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Hickory Ridge High

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Hickory Ridge High ranks 157 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 76% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Hickory Ridge High is a public high school located in Harrisburg, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,673 students. The school is part of the Cabarrus County Schools district, which is ranked 66 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Hickory Ridge High has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking among the top 25% of high schools in North Carolina. The school consistently outperforms the Cabarrus County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in end-of-course (EOC) assessments across various subjects, including Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hickory Ridge High had 58.4% of students proficient or better in EOC/Biology, compared to 49.2% for Cabarrus County Schools and 48.3% for North Carolina. The school's four-year graduation rates have also been consistently high, ranging from 86.9% to 94.2% over the past few years, outperforming the state average.

While Hickory Ridge High generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Cabarrus County Schools district, such as West Cabarrus High, Central Cabarrus High, and Jay M. Robinson High, in terms of academic performance and graduation rates, some of the nearby schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, such as Char Eng Early College-UNCC and Charlotte Teacher Early College, have even stronger academic performance, particularly in EOC assessments.

1,671

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,738

Per pupil spending ?

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7321 Raging Ridge Road
Harrisburg, NC 28075-7645

(704) 260-6630

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Feeder schools for Hickory Ridge High:

Elementary:	Harrisburg Elementary
	Hickory Ridge Elementary
	Patriots Elementary
Middle:	Hickory Ridge Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.1%

African American:

23.1%

Asian:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (71% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of North Carolina high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg53%

157^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10High Schools in the Cabarrus County Schools

66^th of 242Cabarrus 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	74.7	157 of 641	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	144 of 640	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	136 of 626	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	158 of 621	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	125 of 594	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	100 of 514	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	86 of 469	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	71.1	76 of 476	84.0%	★★★★☆
2016	67.8	78 of 507	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	74.3	64 of 531	87.9%	★★★★☆
2014	73.9	54 of 451	88.0%	★★★★☆
2013	71.5	40 of 505	92.1%	★★★★★
2012	71.6	61 of 502	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.7	48 of 506	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	77.9	28 of 499	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	83.5	16 of 490	96.7%	★★★★★
2008	85.8	5 of 477	99.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	68 of 440	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	75 of 437	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	77 of 434	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	79 of 430	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	21 of 364	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.7	33 of 369	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	40 of 359	88.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	26 of 106	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	25 of 101	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	16 of 98	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	10 of 91	89.0%	★★★★★
2021	74.6	23 of 83	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	9 of 89	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.2	24 of 77	68.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	53.4	108 of 330	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	76 of 334	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	132 of 364	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.0	238 of 349	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	116 of 273	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	61 of 262	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	10 of 226	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	31.5	87 of 124	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	140 of 173	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.4	30 of 147	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	127 of 610	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	124 of 602	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	98 of 588	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	134 of 594	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	50 of 475	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	86 of 475	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	69 of 449	84.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	72.3	96 of 398	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	123 of 325	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	143 of 462	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	110 of 454	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	97 of 449	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	175 of 436	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	54 of 370	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	132 of 354	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	171 of 340	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	252 of 606	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	216 of 613	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	186 of 597	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	208 of 544	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	88 of 432	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	131 of 446	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	46.0	182 of 424	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	175 of 601	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	161 of 607	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	160 of 602	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	177 of 585	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	74 of 481	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	105 of 488	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	101 of 463	78.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	53 of 253	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	39 of 261	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	10 of 249	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	32 of 226	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	25 of 199	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	19 of 195	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	63.8	62 of 185	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	85 of 352	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	65 of 349	81.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	185 of 542	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.8	135 of 553	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	121 of 537	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	158 of 534	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	69 of 439	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	127 of 444	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	99 of 427	76.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)85th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III86%+20 vs state

