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Cedar Ridge High

Q: Is Cedar Ridge High a good school?

Cedar Ridge High ranks 268 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 58% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Cedar Ridge High is a public high school located in Hillsborough, North Carolina, serving 1,118 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Orange County Schools district, which is ranked 87 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cedar Ridge High consistently performs above the state and district averages in End-of-Course (EOC) test scores, particularly in subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 65.7% proficiency in EOC English II, compared to 60.1% for the Orange County Schools district and 59.6% for the state of North Carolina. The school's performance in Math III is also strong, with 72.8% proficiency, compared to 73.7% for the district and 66.4% for the state. Additionally, Cedar Ridge High has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.9% to 87.7% over the past few years, which is on par with the district and state averages.

While Cedar Ridge High performs well overall, there are some equity concerns regarding the performance of certain student subgroups, particularly Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who lag behind their peers. Compared to nearby schools, such as Southeast Alamance High and Eastern Alamance High in the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, Cedar Ridge High generally outperforms them in academic metrics. However, the high-performing Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district, which includes schools like Chapel Hill High and East Chapel Hill High, consistently outperforms Cedar Ridge High in academic measures.

1,148

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,912

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1125 New Grady Brown Sch Rd
Hillsborough, NC 27278

(919) 245-4000

District: Orange County Schools

Feeder schools for Cedar Ridge High:

Elementary:	Grady Brown Elementary
	New Hope Elementary
Middle:	A L Stanback Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.0%

Hispanic:

35.8%

African American:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg53%

268^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Orange County Schools

87^th of 242Orange 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	54.2	268 of 641	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	273 of 640	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	234 of 626	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	215 of 621	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	255 of 594	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	136 of 514	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	103 of 469	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	62.9	120 of 476	74.8%	★★★★☆
2016	50.9	157 of 507	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	176 of 531	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.3	167 of 451	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.0	102 of 505	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	48.6	241 of 502	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	112 of 506	77.9%	★★★★☆
2010	70.8	70 of 499	86.0%	★★★★☆
2009	65.9	111 of 490	77.3%	★★★★☆
2008	72.4	55 of 477	88.5%	★★★★☆
2007	71.6	66 of 453	85.4%	★★★★☆
2006	77.0	34 of 431	92.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	86 of 440	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	41.8	220 of 437	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	113 of 434	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	109 of 430	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.2	118 of 364	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	127 of 369	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	110 of 359	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	60.8	74 of 330	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	27.9	253 of 334	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.0	70 of 364	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	66 of 349	81.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	192 of 273	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	208 of 262	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	187 of 226	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	103 of 156	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	90 of 173	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	121 of 147	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	267 of 610	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	267 of 602	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	190 of 588	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	180 of 594	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	139 of 475	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	160 of 475	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	112 of 449	75.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	209 of 412	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	218 of 403	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	209 of 403	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.5	146 of 398	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	196 of 337	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	126 of 325	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	382 of 462	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	311 of 454	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	261 of 449	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	212 of 436	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	229 of 370	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	155 of 354	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	179 of 340	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	339 of 606	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	387 of 613	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	306 of 597	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	182 of 544	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.2	226 of 432	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	178 of 446	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	152 of 424	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	254 of 601	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	262 of 607	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	265 of 602	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	219 of 585	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	202 of 481	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	122 of 488	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	95 of 463	79.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	92 of 253	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	59 of 261	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	36 of 249	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	37 of 226	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	57 of 199	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	26 of 195	86.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	258 of 352	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	72.1	46 of 349	86.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	149 of 542	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	150 of 553	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	154 of 537	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	141 of 534	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	116 of 439	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	60 of 444	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	53 of 427	87.6%	★★★★☆

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)80th percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)64th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)49th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III73%+6 vs state

English II66%+6 vs state

Biology51%~ state avg

Math I34%~ state avg

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by a citizen
Thursday, October 2, 2014

I am the grandparent of two students in grades 10 and 11, and a former teacher. Teachers are caring and concerned about all students. Help is available and parent involvement is encouraged as appropriate. My only concern is the homework policy: some teachers collect homework and do not look at content; homework grade seems to be based entirely on whether the work came in. This means that there is a greater penalty for forgetting homework than for actually DOING the homework carefully and correctly. Students quickly come to understand this, and for some it it difficult to see the value of spending time on work that does not get the teacher's full attention. I hope this policy can be reviewed and changed. Close Quote

