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Does Cedar Ridge High have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
1,148
High
DISTRICT 783 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370348002645
Cedar Ridge High
1125 New Grady Brown Sch Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278 · (919) 245-4000 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,148 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
542 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 323 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 301 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 297 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 227 | 20% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
65.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
34.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 High
Cedar Ridge High's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Ridge High this school | 1,148 | 47.2% | 50.2% |
| Harnett Central High Angier | 1,522 | 56.1% | 36.0% |
| Orange High Hillsborough | 1,161 | 46.3% | 44.5% |
| Western Alamance High Elon | 1,138 | 49.5% | 48.5% |
| Porter Ridge High School Indian Trail | 1,809 | 39.4% | 59.2% |
| North Henderson High Hendersonville | 1,052 | 60.6% | 57.0% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #206 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #243 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #157 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,148 | #150 of 598 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #413 of 473 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #179 of 474 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #394 of 527 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #128 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,148
+115 (+11%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 1,008
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 1,148 | 47.3 | 24.3:1 | 47% (542) |
| 2023-24 | 1,118 | 64 | 17.5:1 | 45% (498) |
| 2022-23 | 1,104 | 62.8 | 17.6:1 | 42% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 1,033 | 65 | 15.9:1 | 28% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 1,109 | 73.3 | 15.1:1 | 32% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 1,140 | 72 | 15.8:1 | 31% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 1,008 | 65 | 15.5:1 | 23% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Ridge High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,109 to 1,148); teachers down 35% (73.3 to 47.3).
About Cedar Ridge High
Cedar Ridge High is a large high school with an address in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Its enrollment is 1,148 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 761.
Orange County Schools operates 13 schools. Combined enrollment is 6,982 students.
White students make up 46% of enrollment at Cedar Ridge High, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 36% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Orange County's population at about 69%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
Cedar Ridge High has 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 24.3:1. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 47%.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Cedar Ridge High outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 64.4%.
In Orange County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $90,089 a year, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Cedar Ridge High, Orange County has 38 public schools.
Grady Brown Elementary, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 60.1%; Cedar Ridge High's is 50.2%, ranking 5th of 7.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Enrollment increased by 11% across 4 years, from 1,033 in 2020-21 to 1,148 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.9:1 to 24.3:1 over the same years.
The Cedar Ridge High discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,678
Census ACS
Median income
$90,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
19,582 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Orange County Schools
- Orange HighHigh · 1,161 students
- A L Stanback MiddleMiddle · 648 students
- Efland Cheeks ElementaryElementary · 532 students
- New Hope ElementaryElementary · 528 students
- River Park ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Orange MiddleMiddle · 514 students
Other schools in Hillsborough
- Orange HighHigh · 1,161 students
- Eno River AcademyCombined · 828 students
- A L Stanback MiddleMiddle · 648 students
- River Park ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Orange MiddleMiddle · 514 students
- Hillsborough ElementaryElementary · 435 students
Other Cedar Ridge High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cedar Ridge High. Cedar Ridge High is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Cedar Ridge High SchoolROUND ROCK, TX · 2,713 students
- CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLNEWARK, AR · 373 students
- Cedar Ridge HighRICHFIELD, UT · 57 students
Nearby schools
- Grady Brown Elementary0.2 mi · 406
- The Expedition School1.3 mi · 380
- Central Elementary1.9 mi · 261
- Hillsborough Elementary2.0 mi · 435
- River Park Elementary2.4 mi · 523
- Partnership Academy2.6 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Ridge HighWhat is the total enrollment at Cedar Ridge High?
Cedar Ridge High enrolls approximately 1,148 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cedar Ridge High serve?
Cedar Ridge High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cedar Ridge High have?
Cedar Ridge High employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Cedar Ridge High?
Student demographics at Cedar Ridge High are roughly 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedar Ridge High?
Cedar Ridge High is overseen by Orange County Schools in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.