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Cedar Ridge Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Ridge Elementary in Waco, TX, serves 446 students in grades PK-5 within the Waco Independent School District (Isd), a district that faces significant challenges but also shows pockets of real promise.

One of the most exciting findings is that Cedar Ridge has a clear "bright spot" in its upper grades. In the 2024-2025 school year, 5th graders at Cedar Ridge achieved math and science scores that were not only higher than the district average but, in science, actually exceeded the state average. This is a remarkable accomplishment for a school where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This "5th Grade Effect" suggests that the school's teaching strategies become increasingly effective as students move up, creating a powerful foundation for middle school. The school also shows notable strength in supporting English Language Learners and Special Education students, who perform well compared to their peers across Texas.

When compared to nearby schools, the picture becomes even more interesting. Cedar Ridge consistently outperforms some of its immediate neighbors within the Waco ISD, such as Dean Highland Elementary and Brook Avenue Elementary. However, it is dramatically outperformed by district magnet schools like Lake Air Montessori School and Hillcrest Pds Magnet, highlighting the impact of specialized programs. A stark contrast also exists with Bosqueville Elementary, located just 2.92 miles away but in a different, more affluent district. While Cedar Ridge faces significant hurdles, its success with 5th graders and specific student groups shows that effective teaching is happening here, making it a school with real potential for growth.

446

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,101

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2115 Meridian Ave
Waco, TX 76708-1617

(254) 756-1241

District: Waco Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.7%

African American:

28.9%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Reading scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg27%

Texas avg51%

4,136^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Waco Independent School District (Isd)

905^th of 951Waco Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	4136 of 4627	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	4272 of 4651	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4137 of 4710	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	4362 of 4647	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	4102 of 4581	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	3932 of 4578	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	3600 of 4479	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	3655 of 4359	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	4059 of 4329	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	3974 of 4286	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	3850 of 4320	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.1	4165 of 4260	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.1	4106 of 4221	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	27.8	3527 of 4206	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	3451 of 4095	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	3543 of 3937	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.4	3749 of 3884	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.9	3639 of 3768	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	3303 of 3724	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.8	2550 of 3476	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.4	2772 of 3475	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.1	2714 of 3465	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	2315 of 2406	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	1735 of 1905	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	2143 of 2443	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	2261 of 2443	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1856 of 2421	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	1735 of 2444	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	2158 of 2515	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	2206 of 2483	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.2	3620 of 4461	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	3327 of 4331	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	2180 of 4295	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	1867 of 4240	56.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1609 of 2918	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	2554 of 3668	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	3118 of 3556	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	2863 of 3487	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	2380 of 3446	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	1569 of 3333	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	1568 of 3226	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	3948 of 4575	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	3389 of 3744	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	3628 of 4658	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4019 of 4588	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3683 of 4561	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3660 of 4499	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3461 of 4348	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	3313 of 4306	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	2975 of 3075	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	2258 of 2619	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	2664 of 2980	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	2427 of 2958	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	2129 of 3006	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2189 of 3184	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	3571 of 4413	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	2563 of 3644	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3196 of 4465	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4051 of 4401	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	3780 of 4376	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	3467 of 4329	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	2517 of 4188	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2390 of 4168	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	3810 of 4520	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	3052 of 3705	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3741 of 4594	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4095 of 4521	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	3732 of 4477	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	3560 of 4451	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	3071 of 4309	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	2992 of 4264	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	3967 of 4582	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	3037 of 3739	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	3969 of 4647	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	4423 of 4585	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	4349 of 4563	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	4015 of 4498	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	3628 of 4357	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	3866 of 4319	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	3241 of 4301	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.2	1785 of 3549	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	3510 of 4292	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	2567 of 4086	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3122 of 3952	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	2423 of 3799	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	2644 of 3684	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	2984 of 3558	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	2468 of 2612	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.4	3108 of 3108	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	2652 of 3106	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	2724 of 3082	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	3034 of 3082	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	3031 of 3142	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	2899 of 3127	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)19th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading35%-20 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (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	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 Meridian Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 756-1241	446	29	15.4	95.1%	37 (8.3%)	129 (28.9%)	262 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	18.4	4136^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.6%		15.3	4272^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	8.1%	136		25.9	34.6	43.6				19.0	31.4	39.3					$10,101
Brook Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	720 Brook Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 750-3562	356	21	16.9	97.8%	5 (1.4%)	163 (45.8%)	173 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	9.5	4503^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.8	4543^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	2.3%	40		17.3	37.0	26.4				18.2	26.1	22.6					$9,729
Dean Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Maple	Waco	76707	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-3751	617	36	17.2	94.8%	32 (5.2%)	149 (24.1%)	415 (67.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	3	4615^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.5	4606^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.0%	9		5.3	19.8	23.6				10.5	19.5	6.7					$8,976
Hillcrest Pds Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4225 Pine Ave	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-4286	431	29	14.8	63.3%	102 (23.7%)	62 (14.4%)	243 (56.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	45.8	2343^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	49.4%		47.8	2271^st of 4651 public elementary schools	51.2%	72		63.5	53.2	50.0				40.3	38.7	35.5					$8,834
West Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 N 15th St	Waco	76707	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 750-3900	249	18	13.8	96.4%	12 (4.8%)	116 (46.6%)	113 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	9.3	4511^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.5%		15	4288^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.8%	223		32.4	26.3	38.1				20.6	18.4	11.9					$10,962
Provident Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2415 Bosque Blvd	Waco	76707	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 750-3930	383	26	14.7	94.3%	20 (5.2%)	55 (14.4%)	295 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	24.8	3764^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.7%		15.5	4258^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%	494		41.1	28.9	44.4				33.9	18.9	42.9					$9,520
Audre And Bernard Rapoport Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2000 J J Flewellen Rd	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Rapoport Academy Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 799-4191	396	32	12.3	78.3%	48 (12.1%)	167 (42.2%)	158 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	13.3	4377^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.2	4409^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.2%	32		7.5	34.3					14.9	37.3						$10,426
Lake Air Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4601 Cobbs Dr	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-1910	734	55	13.4	68.1%	117 (15.9%)	89 (12.1%)	499 (68.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	38.6	2848^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.4%		55.4	1814^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.0%	1034	88.2	38.6	61.3	63.5	44.4	56.5	53.5	25.7	34.7	41.9	18.5	0.0	51.6	41.9	$9,895
Kendrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N University Parks Dr	Waco	76701	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-3316	446	31	14.3	94.2%	18 (4.0%)	40 (9.0%)	380 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)								(n/a)															$10,924
Bosqueville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7636 Rock Creek Rd	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Bosqueville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-6006	319	28	11.4	42.9%	197 (61.8%)	8 (2.5%)	93 (29.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	53.3	1942^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	58.0%		63.3	1422^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	69.4%	520		60.9	50.0	66.7				52.2	35.9	40.7					$10,347

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Ridge Elementary

What district is Cedar Ridge Elementary in?

Waco Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Ridge Elementary?

Students at Cedar Ridge Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 29% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Cedar Ridge Elementary attend?

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

High : Waco High School

How many students attend Cedar Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Cedar Ridge Elementary.

Is Cedar Ridge Elementary a good school?

Cedar Ridge Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Texas elementary schools.

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