Best Public Schools in Lowgap, NC

Summary:

The city of Lowgap, North Carolina has only one school, Cedar Ridge Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. This school is part of the Surry County Schools district, which is ranked in the top quarter of districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Cedar Ridge Elementary has a student enrollment of 364, with a racial makeup of 73.08% white and 23.35% Hispanic. The school has a high percentage of students (72.8%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Academically, the school's performance is mixed, with some grade levels and subjects exceeding the district and state averages, while others fall below. Overall, Cedar Ridge Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle range of North Carolina elementary schools and maintains a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Cedar Ridge Elementary may not be a standout school, the strong performance of the Surry County Schools district suggests that the school has the potential to improve its academic outcomes. By focusing on areas where the school is underperforming and leveraging the resources and support available at the district level, Cedar Ridge Elementary could work towards achieving higher levels of academic excellence and better serving the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population.

School	Students/Teachers	Ranking (2023)	Ranking (2022)	EOG Mathematics (2023)	EOG Reading (2023)	EOG Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	734 Flippin Road	Lowgap	27024	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 352-4320	364	28	13.0	72.8%	266 (73.1%)	2 (0.5%)	85 (23.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	53.8	698^th of 1502 public elementary schools	53.5%		50.2	743^rd of 1514 public elementary schools	50.9%	45	52.5	55.8	73.7	32.8	55.8	49.1	75.4	$9,811	$1,760	$8,051

Cities Near Lowgap

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ennice	7.37 mi	1	217^th
State Road	8.77 mi	1	59^th
Dobson	9.56 mi	7	188^th
Mount Airy	9.68 mi	11	160^th
Traphill	14.7 mi	1	305^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				EOG Mathematics (2023)			EOG Reading (2023)			EOG Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	734 Flippin Road	Lowgap	27024	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 352-4320	364	28	13.0	72.8%	266 (73.1%)	2 (0.5%)	85 (23.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	53.8	698^th of 1502 public elementary schools	53.5%		50.2	743^rd of 1514 public elementary schools	50.9%	45	52.5	55.8	73.7	32.8	55.8	49.1	75.4	$9,811	$1,760	$8,051