Blue Ridge Summit’s public schools beat 58% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools Blue Ridge Summit’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
The short version on Blue Ridge Summit’s schools
Which school depends on your street
With four elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Waynesboro Area MS and Waynesboro Area Senior High School. Washington sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Blue Ridge Summit spends 34% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
How it compares with its neighbors
Counting the two towns on its borders, Blue Ridge Summit ranks 2nd of 3. Liberty (B+) is graded higher. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Blue Ridge Summit compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Blue Ridge Summit.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Blue Ridge Summit vs. its neighbors
Blue Ridge Summit’s schools rank 2nd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.
Every school in Blue Ridge Summit
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Blue Ridge Summit families are saying about school.
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Colleges near Blue Ridge Summit
There’s no college in Blue Ridge Summit, but 13 are within 30 miles. The closest is Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, 6.9 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Blue Ridge Summit. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 3 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.