📍 995 South Oak Street, Seneca, Oconee County, 29678
Blue Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Seneca, Oconee County. The school has 597 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oconee 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Blue Ridge Elementary enrolls 597 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 22% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 317 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 133 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 10% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
597 of the school's 597 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 597 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. 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 small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-30, state senate district 1, state house district 2.
Blue Ridge Elementary is one of 17 schools in Oconee 01, based in Walhalla, South Carolina. The district serves 9,978 students district-wide and employs 791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 597 students, Blue Ridge Elementary is close to the district average of about 587 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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