Blue Ridge Middle School
Public middle school in Blue Ridge, Texas · Blue Ridge ISD · Grades 6–8
Blue Ridge Middle School serves 240 students in grades 6–8 in Blue Ridge (Collin County). It is one of 3 schools in Blue Ridge ISD. By enrollment it is the 1483rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Blue Ridge ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 481059000435 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Blue Ridge ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 240 | 1,048 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 13 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.8% | 53.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Blue Ridge Middle School in context
Size
Blue Ridge Middle School is the only middle school in Blue Ridge ISD. Its 240 students are 22.9% of the district's 1,048. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 9.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 547; Blue Ridge Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 86 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 75, against an average of 80 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 79 in grade 6 and 75 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 65.4% here and 59.6% across Blue Ridge ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 29.6%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 53.3% across Blue Ridge ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under Provision 2 or 3 of the National School Lunch Program, every student eats at no charge; meal applications are only collected in a base year.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 20.23 full-time-equivalent teachers for 240 students, Blue Ridge Middle School has 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 240 students would have about 16.7 teachers, so Blue Ridge Middle School has 3.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Blue Ridge Middle School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is Clemons Creek Middle School, 8.2 miles away in Anna ISD. Within 10 miles there are 7 other middle schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 65.4% |
| Hispanic | 29.6% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
| Black | 0.8% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 79 |
| Grade 7 | 86 |
| Grade 8 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
425 N Church St, Blue Ridge, TX 75424
Phone: (972)752-5554
Website: brisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blue Ridge Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemons Creek Middle School | Anna ISD | 8.2 mi | 614 | 16.7 | 45.4% |
| Trenton Middle School | Trenton ISD | 8.3 mi | 223 | 18.3 | 51.1% |
| Slayter Creek Middle School | Anna ISD | 9.3 mi | 682 | 15.9 | 55.1% |
| Farmersville Junior High School | Farmersville ISD | 9.4 mi | 361 | 19.1 | 60.4% |
| Bland Middle School | Bland ISD | 9.7 mi | 165 | 11.1 | 68.5% |
| Melissa Middle School | Melissa ISD | 10.0 mi | 1,741 | 14.8 | – |
| Southard Middle School | Princeton ISD | 10.0 mi | 929 | 17.1 | 58% |
| Clark Middle School | Princeton ISD | 10.1 mi | 479 | 13 | 64.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Blue Ridge ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 510 |
| Blue Ridge High School | High | 9–12 | 298 |