Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SURRY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370441001663
Cedar Ridge Elementary
734 Flippin Road, Lowgap, NC 27024 · (336) 352-4320 · Surry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
345 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
47.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
58.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cedar Ridge Elementary
Cedar Ridge Elementary's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Ridge Elementary this school | 348 | 99.1% | 55.0% |
| White Plains Elementary Mount Airy | 328 | 99.1% | 56.5% |
| Burnsville Elementary Burnsville | 350 | 99.1% | 48.0% |
| Cartoogechaye Elementary Franklin | 354 | 99.2% | 60.0% |
| Candler Elementary Candler | 381 | 99.2% | 60.3% |
| Harmony Elementary Harmony | 371 | 99.2% | 63.9% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cedar Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Surry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #662 of 1,297 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #663 of 1,296 | #8 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #712 of 1,300 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #1,060 of 1,485 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #505 of 1,377 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #1,112 of 1,379 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #564 of 1,414 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #579 of 937 | #7 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
348
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 348 | 24.7 | 14.1:1 | 99% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 27.3 | 13.2:1 | 99% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 27.9 | 13.1:1 | 73% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 62% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 25.7 | 15.1:1 | 71% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 69% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 68% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 39% (184) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (388 to 348); teachers down 4% (25.7 to 24.7).
About Cedar Ridge Elementary
Cedar Ridge Elementary is a small elementary school in Lowgap, North Carolina, under Surry County Schools. A total of 348 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students.
Surry County Schools has 20 schools; together they serve 7,318 students.
Roughly 70% of students at Cedar Ridge Elementary are White. Other groups make up 26% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 84% of Surry County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.1:1, with 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%.
The allk12 Grade for Cedar Ridge Elementary is B-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cedar Ridge Elementary is +6.5 points: 55.0% actual, 48.6% predicted.
Cedar Ridge Elementary is located in Surry County, where the median household income is $55,656, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Besides Cedar Ridge Elementary, Surry County has 29 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, North Surry High, is about 7.0 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Cedar Ridge Elementary places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Cedar Ridge Elementary enrolled 343; in 2024-25, 348.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Cedar Ridge Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Surry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,425
Census ACS
Median income
$55,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
11,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Surry County Schools
- North Surry HighHigh · 792 students
- Surry Central HighHigh · 679 students
- East Surry HighHigh · 576 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 502 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Pilot Mountain MiddleMiddle · 401 students
Other Cedar Ridge Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Cedar Ridge Elementary. Cedar Ridge Elementary is the 10th largest of the 11.
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolGrovetown, GA · 1,060 students
- CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARYEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 557 students
- CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARYBRANSON, MO · 517 students
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolPUEBLO WEST, CO · 458 students
- CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIA, MO · 453 students
Nearby schools
- North Surry High7.0 mi · 792
- Fairview Elementary8.0 mi · 146
- J Sam Gentry Middle8.1 mi · 320
- Meadowview Magnet Middle8.3 mi · 318
- White Plains Elementary8.5 mi · 328
- Surry Online Magnet School8.6 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Ridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cedar Ridge Elementary?
Cedar Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cedar Ridge Elementary serve?
Cedar Ridge Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Cedar Ridge Elementary have?
Cedar Ridge Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Cedar Ridge Elementary?
Student demographics at Cedar Ridge Elementary are roughly 70% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Cedar Ridge Elementary in?
Cedar Ridge Elementary is part of Surry County Schools.
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