Blue Ridge Academy

Federal records list Blue Ridge Academy as a school serving multiple grade levels in Maricopa, California. It is open to students in kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 7,657 students. By comparison, combined schools in California enroll about 602 students on average.

The local education agency for Blue Ridge Academy is Blue Ridge Academy District.

The largest group at Blue Ridge Academy is Hispanic students, at 39%. The school is also 38% White, 11% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 5% Black. That is lower than the 57% Hispanic share among all Kern County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.

With 270.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 28.3:1. Statewide, combined schools in California average 18.6:1. Roughly 39% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kern County is 76%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kern County show that median household income comes to about $70,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Kern County counts 279 public schools with about 197,431 students.

Blue Ridge Academy's nearest public school is Heartland Charter (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Blue Ridge Academy.

The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area. As a charter school, Blue Ridge Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter. NCES classifies the school as virtual.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 7,657, from 6,967 in 2020-21.

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