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Blue Ridge Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

18866 Charles Town Rd, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 · (304) 725-2995 · Part of Jefferson County School District

Shannondale’s School Grade B− better than 45% of West Virginia school districts

Students
372
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Blue Ridge Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of West Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Shannondale kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 27.7%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 39.6%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among West Virginia’s 591 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

18866 Charles Town Rd, Harpers Ferry

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten51
Grade 154
Grade 265
Grade 349
Grade 452
Grade 556
Enrollment over time
391’20
405’21
407’22
407’23
372’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 7%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blue Ridge Elementary School from Shannondale families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District

The district →
T A Lowery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shenandoah Junction
B−
531 students18:1
South Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charles Town
B−
453 students17:1
Page Jackson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Charles Town
366 students17:1
Driswood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shenandoah Junction
A−
348 students15:1
Shepherdstown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shepherdstown
A
310 students15:1
Ranson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ranson
D−
256 students12:1

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 West Virginia’s other public schools; Shannondale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.