📍 5135 Ararat Hwy, Ararat, Patrick County, 24053
Blue Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ararat, Patrick County. The school has 235 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Patrick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–7 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 77% 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 235 students across grades Pre-K–7. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 201 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 235 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 194 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 rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 9.
Blue Ridge Elementary is one of 7 schools in Patrick County Public Schools, based in Stuart, Virginia. The district serves 2,276 students district-wide and employs 178 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 235 students, Blue Ridge Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 325 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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