehanna County. The school has 219 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blue Ridge SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blue Ridge MS enrolls 219 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 204 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
219 of the school's 219 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 219 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blue Ridge MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 111.
Blue Ridge MS is one of 3 schools in Blue Ridge SD, based in New Milford, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,028 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 219 students, Blue Ridge MS is smaller than the district average of about 343 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant