Blue Ridge Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Blue Ridge ISD
  • Blue Ridge, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Blue Ridge ISD: N/A

Total students

222

Avg. teacher experience

12.4 years

Blue Ridge ISD: 12.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Blue Ridge ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

Blue Ridge Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Blue Ridge, TX, in the Blue Ridge ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 222 students. 42.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,387, which is $1,087 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

brisd.net

Address

425 N Church St
Blue Ridge, TX 75424-4374

Office phone number

(972) 752-5554

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Blue Ridge Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

222

African American

2 (0.9%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.5%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.9%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

75 (33.8%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

130 (58.6%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 58.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

12 (5.4%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.9%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

33.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

58.6%

Two or more races

5.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

42.8 %

Blue Ridge ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

48.6 %

Blue Ridge ISD: 53%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

10.8 %

Blue Ridge ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

42.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

48.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

10.8 %

Blue Ridge ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

9 %

Blue Ridge ISD: 6.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

18 %

Blue Ridge ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

10.8%

Gifted and talented

9.0%

Special education

18.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Blue Ridge ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Blue Ridge ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Blue Ridge ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Blue Ridge ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

14.8 %

Blue Ridge ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

N/A

Blue Ridge ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Blue Ridge ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Blue Ridge ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

18.8 %

Blue Ridge ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Blue Ridge ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

13.9 %

Blue Ridge ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

0 %

Blue Ridge ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

17.5

African American

0 (0%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

17.5 (100%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

12.5 (71.2%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 77.3%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

5.1 (28.8%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 21.5%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Blue Ridge ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

12.7

Blue Ridge ISD: 12.8

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.4 years

Blue Ridge ISD: 12.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$61,387

Blue Ridge ISD: $61,397

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Blue Ridge ISD: $47,760

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$57,429

Blue Ridge ISD: $53,672

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$60,274

Blue Ridge ISD: $61,244

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$61,785

Blue Ridge ISD: $64,251

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$68,605

Blue Ridge ISD: $70,487

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Blue Ridge ISD: N/A

Statewide: $74,014

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