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Enrollment
714
Middle
DISTRICT 1,057 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225000912
Blue Ridge Middle
551 East A St, Purcellville, VA 20132 · (540) 751-2520 · Loudoun County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL714 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Virginia public middle schools
- A-Test 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 Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
122 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 233 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 241 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 240 | 34% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
87.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 75.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
83.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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
Blue Ridge Middle's state test result (83.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Middle this school | 714 | 17.1% | 83.6% |
| Auburn Middle Warrenton | 570 | 14.0% | 76.7% |
| Joseph T. Henley Middle Crozet | 847 | 13.5% | 86.6% |
| Forest Middle Forest | 854 | 20.5% | 85.6% |
| Oak Knoll Middle Mechanicsville | 862 | 16.8% | 88.8% |
| Poquoson Middle Poquoson | 491 | 20.2% | 87.3% |
Matched among Virginia 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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #50 of 337 | #11 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #25 of 342 ▲ 46 | #4 of 18 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #42 of 342 ▲ 20 | #8 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 714 | #181 of 343 | #17 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #99 of 327 | #7 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #271 of 333 | #17 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.1% | #318 of 340 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #21 of 224 | #2 of 13 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
714
-143 (-17%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 714 | 59 | 12.1:1 | 17% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 61.8 | 11.9:1 | 16% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 801 | 60.8 | 13.2:1 | 17% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 857 | 72 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 925 | 76.5 | 12.1:1 | 11% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 977 | 77 | 12.7:1 | 11% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 864 | 51 | 16.9:1 | 9% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 1,174 | 79 | 14.9:1 | 4% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 48 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Ridge Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (925 to 714); teachers down 23% (76.5 to 59).
About Blue Ridge Middle
The public middle-grades school Blue Ridge Middle is located in Purcellville, Virginia. A federal count lists 714 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Blue Ridge Middle is run by Loudoun County Public Schools, whose 98 schools enroll 81,486 students.
White students are the majority at Blue Ridge Middle, with 75% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Loudoun County, the White share is about 53%. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Blue Ridge Middle is 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.1:1. This ratio sits 1.0 below the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 17%. The rate at public schools in Loudoun County averages 28%, higher than here.
Measured against Virginia public middle schools, Blue Ridge Middle receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 83.5% at Blue Ridge Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 83.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Loudoun County show that the median household income is $181,765, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Blue Ridge Middle is one of 103 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Blue Ridge Middle is Emerick Elementary, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Blue Ridge Middle is 6th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment dropped 17% from its 2020-21 level of 857.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Blue Ridge Middle, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Loudoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
432,998
Census ACS
Median income
$181,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
81,486 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loudoun County Public Schools
- Independence HighHigh · 2,166 students
- Lightridge HighHigh · 2,030 students
- Freedom HighHigh · 1,885 students
- Briar Woods HighHigh · 1,862 students
- John Champe HighHigh · 1,851 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
Other schools in Purcellville
- Woodgrove HighCombined · 1,562 students
- Loudoun Valley HighHigh · 1,149 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Emerick ElementaryElementary · 416 students
- Hillsboro Charter AcademyElementary · 144 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 91 students
Other Blue Ridge Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Blue Ridge Middle. Blue Ridge Middle is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Blue Ridge MiddleGreer, SC · 908 students
- Blue Ridge Middle SchoolBLUE RIDGE, TX · 240 students
- Blue Ridge Middle SchoolNew Milford, PA · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Emerick Elementary0.6 mi · 416
- Loudoun Valley High0.9 mi · 1,149
- Lincoln Elementary0.9 mi · 91
- Harmony Middle1.4 mi · 1,115
- Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary1.6 mi · 417
- Woodgrove High2.1 mi · 1,562
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Ridge MiddleHow large is Blue Ridge Middle?
Blue Ridge Middle enrolls approximately 714 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Blue Ridge Middle serve?
Blue Ridge Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Blue Ridge Middle?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Blue Ridge Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blue Ridge Middle?
At Blue Ridge Middle, the student body is approximately 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Blue Ridge Middle public or private?
Blue Ridge Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Loudoun County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.