Is Cedar Ridge High a good school?

Cedar Ridge High ranks 234 th of 626 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar Ridge High?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,104 students attended Cedar Ridge High.

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Ridge High?

Students at Cedar Ridge High are 47% White, 34% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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

Cedar Ridge High

Public 9-12

1125 New Grady Brown Sch Rd
Hillsborough, NC 27278

(919) 245-4000

District: Orange County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
234^th of 626 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,912

Feeder schools for Cedar Ridge High:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 17.5

Number of students: 1,104

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

Hispanic:

34.2%

African American:

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cedar Ridge High ranks better than 62.6% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Orange County Schools District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.09. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (46.8%), Hispanic (34.2%), African American (9.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cedar Ridge High is 17.5, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Orange County Schools District! (See more...)

Compare Cedar Ridge High employs 62.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cedar Ridge High is $10,912. 1 high schools in the Orange County Schools District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Cedar Ridge High:

SchoolDigger ranks Cedar Ridge High 234^th of 626 North Carolina public high schools. (See Cedar Ridge High in the ranking list.)

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Orange County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Orange County Schools 125^th of 243 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cedar Ridge High

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Rank History for all students at Cedar Ridge High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	77.01	34^th	431	92.1%
2007	71.56	66^th	453	85.4%
2008	72.42	55^th	477	88.5%
2009	65.94	111^th	490	77.3%
2010	70.77	70^th	499	86.0%
2011	67.07	112^th	506	77.9%
2012	48.61	241^st	502	52.0%
2013	56.00	102^nd	505	79.8%
2014	48.30	167^th	451	63.0%
2015	50.21	176^th	531	66.9%
2016	50.91	157^th	507	69.0%
2017	62.86	120^th	476	74.8%
2018	69.31	103^rd	469	78.0%
2019	61.88	136^th	514	73.5%
2021	52.87	255^th	594	57.1%
2022	62.76	215^th	621	65.4%
2023	59.09	234^th	626	62.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cedar Ridge High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2019	81.77	26^th	195	86.7%
2021	65.59	57^th	199	71.4%
2022	78.81	37^th	226	83.6%
2023	79.87	36^th	249	85.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cedar Ridge High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	23.10	121^st	147	17.7%
2019	40.66	90^th	173	48.0%
2022	29.79	103^rd	156	34.0%
2023	25.62	187^th	226	17.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cedar Ridge High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	50.35	152^nd	424	64.2%
2019	43.95	178^th	446	60.1%
2021	35.22	226^th	432	47.7%
2022	56.75	182^nd	544	66.5%
2023	41.43	306^th	597	48.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Cedar Ridge High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	66.48	112^th	449	75.1%
2019	56.75	160^th	475	66.3%
2021	58.49	139^th	475	70.7%
2022	67.02	180^th	594	69.7%
2023	66.48	190^th	588	67.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cedar Ridge High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	66.03	66^th	349	81.1%
2019	65.02	70^th	364	80.8%
2021	27.88	253^rd	334	24.3%
2022	60.81	74^th	330	77.6%

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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Cedar Ridge High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2019	61.14	126^th	325	61.2%
2021	52.51	196^th	337	41.8%
2022	65.50	146^th	398	63.3%
2023	55.95	209^th	403	48.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Cedar Ridge High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	70.23	95^th	463	79.5%
2019	62.85	122^nd	488	75.0%
2021	45.71	202^nd	481	58.0%
2022	57.06	219^th	585	62.6%
2023	51.25	265^th	602	56.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Cedar Ridge High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	53.86	110^th	359	69.4%
2019	48.21	127^th	369	65.6%
2021	49.20	118^th	364	67.6%
2022	63.37	109^th	430	74.7%
2023	61.80	113^th	434	74.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cedar Ridge High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	41.82	179^th	340	47.4%
2019	43.32	155^th	354	56.2%
2021	33.32	229^th	370	38.1%
2022	43.92	212^th	436	51.4%
2023	38.35	261^st	449	41.9%

