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Blue Ridge Middle School

425 N CHURCH ST, BLUE RIDGE, TX 75424 · (972) 752-5554 · Collin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Texas public middle schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools

Enrollment
240
Middle
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
117 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 67933%
Grade 78636%
Grade 87531%
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
15765%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
7130%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
104%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
12452%
Female
11648%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Blue Ridge Middle School→Blue Ridge High School
Feeds from
Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within BLUE RIDGE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading24.0%28.0%32.0%16.0%
Mathematics10.0%26.0%33.0%31.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2652.0%36.0%
2024-2557.0%32.0%
2023-2457.0%28.0%
2022-2330.0%10.0%
2021-2243.0%20.0%
2020-2128.0%34.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Middle School

Blue Ridge Middle School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Blue Ridge Middle School this school24048.8%39.7%
Sabine Intermediate School
GLADEWATER
24349.8%38.3%
Grand Saline Middle School
GRAND SALINE
29349.5%36.8%
Boyd Intermediate School
BOYD
21247.6%31.6%
Trenton Middle School
TRENTON
22351.1%35.2%
Sabine Middle School
GLADEWATER
26645.1%45.6%
Matched among Texas middle 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 Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Collin County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.7%#951 of 1,635#44 of 51
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.0%#1,090 of 1,670
▲ 115
#52 of 57
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
52.0%#933 of 1,670
▼ 274
#50 of 57
▼ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+24.0pp#163 of 1,570#7 of 52
Enrollment
ranked largest first
240#1,491 of 1,749#57 of 57
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.9:1#144 of 1,542#5 of 57
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
48.3%#949 of 1,543#54 of 57
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.8%#1,173 of 1,648#12 of 51
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+20.0%#142 of 437#10 of 20
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
240
+45 (+23%) vs 2020
+54% since 2000-01, when it was 156
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524020.211.9:149% (117)
2023-2422317.512.7:148% (108)
2022-2321312.716.8:151% (109)
2020-211951612.2:143% (83)
2017-1820011.717.1:149% (97)
2015-161621213.5:149% (80)
2010-1188712.6:151% (45)
2000-011561411.1:117% (26)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Ridge Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 20% (200 to 240); teachers up 72% (11.7 to 20.2).

About Blue Ridge Middle School

Blue Ridge Middle School is a middle school in BLUE RIDGE, Texas, and it is part of BLUE RIDGE ISD. It teaches 240 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 63% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).

Blue Ridge Middle School sits within BLUE RIDGE ISD, which has 3 schools and 1,048 students.

More than half of enrollment at Blue Ridge Middle School is White: 65%. Other groups include 30% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 54% White. The diversity index for Blue Ridge Middle School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

For every teacher at Blue Ridge Middle School, there are about 11.9 students; the school has 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 49%. Among public schools in Collin County, the average eligibility rate is 30%.

Blue Ridge Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of Texas public middle schools.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Blue Ridge Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 39.7% actual against 52.9% predicted.

In Collin County, home to about 1,163,337 people, the median household earns about $121,600 a year, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Blue Ridge Middle School shares Collin County with 337 other public schools.

Blue Ridge High School sits about 0.3 miles from Blue Ridge Middle School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Blue Ridge Middle School is 6th on average proficiency.

The federal government classifies Blue Ridge Middle School's location as Rural: Distant.

A 23% increase took enrollment from 195 in 2020-21 to 240 in 2024-25.

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Collin County at a glance

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Population
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students

Quick facts

School name
Blue Ridge Middle School
District
BLUE RIDGE ISD
Address
425 N CHURCH ST, BLUE RIDGE, TX 75424
Phone
(972) 752-5554
County
Collin County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
240
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
117 (49%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
481059000435
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Blue Ridge Middle. Blue Ridge Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Blue Ridge Middle School
How large is Blue Ridge Middle School?
Blue Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 240 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Blue Ridge Middle School serve?
Blue Ridge Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Blue Ridge Middle School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Blue Ridge Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blue Ridge Middle School?
At Blue Ridge Middle School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Blue Ridge Middle School?
Blue Ridge Middle School is overseen by BLUE RIDGE ISD in Collin County.
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