📍 100 S Bogle St, Dalton, Whitfield County, 30721
Blue Ridge Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dalton, Whitfield County. The school has 642 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dalton Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 22% 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 Elementary School enrolls 642 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 58.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 4% White and 1.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 604 | 94% |
| White | 26 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
559 of the school's 642 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 505 qualify for free lunch and 54 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 Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 54, state house district 4.
Blue Ridge Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Dalton Public Schools, based in Dalton, Georgia. The district serves 7,619 students district-wide and employs 615 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 642 students, Blue Ridge Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 762 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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