Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370021000971
Blue Ridge Elementary
5778 NC Hwy 88 W, Warrensville, NC 28693 · (336) 384-4500 · Ashe County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
13.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
340 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 34% smaller than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Blue Ridge Elementary→Ashe County Middle
Based on grade levels within Ashe County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
56.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 (58.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Elementary this school | 348 | 97.7% | 58.7% |
| Jonathan Valley Elementary Waynesville | 336 | 98.5% | 60.5% |
| Rosman Elementary Rosman | 344 | 99.1% | 63.9% |
| North Canton Elementary Canton | 332 | 98.8% | 66.3% |
| Baton Elementary Granite Falls | 357 | 99.2% | 60.9% |
| Hayesville Primary School Hayesville | 375 | 99.2% | N/A |
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 | 58.7% | #542 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #731 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #423 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #1,058 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #402 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #1,353 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.7% | #943 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #65 of 937 |
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
348
-76 (-18%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 348 | 25.4 | 13.7:1 | 98% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 28.5 | 12.3:1 | 99% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 71% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 36 | 11.8:1 | 99% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 39.6 | 13.0:1 | 65% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 68% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 35% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 30 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (514 to 348); teachers down 36% (39.6 to 25.4).
About Blue Ridge Elementary
Blue Ridge Elementary is one of the public schools in Warrensville, North Carolina. It is a small elementary school. A total of 348 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 25% smaller than average.
Blue Ridge Elementary is one school in Ashe County Schools, a system of 6 schools with 2,676 students.
Blue Ridge Elementary enrolls a student body that is 89% White. It is also 10% Hispanic. For comparison, Ashe County is about 93% White. Blue Ridge Elementary has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Blue Ridge Elementary is 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.7:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Ashe 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.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Blue Ridge Elementary, the prediction is 49.0% and the result is 58.7%.
Across Ashe County, median household income is about $56,866, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Ashe County number 6 and enroll about 2,676.
Nearby, Ashe County Middle is about 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within ten miles. Nearby schools average 62.9% on proficiency, and Blue Ridge Elementary is below that at 58.7%.
In the federal locale system, Blue Ridge Elementary is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 18%, from 424 to 348. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.8 to 13.7 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Blue Ridge Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ashe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,950
Census ACS
Median income
$56,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,676 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ashe County Schools
- Ashe County HighHigh · 767 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Westwood ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- Ashe County MiddleMiddle · 401 students
- Ashe County Early College HighHigh · 143 students
Other Blue Ridge Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Blue Ridge Elementary. Blue Ridge Elementary is the 11th largest of the 14.
- Blue Ridge ElementaryBurnsville, NC · 382 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
- Ashe County Middle1.2 mi · 401
- Mountain View Elementary5.3 mi · 566
- Ashe County Early College High5.6 mi · 143
- Ashe County High5.6 mi · 767
- Westwood Elementary6.8 mi · 451
- Piney Creek Elementary14.0 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Ridge ElementaryHow large is Blue Ridge Elementary?
Blue Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Blue Ridge Elementary serve?
Blue Ridge Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Blue Ridge Elementary have?
Blue Ridge Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Blue Ridge Elementary?
Student demographics at Blue Ridge Elementary are roughly 89% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Blue Ridge Elementary?
Blue Ridge Elementary is overseen by Ashe County Schools in Ashe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.