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Cedar Ridge Elementary

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Cedar Ridge Elementary ranks 819 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

819^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Lowgap, North Carolina, serving 360 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Surry County Schools district, which is ranked 88 out of 242 districts in the state.

Cedar Ridge Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 5 years, with academic performance generally below the district and state averages. However, the school performs relatively well for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, ranking in the top 35% and top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, respectively. This suggests the school may be effectively supporting the academic needs of its minority and ELL students, while struggling to meet the needs of its white student population.

The school faces the challenge of serving a high-poverty student population, with 99.17% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby Copeland Elementary and Flat Rock Elementary. This high-poverty concentration likely presents unique challenges and resource needs for the school and its staff. Targeted interventions and resource allocation focused on the underperforming student populations could help Cedar Ridge Elementary narrow achievement gaps and improve overall academic performance.

348

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,811

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

734 Flippin Road
Lowgap, NC 27024-7320

(336) 352-4320

District: Surry County Schools

Students who attend Cedar Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	J Sam Gentry Middle
High:	North Surry High
	Surry Early College

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

Hispanic:

25.9%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Surry County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

819^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Surry County Schools

88^th of 242Surry County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	819 of 1490	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	733 of 1505	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	698 of 1502	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	743 of 1514	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	715 of 1489	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	690 of 1473	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	571 of 1434	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.8	373 of 1429	73.9%	★★★★☆
2016	73.4	342 of 1425	76.0%	★★★★☆
2015	76.3	299 of 1440	79.2%	★★★★☆
2014	57.1	586 of 1390	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.0	382 of 1403	72.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	163 of 1388	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	290 of 1381	79.0%	★★★★☆
2010	64.9	508 of 1363	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.5	581 of 1354	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.7	338 of 1324	74.5%	★★★★☆
2007	68.0	387 of 1293	70.1%	★★★★☆
2006	72.3	303 of 1276	76.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	63.5	210 of 878	76.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	119 of 563	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	61 of 385	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	787 of 1451	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	726 of 1455	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	595 of 1459	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	555 of 1458	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	569 of 1440	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	659 of 1424	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	651 of 1405	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	328 of 961	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	260 of 951	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	295 of 915	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	224 of 893	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	40.0	488 of 843	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	683 of 865	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.0	294 of 851	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	614 of 1437	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	697 of 1450	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	468 of 1437	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	564 of 1366	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	269 of 1329	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	400 of 1361	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	312 of 1332	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	795 of 1450	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	708 of 1464	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	782 of 1461	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	893 of 1464	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	810 of 1444	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	687 of 1430	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	491 of 1413	65.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	962 of 1172	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	916 of 1166	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	852 of 1183	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	994 of 1194	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	868 of 1172	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	719 of 1183	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	742 of 1178	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2019)76th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science63%~ state avg

Mathematics58%-3 vs state

Reading47%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	734 Flippin Road	Lowgap	27024	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 352-4320	348	25	14.1	99.1%	244 (70.1%)	4 (1.1%)	90 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	45.9	819^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.0%		50.9	733^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	51.3%	86	62.1	50.0	61.4				40.9	51.6	49.1				63.2		$9,811	$1,760	$8,051
White Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Cadle Ford Rd	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 320-3434	328	22	14.8	99.1%	230 (70.1%)	1 (0.3%)	85 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	50.7	737^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.5%		51.3	725^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.8%	12	68.4	56.4	57.4				57.9	48.7	40.7				59.3		$10,986	$1,465	$9,521
Dobson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Atkins Street	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 386-8913	350	23	14.9	99.1%	182 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (43.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	70.3	386^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.1%		69.6	417^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.3%	31	79.6	66.1	65.3				59.3	64.5	55.1				65.3		$11,029	$1,718	$9,312
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	519 S Franklin Road	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 786-2459	473	35	13.4	98.9%	311 (65.8%)	18 (3.8%)	118 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	47.8	785^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.3%		52.6	709^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.9%	76	61.5	57.3	50.6				44.3	62.2	48.2				57.8		$10,170	$1,823	$8,347
Mountain Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Mountain Park Rd	State Road	28676	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 874-3933	188	16	12.0	98.4%	134 (71.3%)	1 (0.5%)	46 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	72.4	355^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.2%		69.1	425^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.8%	70	75.0	65.4	85.7				61.1	57.7	52.4				71.4		$12,952	$1,919	$11,033
Glade Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	32 Glade Creek Sch Road	Ennice	28623	Alleghany County	Alleghany County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 657-3388	236	17	14.0	98.7%	159 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	23.3	1211^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.7%		26.7	1168^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.4%	43	40.0	52.4	40.0	37.0	61.9	45.0	40.0	28.6	30.0	33.3	52.4	30.0	63.3	55.0	$12,782	$1,440	$11,341
Bruce H. Tharrington Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	315 Culbert Street	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Mount Airy City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 789-9046	432	29	14.8	99.3%	219 (50.7%)	34 (7.9%)	151 (35.0%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)								(n/a)															$12,455	$1,917	$10,538
Rockford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	719 Rockford Rd	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 374-6300	335	25	13.4	99.1%	176 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	63.1	511^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.7%		38.8	956^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.5%	445	66.7	62.3	65.3				48.1	64.2	46.9				81.6		$10,901	$1,542	$9,360
Jones Intermediate	Public	3-5	2170 Riverside Drive	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Mount Airy City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 786-4131	339	25	13.5	99.1%	179 (52.8%)	33 (9.7%)	102 (30.1%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	47	802^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	46.2%		44.1	855^th of 1505 public elementary schools	43.2%	53	56.4	57.9	56.8				49.6	48.8	48.4				63.2		$10,260	$1,761	$8,499
Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1539 E Pine St	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 786-2910	217	16	13.1	98.6%	132 (60.8%)	16 (7.4%)	59 (27.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	25.5	1168^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.6%		30	1099^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.0%	69	57.6	35.3	42.9				48.5	44.1	28.6				39.3		$13,728	$2,125	$11,603

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Ridge Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Ridge Elementary?

Students at Cedar Ridge Elementary are 70% White, 26% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cedar Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cedar Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : J Sam Gentry Middle
High : North Surry High
High : Surry Early College

What district is Cedar Ridge Elementary in?

Surry County Schools

Is Cedar Ridge Elementary a good school?

Cedar Ridge Elementary ranks 819^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Cedar Ridge Elementary.

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