Cedar Ridge Elementary

Summary:

Cedar Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Waco, Texas, serving 447 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Waco Independent School District, which is ranked 901 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cedar Ridge Elementary faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student group outcomes, and resource allocation. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with consistently low scores on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 17.46% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 48.85% statewide and 23.54% in the Waco ISD. The school's performance for specific student groups, such as African American and Hispanic students, is among the lowest in the state. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.1 to 15.4 over the past three years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Lake Air Montessori School and Bosqueville Elementary, Cedar Ridge Elementary's performance is consistently lower. In 2023-2024, Lake Air Montessori School had significantly higher proficiency rates in reading and math compared to Cedar Ridge Elementary. The school's performance has remained stagnant or declined over the past several years, with no significant improvements in its statewide rankings or STAAR test scores. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and the school's low funding and resources may be contributing factors to the poor academic performance at Cedar Ridge Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2115 Meridian Ave
       Waco, TX  76708-1617


(254) 756-1241

District: Waco Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4105th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,532 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  450

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.3%
African American:
27.1%
White:
8.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.4% Help


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Compare Details Cedar Ridge Elementary ranks worse than 87.8% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 6th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Waco Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.71. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.3%), African American (27.1%), White (8.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cedar Ridge Elementary is 13.4, which is the 3rd best among 15 elementary schools in the Waco Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cedar Ridge Elementary is $11,532. 8 elementary schools in the Waco Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cedar Ridge Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cedar Ridge Elementary 4105th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Cedar Ridge Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Waco Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Waco Independent School District (Isd) 901st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cedar Ridge Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 34.12 2714th 3465 21.7%
2005 32.37 2772nd 3475 20.2%
2006 38.79 2550th 3476 26.6%
2007 23.15 3303rd 3724 11.3%
2008 10.86 3639th 3768 3.4%
2009 11.42 3749th 3884 3.5%
2010 22.18 3543rd 3937 10.0%
2011 28.53 3451st 4095 15.7%
2012 27.81 3527th 4206 16.1%
2013 9.08 4106th 4221 2.7%
2014 8.06 4165th 4260 2.2%
2015 17.89 3850th 4320 10.9%
2016 13.78 3974th 4286 7.3%
2017 13.76 4059th 4329 6.2%
2018 22.70 3655th 4359 16.2%
2019 25.62 3600th 4479 19.6%
2021 19.12 3932nd 4578 14.1%