English II74%+14 vs state

Math I62%+27 vs state

Biology58%+10 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, January 4, 2012

this school does not care about their students. They hide things that matter. They can not handle the students, most chose the selected hearing method. Specially the student that need help. They just like to avoid it. I finally took my child for an outside testing. To find out he really need to be in ec program. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hickory Ridge High	Public	9-12	7321 Raging Ridge Road	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6630	1,671	83	20.2	19.6%	770 (46.1%)	386 (23.1%)	190 (11.4%)	240 (14.4%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	74 (4.4%)	74.7	157^th of 641 public high schools	75.5%		77	144^th of 640 public high schools	77.5%	13	58.4	74.1	61.7	86.0	$7,738	$474	$7,264
Jay M Robinson High	Public	9-12	300 Pitts School Road SW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6660	1,210	69	17.6	51.8%	381 (31.5%)	413 (34.1%)	299 (24.7%)	42 (3.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (5.8%)	43.2	348^th of 641 public high schools	45.7%		33.6	416^th of 640 public high schools	35.0%	68	35.1	57.5	42.2	65.5	$9,469	$752	$8,717
Central Cabarrus High	Public, Magnet	9-12	505 Hwy 49 S	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6570	1,369	86	15.9	54.0%	531 (38.8%)	399 (29.1%)	339 (24.8%)	13 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	75 (5.5%)	32.6	428^th of 641 public high schools	33.2%		37.4	392^nd of 640 public high schools	38.8%	36	36.6	55.3	30.3	52.3	$8,314	$531	$7,784
Performance Learning Center	Public	6-12	4521 Weddington Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6800	77	7	11.8	96.1%	37 (48.1%)	13 (16.9%)	23 (29.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	29.2	462^nd of 641 public high schools	27.9%		18.6	527^th of 640 public high schools	17.7%	65	42.9	38.9		53.1	$10,998	$489	$10,509
Char Eng Early College-UNCC	Public	9-12	9000 Robert Snyder Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9898	313	16	19.5	35.5%	63 (20.1%)	109 (34.8%)	87 (27.8%)	41 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	90.1	77^th of 641 public high schools	88.0%		88.7	92^nd of 640 public high schools	85.6%	15	78.5	91.8	75.0	92.8	$9,174	$376	$8,798
Charlotte Teacher Early College	Public	9-12	9000 Robert D. Snyder Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9898	192	5	36.2	45.8%	25 (13.0%)	93 (48.4%)	58 (30.2%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	69.5	177^th of 641 public high schools	72.4%		65.7	201^st of 640 public high schools	68.6%	24	58.1	78.0	45.8	79.5	$10,149	$473	$9,676
Cato Middle College High School	Public	11-12	8120 Grier Rd Suite 171-B	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1452	173	5	34.6	46.8%	23 (13.3%)	79 (45.7%)	43 (24.9%)	15 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)								(n/a)				68.0	$6,516	$289	$6,226
Rocky River High School	Public	9-12	10505 Clear Creek Commerce Dr	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-0409	1,562	90	17.4	99.8%	65 (4.2%)	802 (51.3%)	584 (37.4%)	44 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	61 (3.9%)	14.7	564^th of 641 public high schools	12.0%		12.8	570^th of 640 public high schools	10.9%	6	25.5	39.5	12.7	40.7	$9,681	$668	$9,013
West Cabarrus High	Public	9-12	4100 Weddington Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-5970	1,627	86	18.9	57.2%	472 (29.0%)	508 (31.2%)	526 (32.3%)	36 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (4.8%)	40.1	375^th of 641 public high schools	41.5%		36.7	395^th of 640 public high schools	38.3%	20	34.4	47.7	33.5	78.8
Julius L. Chambers High School	Public	9-12	7600 IBM Dr	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5284	2,225	117	18.9	99.9%	50 (2.2%)	1,208 (54.3%)	869 (39.1%)	34 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	54 (2.4%)	15.8	555^th of 641 public high schools	13.4%		13.3	566^th of 640 public high schools	11.6%	11	21.3	36.9	18.4	47.3	$9,360	$974	$8,387

Frequently Asked Questions about Hickory Ridge High

Is Hickory Ridge High a good school?

Hickory Ridge High ranks 157^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Hickory Ridge High?

Hickory Ridge High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Harrisburg Elementary
Elementary : Hickory Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Patriots Elementary
Middle : Hickory Ridge Middle

How many students attend Hickory Ridge High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,671 students attended Hickory Ridge High.

What district is Hickory Ridge High in?

Cabarrus County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hickory Ridge High?

Students at Hickory Ridge High are 46% White, 23% African American, 14% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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