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Schools in Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge’s public schools

Shelby Eastern Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Blue Ridge. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 7% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,292 students on the public path
In brief

Blue Ridge’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Blue Ridge’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Waldron Elementary School places highest (better than 90%); Waldron Jr-Sr High School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Blue Ridge, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Morristown Jr-Sr High School and Waldron Jr-Sr High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Blue Ridge, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Shelby Eastern Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Shelby Eastern SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,292 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,681IN $13,688 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 41.3% · 622 students tested
Math43%
State average 37.5% · 622 students tested

Blue Ridge vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Blue Ridge’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Blue Ridge—Shelby Eastern Schools

Every school in Blue Ridge

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Blue Ridgein other towns
Morristown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morristown
B−
338 students16:1Rate it →
Waldron Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waldron
A
298 students17:1Rate it →
Morristown Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Morristown
B
333 students13:1Rate it →
Waldron Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Waldron
B−
323 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Blue Ridge’s schools

Are Blue Ridge’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Blue Ridge. Shelby Eastern Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Blue Ridge. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Blue Ridge in?

Shelby Eastern Schools.

Where do Blue Ridge kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Morristown Jr-Sr High School and Waldron Jr-Sr High School.

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What Blue Ridge families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.