Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YANCEY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370507003497
Blue Ridge Elementary
910 Cane River School Rd, Burnsville, NC 28714 · (828) 682-8150 · Yancey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
376 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 82%
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 | 11 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
51.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Elementary
Blue Ridge Elementary's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Elementary this school | 382 | 98.4% | 54.1% |
| Brush Creek Elementary Marshall | 356 | 99.2% | 54.1% |
| Denton Elementary Denton | 369 | 99.2% | 56.9% |
| Union Elementary Vale | 342 | 99.1% | 67.7% |
| Rosman Elementary Rosman | 344 | 99.1% | 63.9% |
| North Brook Elementary Vale | 344 | 99.1% | 62.7% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #694 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #932 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #553 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #959 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #857 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #1,369 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #847 of 1,414 |
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
382
+84 (+28%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 382 | 24.9 | 15.3:1 | 98% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 23.9 | 16.8:1 | 56% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 58% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 42% (124) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Ridge Elementary.
About Blue Ridge Elementary
Blue Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Burnsville, North Carolina. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 382 students.
Yancey County Schools operates 7 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,148 students.
Most students at Blue Ridge Elementary are White: 92% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Hispanic. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. Blue Ridge Elementary has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.3 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 14.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 98%. That is close to the 96% average for public schools in Yancey County.
allk12 grades Blue Ridge Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Blue Ridge Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.1%, compared with a predicted 48.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Yancey County (population about 18,797), median household income is about $58,709, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Blue Ridge Elementary is one of 7 public schools in Yancey County, which together enroll about 2,148 students.
Nearby, Cane River Middle is about 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Blue Ridge Elementary's average proficiency of 54.1% compares with 55.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Blue Ridge Elementary as Rural: Distant.
Blue Ridge Elementary had 298 students in 2020-21 and 382 in 2024-25, a 28% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 15.3:1 over the same years.
The Blue Ridge Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Yancey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,797
Census ACS
Median income
$58,709
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,148 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yancey County Schools
- Mountain Heritage HighHigh · 642 students
- Burnsville ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- East Yancey MiddleMiddle · 259 students
- Cane River MiddleMiddle · 210 students
- Micaville ElementaryElementary · 198 students
- South Toe ElementaryElementary · 107 students
Other schools in Burnsville
- Mountain Heritage HighHigh · 642 students
- Burnsville ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- East Yancey MiddleMiddle · 259 students
- Cane River MiddleMiddle · 210 students
- Micaville ElementaryElementary · 198 students
- South Toe ElementaryElementary · 107 students
Other Blue Ridge Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Blue Ridge Elementary. Blue Ridge Elementary is the 9th largest of the 14.
- Blue Ridge ElementaryWarrensville, NC · 348 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Cane River Middle0.3 mi · 210
- Mountain Heritage High2.2 mi · 642
- Burnsville Elementary6.3 mi · 350
- East Yancey Middle6.4 mi · 259
- Micaville Elementary8.8 mi · 198
- Barnardsville Elementary10.7 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Ridge ElementaryHow large is Blue Ridge Elementary?
Blue Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Blue Ridge Elementary serve?
Blue Ridge Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Blue Ridge Elementary have?
Blue Ridge Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blue Ridge Elementary?
At Blue Ridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Blue Ridge Elementary public or private?
Blue Ridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Yancey County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.