Cedar Ridge Elementary

Set in Dalton, Georgia, Cedar Ridge Elementary is an intimate elementary campus, one of the schools within Whitfield County. It educates 399 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 34% smaller than typical.

Across the 22 schools in Whitfield County (11,942 students total), Cedar Ridge Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Cedar Ridge Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%; the rest consists of 35% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Whitfield County as a whole is about 37% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Cedar Ridge Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Whitfield County (around 83%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cedar Ridge Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 31.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Whitfield County) records that median household income runs about $67,070, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Whitfield County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,570 students), Cedar Ridge Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Phoenix High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cedar Ridge Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 25.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Cedar Ridge Elementary's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 504 (now 399). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.