Overview of Blue Ridge School: Blue Ridge School is a public school situated in Cashiers, NC, which is in a distant rural environment. The learner population of Blue Ridge School is 189, and the school has PK-6. At Blue Ridge School, 42% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 42% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner enrollment is 39%. The learner-teacher ratio is 12:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school enrolls 98% low-income learners. There are 15 equivalent full-time teachers and 0 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Blue Ridge School: At Blue Ridge School, 42% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 42% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Jackson County Public Schools, 37% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 31% tested above or at that level for math.

Blue Ridge School did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In North Carolina, 43% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 46% tested above or at that level for math.