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Rank History for White students at Cedar Ridge High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	81.27	53^rd	427	87.6%
2019	76.60	60^th	444	86.5%
2021	63.60	116^th	439	73.6%
2022	74.97	141^st	534	73.6%
2023	71.71	154^th	537	71.3%

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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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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

Enrollment information for Cedar Ridge High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	522	153	7	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	707
2003	522	153	7	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	707
2004	689	206	10	31	2	n/a	n/a	0	938
2005	773	243	13	23	5	n/a	n/a	0	1057
2006	823	246	10	33	7	n/a	n/a	0	1119
2007	772	171	16	28	5	n/a	n/a	31	1023
2008	773	149	17	36	5	n/a	n/a	21	1001
2009	773	196	16	51	3	n/a	n/a	0	1039
2010	740	171	16	71	4	n/a	n/a	0	1002
2011	703	163	12	95	4	3	28	0	1008
2012	750	144	14	112	4	2	39	0	1065
2013	745	140	12	142	3	1	38	0	1081
2014	761	133	14	165	0	1	53	0	1127
2015	753	142	15	199	1	2	51	0	1163
2016	707	138	21	222	0	1	51	0	1140
2017	700	126	24	269	1	1	41	0	1162
2018	631	114	23	304	1	0	36	0	1109
2019	556	94	21	308	3	0	38	0	1020
2020	555	100	17	328	4	1	63	0	1068
2021	519	108	19	322	2	0	63	0	1033
2022	512	93	17	341	4	0	72	0	1039
2023	517	109	23	378	4	0	73	0	1104

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cedar Ridge High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	707	45.0	15.7	14.7
2003	707	45.0	15.7	14.7
2004	938	45.0	20.8	15.5
2005	1057	56.0	18.9	17.3
2006	1119	56.0	20.0	21.1
2007	1023	69.3	14.8	17.2
2008	1001	68.4	14.6	15.6
2009	1039	68.2	15.2	16.4
2010	1002	66.0	15.1	18.9
2011	1008	65.7	15.3	23.3
2012	1065	64.0	16.6	25.6
2013	1081	68.5	15.7	28
2014	1127	70.2	16.0	30.7
2015	1163	74.0	15.7	30.1
2016	1140	73.0	15.6	31.2
2017	1162	71.7	16.1	30.8
2018	1109	73.2	15.1	31.7
2019	1020	70.8	14.3	32
2020	1068	64.7	16.4	30.7
2021	1033	65.7	15.7	28.1
2022	1039	66.5	15.6	33
2023	1104	62.7	17.5	42.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cedar Ridge High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	707	45.0	15.7	14.7
2003	707	45.0	15.7	14.7
2004	938	45.0	20.8	15.5
2005	1057	56.0	18.9	17.3
2006	1119	56.0	20.0	21.1
2007	1023	69.3	14.8	17.2
2008	1001	68.4	14.6	15.6
2009	1039	68.2	15.2	16.4
2010	1002	66.0	15.1	18.9
2011	1008	65.7	15.3	23.3
2012	1065	64.0	16.6	25.6
2013	1081	68.5	15.7	28
2014	1127	70.2	16.0	30.7
2015	1163	74.0	15.7	30.1
2016	1140	73.0	15.6	31.2
2017	1162	71.7	16.1	30.8
2018	1109	73.2	15.1	31.7
2019	1020	70.8	14.3	32
2020	1068	64.7	16.4	30.7
2021	1033	65.7	15.7	28.1
2022	1039	66.5	15.6	33
2023	1104	62.7	17.5	42.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Cedar Ridge High

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$399 (3.7%)	$10,512 (96.3%)	$10,912

