📍 3050 River Ridge Drive, Bluffton, Beaufort County, 29910
River Ridge Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bluffton, Beaufort County. The school has 1,120 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beaufort 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
River Ridge Academy enrolls 1,120 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 78 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 8.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 627 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 297 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 36 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 1,120 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
River Ridge Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-10, state senate district 46, state house district 120.
River Ridge Academy is one of 32 schools in Beaufort 01, based in Beaufort, South Carolina. The district serves 21,050 students district-wide and employs 1,755 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,120 students, River Ridge Academy is larger than the district average of about 658 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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