Summary:
Blue Ridge Junior High School is a public middle school in Lakeside, Arizona, serving 267 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32, which is ranked 180 out of 288 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Blue Ridge Junior High School has a diverse student population, with 44.94% White, 30.71% Hispanic, and 16.48% Native American students. In comparison, the nearby Show Low Junior High School has a higher percentage of White students at 72.06%. However, Blue Ridge Junior High School's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally below the state average and the performance of Show Low Junior High School. In the 2023-2024 school year, Blue Ridge Junior High School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 39% and 26% for 7th grade, and 28% and 21% for 8th grade, respectively, which are lower than the state averages and the performance of Show Low Junior High School.
Additionally, Blue Ridge Junior High School has seen an increase in its dropout rate, from 1.2% in 2018-2019 to 3.7% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the 0.8% dropout rate reported for Show Low Junior High School in 2019-2020. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.67% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the 44.97% at Show Low Junior High School. The school's spending per student has fluctuated over the years, ranging from $7,189 in 2020-2021 to $9,830 in 2019-2020, compared to $7,573 per student at Show Low Junior High School in 2021-2022.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32
SchoolDigger Rank:
324th of 533 Arizona Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,085
Students who attend Blue Ridge Junior High School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Blue Ridge Junior High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.9
Number of students: 267
Racial breakdown:
White:
44.9%
Hispanic:
30.7%
American Indian:
16.5%
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Two or more races:
5.6%
Asian:
1.9%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.7%
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