📍 910 Cane River School Rd, Burnsville, Yancey County, 28714
Blue Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Burnsville, Yancey County. The school has 371 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yancey County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blue Ridge Elementary enrolls 371 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 331 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
215 of the school's 371 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 201 qualify for free lunch and 14 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, Distant). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 118.
Blue Ridge Elementary is one of 7 schools in Yancey County Schools, based in Burnsville, North Carolina. The district serves 2,149 students district-wide and employs 145 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 371 students, Blue Ridge Elementary is larger than the district average of about 307 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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