Enrollment
71
Elementary
DISTRICT 125 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPMAN·NCES 200462001246
Blue Ridge Elem
1539 Hwy 18, Abilene, KS 67410 · (785) 598-2226 · Dickinson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL71 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
21 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 20% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Chapman. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
67.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
65.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.5% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 37.1% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Blue Ridge Elem
Blue Ridge Elem's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Elem this school | 71 | 29.6% | 54.9% |
| Rural Center Elem Abilene | 62 | 32.3% | 37.7% |
| Little Learners at Yoder Yoder | 64 | 28.1% | N/A |
| Brewster Elem Brewster | 90 | 27.8% | 26.7% |
| Weskan Elem Weskan | 64 | 20.3% | 48.8% |
| Montezuma Elem Montezuma | 83 | 31.3% | 58.9% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Blue Ridge Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Dickinson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 71 | #682 of 714 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
71
+9 (+15%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 75
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71 | 6.9 | 10.2:1 | 30% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 7 | 9.1:1 | 28% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 7 | 9.4:1 | 27% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 62 | 6 | 10.3:1 | 24% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 78 | 7.5 | 10.4:1 | 40% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 77 | 8 | 9.6:1 | 52% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 72 | 6 | 12.0:1 | 53% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 76 | 6 | 12.7:1 | 30% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 75 | 4 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Ridge Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (78 to 71); teachers down 7% (7.5 to 6.9).
About Blue Ridge Elem
Blue Ridge Elem serves students in Abilene, Kansas, as a very small elementary school. In all, 71 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 77% below the average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
In Chapman, 6 schools enroll a combined 1,134 students.
By race and ethnicity, Blue Ridge Elem is 87% White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. In Dickinson County overall, the White share is about 91%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.2:1. The school has 6.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is 2.9 students per teacher. In all, 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 19 points below the 49% average for public schools in Dickinson County.
In Kansas, Blue Ridge Elem is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.9% actual against a predicted 48.0%.
Dickinson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,417, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dickinson County's 19 public schools enroll about 3,530 students and include Blue Ridge Elem.
Blue Ridge Elem's nearest public school is Chapman Elem (about 5.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Blue Ridge Elem ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
A 15% rise took enrollment from 62 in 2020-21 to 71 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Blue Ridge Elem community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dickinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,445
Census ACS
Median income
$68,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chapman
- Chapman HighHigh · 383 students
- Chapman ElemElementary · 282 students
- Chapman Middle SchoolMiddle · 250 students
- Enterprise ElemElementary · 86 students
- Rural Center ElemElementary · 62 students
Other schools in Abilene
- Abilene High SchoolHigh · 443 students
- Abilene Middle SchoolMiddle · 319 students
- Kennedy ElemElementary · 276 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 218 students
- McKinley ElemElementary · 196 students
- Rural Center ElemElementary · 62 students
Other Blue Ridge Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Blue Ridge Elementary. Blue Ridge Elem is the 14th largest of the 14.
- Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolLakeside, AZ · 801 students
- Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolDalton, GA · 632 students
- Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolEvans, GA · 612 students
- Blue Ridge ElementarySeneca, SC · 579 students
- Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolBLUE RIDGE, TX · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Chapman Elem5.5 mi · 282
- Chapman High6.0 mi · 383
- Chapman Middle School6.1 mi · 250
- Enterprise Elem9.0 mi · 86
- Kennedy Elem9.1 mi · 276
- Abilene High School9.4 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Ridge ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Blue Ridge Elem?
Blue Ridge Elem enrolls approximately 71 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Blue Ridge Elem serve?
Blue Ridge Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blue Ridge Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blue Ridge Elem is approximately 10.2:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Blue Ridge Elem?
Student demographics at Blue Ridge Elem are roughly 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Blue Ridge Elem in?
Blue Ridge Elem is part of Chapman.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.