Blue Ridge Middle, 2423 E. Tyger Bridge Road: grades 6-8, 860 students in 2025-26, rated Good (50 points) on the state report card.
Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; Greenville County Schools’ 2026-27 profile for the school, Find Your School zoning data, 2026-27 calendar and school hours; the S.C. Department of Education’s 2025-26 report card and report card data file; and the federal NCES school directory.
Blue Ridge Middle is a Greenville County Schools middle school at 2423 E. Tyger Bridge Road, near North Greenville University at the foot of Glassy Mountain, according to the district. It has a Greer mailing address and earned a Good overall rating, 50 points, on South Carolina’s 2025-26 report card, with an Excellent mark for school climate. The district’s profile says the school was built in 1953 and completely renovated in 2001.
Who to call
- Front office: 864-355-1900, 2423 E. Tyger Bridge Road
- Enrolling a new student: online through a Backpack parent account, as the district’s enrollment page explains. District INFOLine: 864-355-3100
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s Find Your School lookup
- Buses: the district’s Transportation Department, 864-355-1289, on the transportation page
- School website: greenville.k12.sc.us/bridgems
| Address | 2423 E. Tyger Bridge Road, Greer, SC 29651 |
| Phone | 864-355-1900 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| District | Greenville County Schools |
| School hours | 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
| State school ID | 2301106 |
Principal
Principal Sandy Taylor, according to the school’s administration page.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 860 students in 2025-26, according to the state’s report card. The district’s 2026-27 profile lists 870.
- Federal count: 891 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 16 students per teacher.
State report card
South Carolina rates every public school each fall as Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory. The state’s report card site says Good means school performance exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate. The overall rating is built from indicators such as academic achievement, preparing for success, student progress, English learners’ progress and school climate.
2025-26 rating: Good, 50 points. On the state’s middle school scale, Excellent 56 to 100, Good 48 to 55, Average 36 to 47, Below Average 29 to 35 and Unsatisfactory 28 and below. The school was rated Good, with 51 points, on the 2024-25 report card.
| Indicator | 2025-26 rating |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement | Good |
| Preparing for success | Average |
| Student progress | Below Average |
| English learners’ progress | Below Average |
| School climate | Excellent |
- SC READY, share meeting or exceeding expectations: English language arts 67.2% and math 53.3% (district: 68.8% and 57.4%)
- SC PASS science, share meeting or exceeding expectations: 57.7% (district: 63.9%)
The full 2025-26 report card, with results by student group, teacher data, safety and spending, is on the state’s SC School Report Cards site. The state released the 2025-26 report cards in October 2026.
Attendance zone
Check an address in the district’s Find Your School lookup. In the district’s 2026-27 subdivision list for the tool, 176 of the 179 named subdivisions zoned for Blue Ridge Middle go on to Blue Ridge High; three go to Greer High. At the elementary level they come from the Mountain View, Skyland, Tigerville and Gateway elementary zones. The list covers named neighborhoods, not every address, so confirm a specific home in the lookup.
Calendar and school hours
Every Greenville County school follows the district’s 2026-27 student calendar. Coming days off for students:
- Monday, Nov. 2: teacher development day
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day
- Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: half-day for students
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, is a teacher development day
- March 22-26: spring break
- Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day of school, a half-day
Weather closings follow the district’s inclement weather process.
Greenville County middle schools run 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., with half-days ending at 12:45 p.m., according to the district’s school hours page.
Programs
The district’s profile says Blue Ridge Middle is a National School to Watch, with robotics teams that have competed at the VEX world championship, band, orchestra and chorus, and a community fitness center on campus.
More
- The school’s website and the district’s Why GCS page for the school
- Every public school in Greer, with zones and report cards
- Our Greer schools guide for the district calendar, enrollment and the school board
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Blue Ridge Middle serve?
Blue Ridge Middle serves sixth through eighth grade.
What is Blue Ridge Middle’s school rating?
Blue Ridge Middle was rated Good, with 50 points, on South Carolina’s 2025-26 school report card, released in October 2026.
Which high school does Blue Ridge Middle feed into?
Blue Ridge High on Fews Chapel Road, for nearly every neighborhood in its zone, according to the district’s Find Your School data.
What time does Blue Ridge Middle start?
8:30 a.m., with dismissal at 3:15 p.m., the district’s hours for Greenville County middle schools.
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