📍 2423 East Tyger Bridge Road, Greer, Greenville County, 29651
Blue Ridge Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Greer, Greenville County. The school has 916 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Greenville 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blue Ridge Middle enrolls 916 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 7% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 792 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 7% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
460 of the school's 916 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 411 qualify for free lunch and 49 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 Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-40, state senate district 5, state house district 17.
Blue Ridge Middle is one of 92 schools in Greenville 01, based in Greenville, South Carolina. The district serves 77,774 students district-wide and employs 5,223 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 916 students, Blue Ridge Middle is close to the district average of about 845 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe