📍 5778 NC Hwy 88 W, Warrensville, Ashe County, 28693
Blue Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Warrensville, Ashe County. The school has 360 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ashe County Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blue Ridge Elementary enrolls 360 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 332 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
255 of the school's 360 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 qualify for free lunch and 17 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 Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 NC-50, state senate district 45, state house district 93.
Blue Ridge Elementary is one of 6 schools in Ashe County Schools, based in Jefferson, North Carolina. The district serves 2,676 students district-wide and employs 202 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 360 students, Blue Ridge Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 446 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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