📍 1539 Hwy 18, Abilene, Dickinson County, 67410
Blue Ridge Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Abilene, Dickinson County. The school has 66 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chapman school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Blue Ridge Elem enrolls 66 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3% Two or more races and 1.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 63 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
18 of the school's 66 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 17 qualify for free lunch and 1 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.
Blue Ridge Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 24, state house district 70.
Blue Ridge Elem is one of 6 schools in Chapman, based in Chapman, Kansas. The district serves 1,134 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 66 students, Blue Ridge Elem is smaller than the district average of about 189 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant