River Ridge Academy

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Regular School · Bluffton, SC

River Ridge Academy is a regular school school in Bluffton, South Carolina, serving grades PK–08 with 1,134 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

1,134

Teachers (FTE)

84.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	655	58%
Hispanic/Latino	303	27%
Black or African American	74	7%
Two or more races	61	5%
Asian	38	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,134	593M / 541F

English Language Learners: 115 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Science Proficiency	62.0%	—	245

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.32 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

184 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

166

14.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,134	100%

Contact & Location

3050 River Ridge Drive

Bluffton, SC 29910

Phone: (843)836-4600

District

Beaufort 01

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,823

District enrollment: 21,439

Other Schools in District

Beaufort Elementary Elementary
Bluffton Elementary Elementary
Broad River Elementary Elementary
Coosa Elementary Elementary
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center Elementary
Hilton Head Island Elementary Elementary
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts Elementary
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 29910) → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

450111001662

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD