📍 6241 Mc Hard Rd, Houston, Fort Bend County, 77053
Blue Ridge el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Fort Bend County. The school has 263 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Bend Isd school district. It serves grades K–5. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blue Ridge el enrolls 263 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 169 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.7% |
| White | 5 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 263 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 218 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is City, Large. 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 TX-9, state senate district 13, state house district 27.
Blue Ridge el is one of 85 schools in FORT BEND ISD, based in SUGAR LAND, Texas. The district serves 79,663 students district-wide and employs 4,801 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 263 students, Blue Ridge el is smaller than the district average of about 937 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large