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Blue Ridge Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

995 South Oak Street, Seneca, SC 29678 · (864) 886-4550 · Part of Oconee County School District

Seneca’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
579
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Blue Ridge Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Seneca kids: Seneca Middle

On the path

Where Seneca kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Blue Ridge ElementaryYou are here
6–8Seneca Middle829 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

995 South Oak Street, Seneca

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K46
Kindergarten93
Grade 175
Grade 290
Grade 397
Grade 488
Grade 590
Enrollment over time
589’20
556’21
597’22
569’23
579’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Black 21%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 15%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blue Ridge Elementary from Seneca families.

Other schools in Oconee County School District

The district →
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seneca
B
616 students12:1
Walhalla Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Union
B+
612 students14:1
Fair-Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B
583 students12:1
James M. Brown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walhalla
C−
558 students11:1
Ravenel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Seneca
B
530 students13:1
Westminster Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B−
385 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Seneca’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.