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Cedar Ridge High School (Texas)

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School type
  
Public high school

Teaching staff
  
186.29 (FTE)

Enrollment
  
2,781 (2013-14)

Phone
  
+1 512-704-0100

Number of students
  
2,781

Principal
  
Lynette Thomas

Grades
  
9-12

Student to teacher ratio
  
14.93

Founded
  
2010

Address
  
2801 Gattis School Rd, Round Rock, TX 78664, USA

School district
  
Round Rock Independent School District

Profiles

Cedar Ridge High School is a public secondary school in Round Rock, United States. For the 2010-2011 school year, the school includes grades nine and ten. Grade eleven was added in 2011-2012 and grade twelve in 2012-2013. The school is the largest high school in the Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD), and in Central Texas with an enrollment of more than 3,000 students. Admission is primarily based on the locations of students' homes in the district. The building of the school was approved in the 2006 Bond, and was completed just prior to the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year.

Contents

The school houses the Professional Studies, the S.T.E.M.(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), the International Business and Economics, the Visual/ Performing Arts, and the Health Science Academies.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,781 students enrolled in 2013-14 was:

  • Male - 50.7%
  • Female - 49.3%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.6%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 5.6%
  • Black - 13.6%
  • Hispanic - 35.2%
  • White - 41.0%
  • Multiracial - 4.0%
  • 29.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

    Athletics

    Cedar Ridge High School offers Varsity and Junior Varsity Football, Baseball, Basketball (Men and Women), Golf, Soccer (Men and Women), Tennis, Volleyball, Softball, Track and Field (Men and Women), Cross Country, and Swimming. They also offer club sports such as Water Polo (hosted by the school's swimming team) and Ultimate Frisbee. The football, women's basketball, women's soccer, and softball teams have consistently advanced to the playoffs every year.

    Honors

    Cedar Ridge High School is the "greenest" school in RRISD and was built with a modern and environmentally-friendly design. Upon completion, the school was named LEED certified in 2011.

    References

    Cedar Ridge High School (Texas) Wikipedia