2022 17.02 4102nd 4581 10.5%
2023 12.96 4362nd 4647 6.1%
2024 18.71 4105th 4675 12.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.73 1568th 3226 51.4%
2019 49.92 1569th 3333 52.9%
2021 34.67 2380th 3446 30.9%
2022 27.96 2863rd 3487 17.9%
2023 22.76 3118th 3556 12.3%
2024 34.21 2533rd 3638 30.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.04 2984th 3558 16.1%
2019 32.59 2644th 3684 28.2%
2021 34.88 2423rd 3799 36.2%
2022 28.77 3122nd 3952 21.0%
2023 36.67 2567th 4086 37.2%
2024 26.22 3484th 4261 18.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.65 2992nd 4264 29.8%
2019 35.76 3071st 4309 28.7%
2021 27.44 3560th 4451 20.0%
2022 26.12 3732nd 4477 16.6%
2023 20.02 4095th 4521 9.4%
2024 27.50 3714th 4560 18.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.96 3313th 4306 23.1%
2019 27.75 3461st 4348 20.4%
2021 23.26 3660th 4499 18.6%
2022 25.93 3683rd 4561 19.3%
2023 20.11 4019th 4588 12.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.89 2189th 3184 31.3%
2021 38.11 2129th 3006 29.2%
2022 32.56 2427th 2958 18.0%
2023 24.24 2664th 2980 10.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.98 1867th 4240 56.0%
2019 47.08 2180th 4295 49.2%
2021 30.47 3327th 4331 23.2%
2022 28.17 3620th 4461 18.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.19 3866th 4319 10.5%
2019 24.70 3628th 4357 16.7%
2021 17.72 4015th 4498 10.7%
2022 12.07 4349th 4563 4.7%
2023 9.94 4423rd 4585 3.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.54 2206th 2483 11.2%
2019 24.67 2158th 2515 14.2%
2021 32.66 1735th 2444 29.0%
2022 30.57 1856th 2421 23.3%
2023 17.77 2261st 2443 7.4%
2024 22.13 2125th 2421 12.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.21 2390th 4168 42.7%
2019 41.67 2517th 4188 39.9%
2021 26.60 3467th 4329 19.9%
2022 23.56 3780th 4376 13.6%
2023 17.70 4051st 4401 8.0%
2024 34.02 3169th 4431 28.5%
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Rank History for White students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.49 2899th 3127 7.3%
2019 10.50 3031st 3142 3.5%
2021 5.14 3034th 3082 1.6%
2022 19.75 2724th 3082 11.6%
2023 23.14 2652nd 3106 14.6%
2024 0.39 3078th 3078 0.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Cedar Ridge Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 115 242 1 56 n/a n/a n/a 0 414
1989 136 325 1 63 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1990 128 321 1 75 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1991 143 350 1 73 0 n/a n/a 0 567
1992 131 335 0 87 0 n/a n/a 0 553
1993 124 315 1 87 0 n/a n/a 0 527
1994 83 210 0 58 0 n/a n/a 0 351
1995 66 240 0 58 1 n/a n/a 0 365
1996 66 240 0 58 1 n/a n/a 0 365
1997 86 285 0 91 1 n/a n/a 0 463
1998 68 312 1 88 0 n/a n/a 0 469
1999 120 234 1 180 0 n/a n/a 0 535
2000 122 256 1 208 0 n/a n/a 0 587
2001 150 255 1 225 0 n/a n/a 0 631
2002 126 218 1 207 0 n/a n/a 0 552
2003 126 218 1 207 0 n/a n/a 0 552
2004 109 242 1 220 0 n/a n/a 0 572
2005 114 240 1 227 0 n/a n/a 0 582
2006 106 225 0 259 0 n/a n/a 0 590
2007 98 253 0 261 0 n/a n/a 0 612
2008 74 269 0 218 0 n/a n/a 0 561
2009 62 287 0 239 0 n/a n/a 0 588
2010 59 257 0 296 1 n/a n/a 0 613
2011 66 195 0 287 0 0 9 0 557
2012 89 148 1 299 0 0 9 0 546
2013 92 202 3 380 6 0 15 0 698
2014 59 182 3 409 3 0 11 0 667
2015 43 196 3 370 1 0 14 0 627
2016 51 157 1 386 0 0 12 0 607
2017 47 152 4 381 0 0 10 0 594
2018 37 166 1 353 0 0 10 0 567
2019 38 162 1 342 1 0 10 0 554
2020 39 167 1 328 1 0 6 0 542
2021 37 146 1 323 0 1 13 0 521
2022 41 130 3 296 0 0 16 0 486
2023 37 132 3 265 0 0 10 0 447
2024 39 122 0 276 0 1 12 0 450

