Cedar Ridge High School (Texas)
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| Cedar Ridge High School | |
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| Address | |
| 2801 Gattis School Road Round Rock, Texas 78664 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Principal | Lynette Thomas |
| Teaching staff | 186.29 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,781 (2013-14) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.93 |
| Color(s) | Black, purple, and Silver |
| Nickname | Raiders |
| Website | cedarridge |
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Cedar Ridge High School is a public secondary school in Round Rock, USA. 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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[1]
Organizations
The high school is home to many clubs and organizations such as: Anime, Asian Youth, ASTRO, Royalty, Cheerleading, Chess, Chinese, Culinary, Cultural Awareness, DECA, Diamond Divas, FCA, Film and Video, Forensics, French, German, GSA, HOSA, I am Norm, Interact, Lacrosse, Ladies of Purpose, Law Academy, National Art Society, National Spanish Honor Society, New Horizons, Opening Knight, PALS, Poetry, Raiders in Action, Raider Connect, Raiders of the Lost Art, Writing, Recycling, ROZVI, Spanish, Speech and Debate, Future Business Leaders of America, and Student Council.[4]
Cedar Ridge High School's Theatre program (Theatre at the Ridge) competed in the Greater Austin Theatre High School Musical Awards in 2014 and received the awards of Best Production, Best Musical Direction, Best Choreography, and Best Actor in a Lead Role. [5]
Student Council has been awarded the Texas Association of Student Council's Sweepstakes Award for the years 2011-2013. The Sweepstakes award is the highest honor for a Council in the state of Texas. The council is composed of several committees including Energy & Environment, Pride & Patriotism, Drug Alcohol Safety Health Awareness, and Community Service
Cedar Ridge’s partnership with Dell is also another highlight of the school. During the 2014-2015 school year, 21 students from Cedar Ridge designed and developed the Library of the Future concept and have had amazing results. Not only did the students educated other schools across Texas about building a partnership between a school and a business but they have also presented their ideas at several conferences going all the way to national level.
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.[6]
