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Schools in Great Bend

Great Bend’s public schools

Blue Ridge School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Great Bend. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.4K
▼ 11% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,018 students on the public path
In brief

Great Bend’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Great Bend’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Blue Ridge HS places highest (better than 81%); Blue Ridge MS lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Great Bend, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Blue Ridge El Schin New MilfordB−
6–8Blue Ridge MSin New MilfordC+
9–12Blue Ridge HSin New MilfordA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Blue Ridge School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Blue Ridge School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,018 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,398PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 55.1% · 473 students tested
Math34%
State average 36.1% · 448 students tested

Great Bend vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Great Bend’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Great Bend—Blue Ridge

Every school in Great Bend

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Great Bendin other towns
Blue Ridge El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Milford
B−
496 students12:1Rate it →
Blue Ridge MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Milford
C+
225 students11:1Rate it →
Blue Ridge HS
High · Grades 9–12 · New Milford
A−
297 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Great Bend’s schools

Are Great Bend’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Great Bend. Blue Ridge School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Great Bend. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Great Bend in?

Blue Ridge School District.

Where do Great Bend kids go to high school?

Blue Ridge HS.

Parents talk

What Great Bend families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.