📍 1125 New Grady Brown Sch Rd, Hillsborough, Orange County, 27278
Cedar Ridge High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hillsborough, Orange County. The school has 1,104 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orange County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 62.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cedar Ridge High enrolls 1,104 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 62.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 9.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 517 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 378 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 109 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 23 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
468 of the school's 1,104 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 436 qualify for free lunch and 32 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 High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 NC-40, state senate district 23, state house district 50.
Cedar Ridge High is one of 13 schools in Orange County Schools, based in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The district serves 6,982 students district-wide and employs 507 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,104 students, Cedar Ridge High is larger than the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe