📍 311 Cedar Ridge Rd SE, Dalton, Whitfield County, 30721
Cedar Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dalton, Whitfield County. The school has 373 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whitfield County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cedar Ridge Elementary enrolls 373 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 35% White and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 211 | 57% |
| White | 130 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
317 of the school's 373 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 263 qualify for free lunch and 54 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cedar Ridge Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 54, state house district 6.
Cedar Ridge Elementary is one of 22 schools in Whitfield County, based in Dalton, Georgia. The district serves 11,942 students district-wide and employs 918 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 373 students, Cedar Ridge Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 543 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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