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Blue Ridge Elementary Primary School
995 South Oak St
Seneca SC, 29678, Oconee County
Phone: 864-886-4550
Ranking: 
(747 out of 841, bottom 11%)*
(747 out of 841, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Oconee County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 53 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 51 | |||||
| Total Students: | 632 | 663 | 641 | 627 | 682 | |||||
| Prekindergarten: | 24 | 3.8% | 33 | 5.0% | 36 | 5.6% | 48 | 7.7% | 67 | 9.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 104 | 16.5% | 128 | 19.3% | 111 | 17.3% | 101 | 16.1% | 102 | 15.0% |
| Grade 1: | 111 | 17.6% | 102 | 15.4% | 105 | 16.4% | 101 | 16.1% | 101 | 14.8% |
| Grade 2: | 114 | 18.0% | 100 | 15.1% | 111 | 17.3% | 95 | 15.2% | 98 | 14.4% |
| Grade 3: | 89 | 14.1% | 111 | 16.7% | 97 | 15.1% | 89 | 14.2% | 93 | 13.6% |
| Grade 4: | 101 | 16.0% | 98 | 14.8% | 94 | 14.7% | 87 | 13.9% | 109 | 16.0% |
| Grade 5: | 89 | 14.1% | 91 | 13.7% | 87 | 13.6% | 106 | 16.9% | 112 | 16.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 314 | 49.7% | 338 | 51.0% | 329 | 51.3% | 328 | 52.3% | 356 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 318 | 50.3% | 325 | 49.0% | 312 | 48.7% | 299 | 47.7% | 315 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 61 | 9.7% | 53 | 8.0% | 48 | 7.5% | 36 | 5.7% | 41 | 6.0% |
| Black: | 155 | 24.5% | 167 | 25.2% | 161 | 25.1% | 175 | 27.9% | 271 | 39.7% |
| White: | 335 | 53.0% | 368 | 55.5% | 363 | 56.6% | 356 | 56.8% | 359 | 52.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 79 | 12.5% | 71 | 10.7% | 65 | 10.1% | 54 | 8.6% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 452 | 71.5% | 493 | 74.4% | 452 | 70.5% | 439 | 70.0% | 499 | 73.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 7.0% | 41 | 6.2% | 45 | 7.0% | 44 | 7.0% | 49 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.84 | 12.12 | 12.40 | 12.34 | 13.43 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 79.6% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 80.1% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 84% | 82.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 72.6% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 69.2% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.2% | 69.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 63.2% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 60.3% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 66% | 67.8% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.4% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 75.1% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 78.4% | 79.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 67.6% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 79.6% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 77.8% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 78.6% | 78.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 82.2% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 79.5% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 78.2% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 73.4% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 73.3% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 72% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 78.7% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 80.3% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 78.8% | 81.8% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 70% | 74.3% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 80% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 77.5% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 81.5% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 74.5% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75.7% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 75.7% | 76.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 63.9% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73.3% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 76.2% | 73% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 67.7% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 67.5% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 67.3% | 71.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 76.4% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 69.1% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 69.9% | 74.5% |
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* Blue Ridge Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.