Cedar Ridge High School (Texas)

Cedar Ridge High School is a public secondary school in Round Rock, Texas, United States. The school opened for the 2010-2011 school year with grades nine and ten. Grade eleven was added in 2011-2012, and grade twelve in 2012-2013. The school is the 3rd largest high school in the Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD) and the 8th largest Central Texas by enrollment, as of 2021. Admission is primarily based on the locations of students' homes in the district. The school's construction was approved with the passing of RRISD's 2006 Bond, and was completed prior to the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year.^[3]

Cedar Ridge High School
Address
2801 Gattis School Road Round Rock, Texas 78664 United States
Coordinates	30°29′33″N 97°38′25″W
Information
School type	Public high school
Founded	2010; 15 years ago (2010)
Principal	Dr. Shawn Miller[1]
Teaching staff	170.09 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,707 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	15.92[2]
Color(s)	Black, purple, and Silver
Nickname	Raiders
Website	cedarridge.roundrockisd.org

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Honors

Cedar Ridge High School was built with a modern and environmentally-friendly design. Upon completion, the school was named LEED-certified in 2011.^[7]

Notable alumni

• Deuce Vaughn – American football player (born 2001)^[8]
• SypherPK (Ali Hassan) - Online content creator, streamer, and entrepreneur (born 1996)

References

1. "Administration". Cedar Ridge High School. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
2. "Search for Public Schools - Cedar Ridge H S (483808011097)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
3. "Round Rock Independent School District - 2006 Bond Program". Round Rock Independent School District. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007.
4. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Cedar Ridge H S". ed.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
5. "Athletics | Cedar Ridge High School". cedarridge.roundrockisd.org.
6. "Cedar Ridge (Round Rock, TX) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
7. "Round Rock ISD Cedar Ridge High School". usgbc.org. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
8. Hawkins, Stephen (November 30, 2022). "Big 12 title game RBs look different, have similar results". Associated Press. Retrieved December 31, 2022. Coming out of Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock, Texas, Vaughn was largely overlooked by most major programs, ...

External links

• District Homepage
• TEA Rating