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Cedar Ridge High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 136^th of 514 High schools	Ranks 234^th of 626 High schools	10.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Cedar Ridge High)	53.3	55.8	2.5%
End of Course Biology (Orange County Schools)	57.9	54.4	3.5%
End of Course Biology (North Carolina)	59.6	54.1	5.5%
End of Course English II (Cedar Ridge High)	65.3	72	6.7%
End of Course English II (Orange County Schools)	64.5	59.9	4.6%
End of Course English II (North Carolina)	59.7	58.5	1.2%
End of Course Math I (Cedar Ridge High)	52.9	52	0.9%
End of Course Math I (Orange County Schools)	47	34.1	12.9%
End of Course Math I (North Carolina)	41.2	35.9	5.3%
End of Course Math III (Cedar Ridge High)	70.9	59.2	11.7%
End of Course Math III (Orange County Schools)	63	52.4	10.6%
End of Course Math III (North Carolina)	46.8	58.3	11.5%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	1020	1104	8.2%
African American	94	109	16%
American Indian	3	4	33.3%
Asian	21	23	9.5%
Hispanic	308	378	22.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	556	517	7%
Two or More Races	38	73	92.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	32%	42.4%	10.4%

Schools Near Cedar Ridge High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				EOC Biology (2023)	EOC English II (2023)	EOC Math I (2023)	EOC Math III (2023)	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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 245-4000	1,104	63	17.5	42.4%	517 (46.8%)	109 (9.9%)	378 (34.2%)	23 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.6%)	59.1	234^th of 626 public high schools	62.6%		62.8	215^th of 621 public high schools	65.4%	19	55.8	72.0	52.0	59.2	$10,912	$399	$10,512
Partnership Academy	Public	9-12	1006 East Storey Lane	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 245-4030	37	6	6.1	70.3%	21 (56.8%)	8 (21.6%)	6 (16.2%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	2.6	616^th of 626 public high schools	1.6%					(n/a)	7.7	17.6			$22,657	$918	$21,740
Orange High	Public	9-12	500 Orange High Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 732-6133	1,341	81	16.4	40.8%	747 (55.7%)	226 (16.9%)	269 (20.1%)	16 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (6.1%)	35.7	395^th of 626 public high schools	36.9%		42.2	340^th of 621 public high schools	45.2%	55	55.1	52.6	21.1	45.7	$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	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 929-2106	1,597	99	16.0	24.7%	851 (53.3%)	183 (11.5%)	269 (16.8%)	200 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (5.8%)	77.4	142^nd of 626 public high schools	77.3%		80.4	129^th of 621 public high schools	79.2%	13	83.5	80.2	46.4	71.5	$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	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 969-2482	1,447	90	16.0	21.4%	713 (49.3%)	155 (10.7%)	171 (11.8%)	295 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (7.7%)	83.3	112^th of 626 public high schools	82.1%		83.1	117^th of 621 public high schools	81.2%	5	83.9	87.9	47.2	79.9	$11,539	$386	$11,153
Riverside High	Public	9-12	3218 Rose of Sharon Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 560-3965	1,812	100	18.1	51.0%	473 (26.1%)	523 (28.9%)	694 (38.3%)	35 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	82 (4.5%)	31.1	427^th of 626 public high schools	31.8%		31.6	424^th of 621 public high schools	31.7%	3	53.5	46.5	20.3	50.2	$10,389	$739	$9,651
Eastern Alamance High	Public	9-12	4040 Mebane Rogers	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 563-5991	1,256	64	19.6	47.7%	544 (43.3%)	341 (27.1%)	256 (20.4%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (7.3%)	39.4	360^th of 626 public high schools	42.5%		48.7	298^th of 621 public high schools	52.0%	62	49.3	43.8	55.1	41.6	$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	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 918-2300	25	13	1.9	88.0%	3 (12.0%)	14 (56.0%)	5 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)								(n/a)	20.0				$46,250	$370	$45,881
Virtual Academy School	Public, Virtual	9-12	750 S Merritt Mill Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(919) 967-8211	39	0		56.4%	10 (25.6%)	18 (46.2%)	7 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.7%)								(n/a)
Carrboro High	Public	9-12	201 Rock Haven Rd	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 918-2200	870	56	15.4	28.7%	469 (53.9%)	79 (9.1%)	224 (25.7%)	39 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.8%)	70.9	173^rd of 626 public high schools	72.4%		76	146^th of 621 public high schools	76.5%	27	73.4	76.6	36.6	74.8	$13,304	$311	$12,993

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