Blue Ridge Elementary School

Located at 224 E Highland St, in Blue Ridge, Georgia, Blue Ridge Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary-level community that serves 383 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Fannin County. That puts it 37% below the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Blue Ridge Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Fannin County, a district that instructs 2,753 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Blue Ridge Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Roughly 99% of students at Blue Ridge Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Blue Ridge Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Fannin County) shows that median household income runs about $57,073, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Fannin County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,753 students), Blue Ridge Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fannin County High School, around 1.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Blue Ridge Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Blue Ridge Elementary School has fell 16%, going from 458 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 91% to 83%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.