Walter James Lenoir House · Photo: Eddyz9 · CC BY-SA 4.0Cedar Rock’s public schools
Caldwell County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cedar Rock. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Cedar Rock’s schools, in brief
School by school
11 of Cedar Rock’s 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Caldwell Early College places highest (better than 96%); Whitnel Elementary lowest (12%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
13 elementary schools serve Cedar Rock, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then seven middle schools and five high schools: South Caldwell High, Hibriten High, West Caldwell High, Caldwell Early College and Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cedar Rock, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Caldwell County Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Cedar Rock vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Cedar Rock’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rock | — | Caldwell County Schools |
Every school in Cedar Rock
22 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Cedar Rock’s schools
Are Cedar Rock’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Cedar Rock. Caldwell County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cedar Rock. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 11 of its 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Cedar Rock in?
Caldwell County Schools.
Where do Cedar Rock kids go to high school?
One of five high schools, depending on your address: South Caldwell High, Hibriten High, West Caldwell High, Caldwell Early College and Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy.
Parents talk
What Cedar Rock families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cedar Rock → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.