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Schools in Lincoln Township

Lincoln Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
66%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 20% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,197 students on the public path
In brief

Lincoln Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lincoln Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Chestnut Ridge SHS places highest (better than 67%); Chestnut Ridge MS lowest (57%). 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 Lincoln Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Chestnut Ridge Central El Schin New ParisNo scores
3–7Chestnut Ridge MSin FishertownB
8–12Chestnut Ridge SHSin New ParisB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chestnut 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.

Chestnut Ridge School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,197 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,331PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 55.1% · 609 students tested
Math46%
State average 36.1% · 581 students tested

Lincoln Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Lincoln Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lincoln Township—Chestnut Ridge
KingAChestnut Ridge
Pavia—Chestnut Ridge
West St. ClairAChestnut Ridge
Ogle—Windber Area
AdamsA−Forest Hills
KimmelB+Claysburg-Kimmel

3 of the 6 neighbors share Chestnut Ridge with Lincoln Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lincoln Township

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 Lincoln Townshipin other towns
Chestnut Ridge Central El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · New Paris
303 students13:1Rate it →
Chestnut Ridge MS
Middle · Grades 3–7 · Fishertown
B
424 students13:1Rate it →
Chestnut Ridge SHS
High · Grades 8–12 · New Paris
B+
470 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Lincoln Township’s schools

Are Lincoln Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lincoln Township. Chestnut Ridge School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lincoln Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lincoln Township in?

Chestnut Ridge School District.

Where do Lincoln Township kids go to high school?

Chestnut Ridge SHS.

Parents talk

What Lincoln Township 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.