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Hickory Ridge High

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Hickory Ridge High ranks 122 nd of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 82% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Hickory Ridge High in Harrisburg, NC, serves approximately 1,671 students in grades 9 through 12 and is part of Cabarrus County Schools. This traditional public high school ranks in the 82nd percentile statewide, earning a 4-star rating with steady academic excellence across recent years. On state End-of-Course exams, Hickory Ridge students score far above district and state averages—for example, 85.5% are proficient in English II, 90.5% in Math III, and 82.7% in Biology. The graduation rate is an impressive 94.2%, and chronic absenteeism is just 16%, notably lower than most neighboring schools.

Compared with other comprehensive high schools in the area, Hickory Ridge is a clear leader. Nearby West Cabarrus High, Central Cabarrus High, and Jay M Robinson High all rank far lower, with proficiency gaps of 20 to 30 percentage points in Math I and Biology. Even schools in the neighboring Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, such as Julius L. Chambers High School and Rocky River High School, trail significantly on test scores and graduation rates. Only selective early-college magnets like Char Eng Early College-UNCC and Charlotte Teacher Early College rival some of its results, but those are small, application-based programs rather than neighborhood high schools.

What truly sets Hickory Ridge apart is its performance across diverse student groups. English language learners score at the 91st percentile statewide, special education students reach the 95th percentile, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds rank at the 76th percentile—all well above typical outcomes for these groups. The school also operates efficiently, spending about $7,738 per student in recent years, less than several nearby schools while delivering stronger results. For parents seeking a comprehensive public high school with consistently high academics, strong attendance, and a supportive environment for a wide range of learners, Hickory Ridge stands out as the top traditional option in its immediate region.

1,671

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

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: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (84% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of North Carolina high schools

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

District avg69%

North Carolina avg60%

122^nd of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 246Cabarrus 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
2026	83.2	122 of 662	81.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	88.8	58 of 450	87.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	85.2	8 of 103	92.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	80.8	26 of 289	91.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	83.5	110 of 629	82.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	73.4	103 of 407	74.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.8	108 of 474	77.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.5	147 of 620	76.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	82.0	128 of 624	79.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	78.9	41 of 265	84.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	89.0	18 of 372	95.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	78.9	113 of 551	79.5%	★★★★☆
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)

Special Education (2026)95th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2026)92nd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)91st percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)87th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)85th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

White (2026)79th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)75th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III90%+22 vs state

English II85%+21 vs state

Biology83%+24 vs state

Math I70%+28 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)		EOG Reading (2026)		EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	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%)	83.2	122^nd of 662 public high schools	81.6%		74.7	157^th of 641 public high schools	75.5%	35	82.7	85.5	70.3	90.5						$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%)	43.7	379^th of 662 public high schools	42.7%		43.2	348^th of 641 public high schools	45.7%	31	58.0	59.3	47.7	61.5						$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%)	45	366^th of 662 public high schools	44.7%		32.6	428^th of 641 public high schools	33.2%	62	58.5	60.2	38.8	69.9						$8,314	$531	$7,784
Performance Learning Center	Public	9-12	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%)	25.7	514^th of 662 public high schools	22.4%		29.2	462^nd of 641 public high schools	27.9%	52	52.2	57.1		38.7						$10,998	$489	$10,509
Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	4511 Weddington Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 260-6820	107	4	26.7	42.1%	61 (57.0%)	15 (14.0%)	17 (15.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.3%)	45.9	359^th of 662 public high schools	45.8%		44.7	342^nd of 641 public high schools	46.6%	17	57.7	76.9	50.0	50.0	54.5	20.0	81.8	60.0	80.0
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%)	89.5	82^nd of 662 public high schools	87.6%		90.1	77^th of 641 public high schools	88.0%	5	91.9	92.8	71.9	96.1						$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%)	87.3	96^th of 662 public high schools	85.5%		69.5	177^th of 641 public high schools	72.4%	81	82.2	97.2	71.4	96.9						$10,149	$473	$9,676
Cato Middle College High School	Public	11-12	8120 Grier Rd	Charlotte	28235	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)				68.4						$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%)	19.2	558^th of 662 public high schools	15.7%		14.7	564^th of 641 public high schools	12.0%	6	38.9	47.0	27.7	46.4						$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%)	47.1	348^th of 662 public high schools	47.4%		40.1	375^th of 641 public high schools	41.5%	27	50.6	57.1	44.4	80.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Hickory Ridge High

Is Hickory Ridge High a good school?

Hickory Ridge High ranks 122^nd of 662 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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