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Hickory Ridge High
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Hickory Ridge High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

7321 Raging Ridge Road, Harrisburg, NC 28075 · (704) 260-6630 · Part of Cabarrus County Schools

Harrisburg’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Photo: Mkrieger95 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,671
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Hickory Ridge High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

Where Harrisburg kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Hickory Ridge Middle1,057 students
9–12Hickory Ridge HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency70%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts74%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7321 Raging Ridge Road, Harrisburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9441
Grade 10416
Grade 11418
Grade 12396
Enrollment over time
1,655’20
1,683’21
1,720’22
1,673’23
1,671’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Black 23%Asian 14%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hickory Ridge High from Harrisburg families.

Other schools in Cabarrus County Schools

The district →
Charles E Boger Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kannapolis
B
895 students16:1
Harrisburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Harrisburg
A
850 students16:1
W M Irvin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
C−
760 students14:1
Winecoff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
C−
740 students15:1
R Brown McAllister Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
B+
698 students15:1
Rocky River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
C
652 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Harrisburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.