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Enrollment
1,671
High
DISTRICT 889 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053002833
Hickory Ridge High
7321 Raging Ridge Road, Harrisburg, NC 28075 · (704) 260-6630 · Cabarrus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,671 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of North Carolina public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
20.2:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
327 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 441 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 416 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 418 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 396 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
73.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
61.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Hickory Ridge High
Hickory Ridge High's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Ridge High this school | 1,671 | 19.6% | 64.2% |
| Chapel Hill High Chapel Hill | 1,608 | 22.2% | 66.4% |
| Apex High Apex | 2,449 | 22.5% | 60.5% |
| Providence High School Charlotte | 2,167 | 15.2% | 81.4% |
| Central Academy of Technology and Arts Monroe | 875 | 13.8% | 87.6% |
| East Chapel Hill High Chapel Hill | 1,419 | 22.2% | 66.8% |
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 Hickory Ridge High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #104 of 468 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #82 of 464 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #99 of 448 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,671 | #69 of 598 | #3 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #305 of 473 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #61 of 474 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #510 of 527 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #225 of 277 | #5 of 7 |
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
1,671
+16 (+1%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 1,401
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 1,671 | 82.6 | 20.2:1 | 20% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 1,673 | 83.5 | 20.0:1 | 22% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 1,720 | 82.2 | 20.9:1 | 19% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 1,655 | 80 | 20.7:1 | 13% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 1,735 | 81.4 | 21.3:1 | 16% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 1,669 | 83 | 20.1:1 | 18% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 1,401 | 81 | 17.3:1 | 17% (245) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickory Ridge High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,735 to 1,671); teachers up 1% (81.4 to 82.6).
About Hickory Ridge High
Hickory Ridge High is a large high school for students in Harrisburg, North Carolina. The latest federal count shows 1,671 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 120% higher.
The district, Cabarrus County Schools, has 35,568 students enrolled across 44 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Hickory Ridge High is White (46%). The remaining students are 23% Black, 14% Asian, 11% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Cabarrus County is about 59% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Hickory Ridge High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
Hickory Ridge High employs 82.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.2:1. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 19.6:1. Hickory Ridge High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 20%. That is lower than the 56% average for public schools in Cabarrus County.
The allk12 Grade for Hickory Ridge High is B+. Compared with North Carolina public high schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hickory Ridge High's results are 8.6 points below predicted: 64.2% against 72.9%.
Hickory Ridge High is located in Cabarrus County, where median household income is about $89,005, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 56 public schools in Cabarrus County, with a combined enrollment of about 43,278.
Of nearby public schools, Hickory Ridge Middle is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 69.6%, higher than Hickory Ridge High's 64.2%.
Hickory Ridge High is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,671, starting from 1,655.
The Hickory Ridge High community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cabarrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
236,133
Census ACS
Median income
$89,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
43,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cabarrus County Schools
- Cox Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- West Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Central Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,369 students
- Harris Road MiddleMiddle · 1,368 students
- Jay M Robinson HighHigh · 1,210 students
- Northwest Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,142 students
Other schools in Harrisburg
- Hickory Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,057 students
- Hickory Ridge ElementaryElementary · 927 students
- Harrisburg ElementaryElementary · 850 students
- A.C.E. AcademyElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Hickory Ridge Middle0.4 mi · 1,057
- Harrisburg Elementary0.8 mi · 850
- Hickory Ridge Elementary1.6 mi · 927
- A.C.E. Academy2.1 mi · 421
- Pitts School Road Elementary2.5 mi · 885
- C C Griffin Middle2.7 mi · 792
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory Ridge HighWhat is the total enrollment at Hickory Ridge High?
Hickory Ridge High enrolls approximately 1,671 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hickory Ridge High serve?
Hickory Ridge High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hickory Ridge High?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at Hickory Ridge High.
How diverse is Hickory Ridge High?
Hickory Ridge High reports a student body of 46% White, 11% Hispanic, 23% Black, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hickory Ridge High in?
Hickory Ridge High is part of Cabarrus County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.