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Enrollment
1,057
Middle
DISTRICT 893 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053003170
Hickory Ridge Middle
7336 Raging Ridge Rd, Harrisburg, NC 28075 · (704) 260-6490 · Cabarrus County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,057 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
181 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 360 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 350 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 347 | 33% |
Student demographics
72%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
79.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
82.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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
82.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Middle
Hickory Ridge Middle's state test result (82.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Ridge Middle this school | 1,057 | 17.1% | 82.6% |
| Jay M. Robinson Middle Charlotte | 1,333 | 20.1% | 85.9% |
| Smith Middle Chapel Hill | 763 | 22.4% | 74.2% |
| Salem Middle Apex | 1,057 | 19.2% | 78.0% |
| Weddington Middle Matthews | 1,324 | 7.3% | 89.1% |
| Marvin Ridge Middle Waxhaw | 1,277 | 4.5% | 89.3% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #13 of 463 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #11 of 461 | #2 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #13 of 463 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,057 | #28 of 478 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #452 of 456 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #29 of 456 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.1% | #462 of 472 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #167 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,057
-51 (-5%) vs 2020
+26% since 2010-11, when it was 841
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 1,057 | 50.6 | 20.9:1 | 17% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 994 | 50.2 | 19.8:1 | 18% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 935 | 53.5 | 17.5:1 | 17% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 1,108 | 58 | 19.1:1 | 15% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 1,181 | 60.8 | 19.4:1 | 20% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 1,128 | 64 | 17.6:1 | 21% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 841 | 48 | 17.5:1 | 20% (167) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickory Ridge Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,181 to 1,057); teachers down 17% (60.8 to 50.6).
About Hickory Ridge Middle
Hickory Ridge Middle is a middle school in Harrisburg, North Carolina, reachable at (704) 260-6490. The school has 1,057 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students, which makes this school 75% above average.
Cabarrus County Schools has 35,568 students spread across 44 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Hickory Ridge Middle is White, with 40% of students. Other groups make up 27% Asian, 19% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Cabarrus County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hickory Ridge Middle scores 72%.
The school lists 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 17% of the student body. Compared with the 56% average for public schools in Cabarrus County, the school's rate is lower.
Hickory Ridge Middle earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Test results at Hickory Ridge Middle are 9.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (82.6% actual, 73.6% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Cabarrus County show that the median household earns about $89,005 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Cabarrus County has 56 public schools with about 43,278 students, including Hickory Ridge Middle.
Hickory Ridge High, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Hickory Ridge Middle places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 1,108 (2020-21) to 1,057 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio rising from 19.1:1 to 20.9:1.
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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
- Hickory Ridge HighHigh · 1,671 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
Other schools in Harrisburg
- Hickory Ridge HighHigh · 1,671 students
- Hickory Ridge ElementaryElementary · 927 students
- Harrisburg ElementaryElementary · 850 students
- A.C.E. AcademyElementary · 421 students
Other Hickory Ridge Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hickory Ridge Middle. Hickory Ridge Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Hickory Ridge MiddleMemphis, TN · 805 students
Nearby schools
- Hickory Ridge High0.4 mi · 1,671
- Harrisburg Elementary0.7 mi · 850
- A.C.E. Academy1.7 mi · 421
- Hickory Ridge Elementary1.8 mi · 927
- Pitts School Road Elementary2.4 mi · 885
- Roberta Road Middle2.9 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory Ridge MiddleHow many students attend Hickory Ridge Middle?
Hickory Ridge Middle enrolls approximately 1,057 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hickory Ridge Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hickory Ridge Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hickory Ridge Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hickory Ridge Middle is approximately 20.9:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hickory Ridge Middle?
Hickory Ridge Middle reports a student body of 40% White, 8% Hispanic, 19% Black, 27% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hickory Ridge Middle?
Hickory Ridge Middle is overseen by Cabarrus County Schools in Cabarrus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.