📍 3281 Valley Road, Fishertown, Bedford County, 15539
Chestnut Ridge MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fishertown, Bedford County. The school has 418 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chestnut Ridge SD school district. It serves grades 3–7 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chestnut Ridge MS enrolls 418 students across grades 3–7. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 406 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 418 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chestnut 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 35, state house district 78.
Chestnut Ridge MS is one of 3 schools in Chestnut Ridge SD, based in Fishertown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,200 students district-wide and employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 418 students, Chestnut Ridge MS is close to the district average of about 400 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant