CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.

Located at 2345 Howell Mountain Drive, in COLUMBIA, Missouri, CEDAR RIDGE ELEM. is a reasonably sized K-5 school that enrolls 453 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under COLUMBIA 93. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 44% larger than typical.

CEDAR RIDGE ELEM. is one of 34 schools operated by COLUMBIA 93, a district that teaches 18,640 students overall.

Demographically, CEDAR RIDGE ELEM. reports that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 20% Black, 15% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian. By comparison, Boone County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CEDAR RIDGE ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 47.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Boone County) reports that median household income runs about $72,758, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Boone County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,547 students), of which CEDAR RIDGE ELEM. is one.

NEW HAVEN ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.. On composite proficiency, CEDAR RIDGE ELEM. comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.7%.

CEDAR RIDGE ELEM. operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.'s enrollment has grew 121% since 2018, when it stood at 205 (now 453). The White share of enrollment contracted from 60% to 52% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.