📍 2115 Meridian Ave, Waco, McLennan County, 76708
Cedar Ridge el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waco, McLennan County. The school has 447 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erin Lange. It is part of the Waco Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cedar Ridge el enrolls 447 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 8.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 265 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 132 | 30% |
| White | 37 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
428 of the school's 447 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 417 qualify for free lunch and 11 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 el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 56.
Cedar Ridge el is one of 25 schools in WACO ISD, based in WACO, Texas. The district serves 13,376 students district-wide and employs 997 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 447 students, Cedar Ridge el is smaller than the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize