Summary:
Zip code 75424 in Blue Ridge, Texas, is home to a single elementary school, Blue Ridge Elementary, which serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade within the Blue Ridge Independent School District (Isd).
Blue Ridge Elementary has experienced a significant and concerning decline in academic performance over the past few years. The school’s state ranking dropped sharply from the 52nd percentile (a 3-star rating) in 2023-2024 to the 24th percentile (a 1-star rating) in 2025-2026. In the most recent school year, the school fell below the state average in every subject and grade level tested. The most critical weakness is in Mathematics, where the school trails the state average by an average of 18 percentage points across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Science performance is also a major red flag, with only 13.79% of 5th graders scoring proficient in 2024-2025, less than half the state average. While the school shows a relative strength in Reading—having exceeded state averages in 4th and 5th grade in 2024-2025—Reading scores also declined across all grades in the most recent year.
With 55.1% of students economically disadvantaged, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1, and per-student spending of $9,420, the school is not obviously under-resourced. This suggests the academic challenges may stem from how resources are used rather than a lack of them. The school’s rapid, multi-year decline in Math and Science, contrasted with its past success in Reading, points to a need for targeted intervention in STEM subjects. For parents, this data indicates a school in transition that requires close attention to its curriculum and instructional strategies to reverse the downward trend.
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