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cedar Ridge Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 414 28.0 14.7 n/a
1989 525 n/a n/a n/a
1990 525 30.0 17.5 n/a
1991 567 30.2 18.7 n/a
1992 553 35.4 15.6 77.8
1993 527 34.0 15.5 85
1994 351 36.9 9.5 79.8
1995 365 28.0 13.0 85.5
1996 365 28.0 13.0 85.5
1997 463 30.0 15.4 83.2
1998 469 31.1 15.1 87.4
1999 535 30.5 17.5 90.1
2000 587 31.0 18.9 89.3
2001 631 35.5 17.8 87.8
2002 552 36.4 15.2 93.3
2003 552 36.4 15.2 93.3
2004 572 36.7 15.6 90
2005 582 37.2 15.6 89.2
2006 590 38.1 15.5 87.3
2007 612 41.7 14.7 89.9
2008 561 36.3 15.5 87.7
2009 588 35.8 16.4 87.9
2010 613 38.5 15.9 93.5
2011 557 38.0 14.6 93.5
2012 546 30.0 18.2 93
2013 698 39.5 17.6 93.7
2014 667 38.2 17.4 92.4
2015 627 36.0 17.4 96.7
2016 607 36.0 16.8 93.4
2017 594 37.9 15.6 94.9
2018 567 36.8 15.3 94.9
2019 554 33.5 16.5 93.3
2020 542 33.7 16.0 95.4
2021 521 33.6 15.4 95.6
2022 486 33.9 14.3 95.7
2023 447 34.0 13.1 95.7
2024 450 33.3 13.4 94.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cedar Ridge Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 414 28.0 14.7 n/a
1989 525 n/a n/a n/a
1990 525 30.0 17.5 n/a
1991 567 30.2 18.7 n/a
1992 553 35.4 15.6 77.8
1993 527 34.0 15.5 85
1994 351 36.9 9.5 79.8
1995 365 28.0 13.0 85.5
1996 365 28.0 13.0 85.5
1997 463 30.0 15.4 83.2
1998 469 31.1 15.1 87.4
1999 535 30.5 17.5 90.1
2000 587 31.0 18.9 89.3
2001 631 35.5 17.8 87.8
2002 552 36.4 15.2 93.3
2003 552 36.4 15.2 93.3
2004 572 36.7 15.6 90
2005 582 37.2 15.6 89.2
2006 590 38.1 15.5 87.3
2007 612 41.7 14.7 89.9
2008 561 36.3 15.5 87.7
2009 588 35.8 16.4 87.9
2010 613 38.5 15.9 93.5
2011 557 38.0 14.6 93.5
2012 546 30.0 18.2 93
2013 698 39.5 17.6 93.7
2014 667 38.2 17.4 92.4
2015 627 36.0 17.4 96.7
2016 607 36.0 16.8 93.4
2017 594 37.9 15.6 94.9
2018 567 36.8 15.3 94.9
2019 554 33.5 16.5 93.3
2020 542 33.7 16.0 95.4
2021 521 33.6 15.4 95.6
2022 486 33.9 14.3 95.7
2023 447 34.0 13.1 95.7
2024 450 33.3 13.4 94.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Cedar Ridge Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,397 (13.5%) $8,933 (86.5%) $10,329
2020 $1,595 (15.1%) $9,001 (85.0%) $10,595
2021 $1,776 (15.4%) $9,756 (84.6%) $11,532

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Cedar Ridge Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3600th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4362nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 13.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Cedar Ridge Elementary)2114
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Waco Independent School District (Isd))2727
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cedar Ridge Elementary)1511
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Waco Independent School District (Isd))2520
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Cedar Ridge Elementary)3018
 12%
   4th Grade Reading (Waco Independent School District (Isd))2525
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Ridge Elementary)3415
 19%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Waco Independent School District (Isd))2717
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Cedar Ridge Elementary)2824
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Waco Independent School District (Isd))3437
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Ridge Elementary)3929
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Waco Independent School District (Isd))3829
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Cedar Ridge Elementary)5429
 25%
   5th Grade Science (Waco Independent School District (Isd))3423
 11%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students554447
 19.3%
African American162132
 18.5%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian13
 200%
Hispanic342265
 22.5%
Pacific Islander00
White3837
 2.6%
Two or More Races1010
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.3%95.7%
 2.4%


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Students at Cedar Ridge Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 27% African American, 9% White, 3% Two or more races.

Cedar Ridge Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Cedar Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Waco High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 450 students attended Cedar Ridge Elementary.


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