Schools Near Cedar Ridge High

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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
Cedar Ridge High	Public	9-12	1125 New Grady Brown Sch Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 245-4000	1,148	47	24.2	47.2%	528 (46.0%)	117 (10.2%)	411 (35.8%)	20 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.9%)	54.2	268^th of 641 public high schools	58.2%		54	273^rd of 640 public high schools	57.3%	5	50.6	65.7	34.3	72.8	$10,912	$399	$10,512
Partnership Academy	Public	9-12	920 Corporate Drive	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 245-4030	40	4	10.5	92.5%	16 (40.0%)	9 (22.5%)	6 (15.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (20.0%)	6.7	613^th of 641 public high schools	4.4%		14.4	554^th of 640 public high schools	13.4%	59	15.4	25.0			$22,657	$918	$21,740
Orange High	Public	9-12	500 Orange High Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6133	1,161	59	19.6	46.3%	596 (51.3%)	193 (16.6%)	285 (24.5%)	15 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.0%)	48	316^th of 641 public high schools	50.7%		50.7	294^th of 640 public high schools	54.1%	22	50.4	55.5	28.0	75.2	$9,879	$469	$9,410
Chapel Hill High	Public	9-12	9217 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 929-2106	1,608	101	15.9	22.2%	821 (51.1%)	174 (10.8%)	316 (19.7%)	190 (11.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (6.5%)	75.3	154^th of 641 public high schools	76.0%		74	160^th of 640 public high schools	75.0%	6	80.4	80.9	38.6	74.7	$11,533	$502	$11,031
East Chapel Hill High	Public	9-12	500 Weaver Dairy Rd	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 969-2482	1,419	87	16.3	22.2%	660 (46.5%)	158 (11.1%)	188 (13.2%)	294 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (8.4%)	77.3	144^th of 641 public high schools	77.5%		79.7	135^th of 640 public high schools	78.9%	9	71.6	88.0	41.9	80.5	$11,539	$386	$11,153
Riverside High	Public	9-12	3218 Rose of Sharon Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3965	1,900	94	20.3	99.8%	490 (25.8%)	534 (28.1%)	728 (38.3%)	50 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (5.0%)	25.2	492^nd of 641 public high schools	23.2%		25	484^th of 640 public high schools	24.4%	8	38.5	46.6	17.9	49.2	$10,389	$739	$9,651
Eastern Alamance High	Public	9-12	4040 Mebane Rogers	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-5991	952	57	16.7	99.7%	337 (35.4%)	276 (29.0%)	254 (26.7%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.0%)	35.5	408^th of 641 public high schools	36.3%		28.1	468^th of 640 public high schools	26.9%	60	32.6	44.7	51.6	61.1	$7,777	$653	$7,124
Phoenix Academy High	Public	8-12	750 S Merritt Mill Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2300	27	10	2.7	88.9%	8 (29.6%)	8 (29.6%)	8 (29.6%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	14.5	567^th of 641 public high schools	11.5%					(n/a)		50.0		7.7	$46,250	$370	$45,881
Carrboro High	Public	9-12	201 Rock Haven Rd	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-2200	885	64	13.7	30.4%	441 (49.8%)	82 (9.3%)	272 (30.7%)	43 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.1%)	51.8	282^nd of 641 public high schools	56.0%		64.7	206^th of 640 public high schools	67.8%	76	54.9	61.8	35.6	65.8	$13,304	$311	$12,993
Southeast Alamance High	Public	9-12	3400 S Hwy 119	Haw River	27258	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 513-4780	1,079	55	19.4	54.9%	423 (39.2%)	244 (22.6%)	281 (26.0%)	40 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (8.3%)	44.1	345^th of 641 public high schools	46.2%					(n/a)	44.4	57.5	41.8	60.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Ridge High

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Ridge High?

Students at Cedar Ridge High are 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Cedar Ridge High a good school?

Cedar Ridge High ranks 268^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar Ridge High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,148 students attended Cedar Ridge High.

What district is Cedar Ridge High in?

Orange County Schools

What schools feed into Cedar Ridge High?

Cedar Ridge High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Grady Brown Elementary
Elementary : New Hope Elementary
Middle : A L Stanback Middle

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