Cedar Ridge Elementary

Summary:

Cedar Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, serving 471 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. As part of the Eden Prairie Public School District, which is ranked 69 out of 463 districts in the state, Cedar Ridge consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Minnesota.

Cedar Ridge's students perform significantly better than state and district averages on standardized tests, with 64.52% proficient or better in Reading compared to 49.85% statewide and 64.3% in the Eden Prairie district. The school's diversity is also a strength, with 49.47% White, 20.59% African American, 10.62% Hispanic, and 10.83% Asian students. This diversity is higher than nearby schools like Gatewood Elementary and Oak Point Elementary. Additionally, Cedar Ridge maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.6 to 15 students per teacher, compared to 12.3 to 19.7 students per teacher at other Eden Prairie schools.

While Cedar Ridge's academic performance and diversity are impressive, the school is also facing increasing socioeconomic challenges, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch rising from 22.1% in 2020-2021 to 30.36% in 2022-2023. This trend is still lower than some nearby schools, such as Gatewood Elementary (65.38%) and Oak Point Elementary (36.54%), but it will be important for Cedar Ridge to continue providing the necessary support and resources to ensure all students have the opportunity to succeed.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 8905 Braxton Dr
       Eden Prairie, MN  55347-3341


(952) 975-7800

District: Eden Prairie Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
148th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,938 Help


Students who attend Cedar Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Central Middle School
High:    Eden Prairie Senior High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.8 Help
Number of students:  490

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.8%
African American:
17.6%
Asian:
11.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  29.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Cedar Ridge Elementary ranks better than 83.2% of elementary schools in Minnesota. It also ranks last among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Eden Prairie Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.69. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (50.8%), African American (17.6%), Asian (11.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 29.6% 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 10.8, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Eden Prairie Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cedar Ridge Elementary is $14,938, which is the 3rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Eden Prairie Public School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cedar Ridge Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cedar Ridge Elementary 148th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Cedar Ridge Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Eden Prairie Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Eden Prairie Public School District 69th of 463 Minnesota 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 MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 83.21 50th 756 93.4%
2007 83.10 50th 777 93.6%
2008 75.97 126th 781 83.9%
2009 78.90 56th 434 87.1%
2010 78.96 85th 803 89.4%
2011 77.60 119th 814 85.4%
2012 75.26 151st 820 81.6%
2013 80.05 109th 824 86.8%
2014 78.15 128th 826 84.5%
2015 85.72 47th 840 94.4%
2016 85.12 51st 848 94.0%
2017 85.44 57th 853 93.3%
2018 85.70 55th 847 93.5%
2019 80.29 134th 870 84.6%
2021 86.85 67th 869 92.3%
2022 79.32 144th 858 83.2%
2023 81.36 123rd 845 85.4%
2024 79.69 148th 881 83.2%
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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 MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 69.13 36th 239 84.9%
2023 40.47 163rd 276 40.9%
2024 80.36 25th 303 91.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.51 56th 463 87.9%
2019 53.89 241st 515 53.2%
2021 63.18 122nd 417 70.7%
2022 84.89 38th 500 92.4%
2023 82.07 62nd 524 88.2%
2024 83.37 54th 572 90.6%
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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 MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.62 361st 728 50.4%
2019 43.13 460th 740 37.8%
2021 75.45 109th 683 84.0%
2022 60.37 247th 663 62.7%
2023 63.53 265th 774 65.8%
2024 72.79 156th 793 80.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.74 52nd 774 93.3%
2019 83.85 71st 787 91.0%
2021 88.84 32nd 783 95.9%
2022 86.56 52nd 799 93.5%
2023 84.41 78th 787 90.1%
2024 80.98 107th 809 86.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.69 79th 779 89.9%
2019 73.31 189th 798 76.3%
2021 80.12 111th 784 85.8%
2022 67.83 265th 808 67.2%
2023 74.37 186th 799 76.7%
2024 74.63 180th 826 78.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.84 10th 134 92.5%
2019 84.51 26th 136 80.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.51 37th 266 86.1%
2019 64.74 89th 283 68.6%
2021 89.80 10th 227 95.6%
2022 81.49 28th 282 90.1%
2023 77.82 41st 279 85.3%
2024 84.68 23rd 310 92.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 81.30 23rd 219 89.5%
2023 79.21 27th 214 87.4%
2024 67.74 58th 249 76.7%
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Rank History for White students at Cedar Ridge Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.04 12th 712 98.3%
2019 83.40 61st 722 91.6%
2021 91.50 14th 710 98.0%
2022 83.41 67th 725 90.8%
2023 84.25 69th 712 90.3%
2024 79.18 108th 730 85.2%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, 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: Minnesota Department of Education

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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
1990 569 7 21 5 1 n/a n/a 0 603
1991 608 12 20 2 0 n/a n/a 0 642
1992 663 9 19 4 3 n/a n/a 0 698
1993 700 9 17 4 1 n/a n/a 0 731
1994 692 8 17 4 1 n/a n/a 0 722
1995 781 8 33 6 0 n/a n/a 0 828
1996 781 8 33 6 0 n/a n/a 0 828
1997 814 3 32 10 2 n/a n/a 0 861
1998 834 10 31 9 2 n/a n/a 0 886
1999 817 5 26 9 3 n/a n/a 0 860
2000 764 13 26 12 1 n/a n/a 0 816
2001 719 11 30 5 8 n/a n/a 0 773
2002 781 17 72 8 6 n/a n/a 0 884
2003 781 17 72 8 6 n/a n/a 0 884
2004 783 25 73 12 6 n/a n/a 0 899
2005 735 33 92 19 2 n/a n/a 0 881
2006 726 52 101 13 5 n/a n/a 0 897
2007 750 52 116 26 2 n/a n/a 0 946
2008 705 68 132 23 8 n/a n/a 0 936
2009 626 54 173 23 3 n/a n/a 0 879
2010 588 62 196 24 1 n/a n/a 0 871
2011 561 65 214 32 2 0 40 0 914
2012 487 70 95 28 0 0 35 0 715
2013 558 76 120 44 0 0 35 0 833
2014 505 76 106 51 0 0 41 0 779
2015 481 72 100 52 0 0 38 0 743
2016 446 79 95 60 3 0 40 0 723
2017 395 76 102 56 3 0 41 0 673
2018 366 77 91 56 2 0 36 0 628
2019 368 90 85 60 4 0 42 0 649
2020 347 88 86 65 2 0 39 0 627
2021 252 76 35 42 1 0 33 0 439
2022 256 85 61 43 0 0 40 0 485
2023 233 97 51 50 0 0 40 0 471
2024 249 86 56 56 0 1 42 0 490

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
1990 603 35.4 17.0 1.2
1991 642 36.6 17.5 1.7
1992 698 38.0 18.3 0.6
1993 731 40.4 18.1 0.8
1994 722 42.5 17.0 0.3
1995 828 0.0 0.0 1.6
1996 828 0.0 0.0 1.6
1997 861 49.8 17.3 1.3
1998 886 n/a 0.0 2.4
1999 860 57.6 14.9 1.5
2000 816 50.9 16.0 1.6
2001 773 41.4 18.7 1.7
2002 884 44.4 19.9 3.7
2003 884 44.4 19.9 3.7
2004 899 46.3 19.4 2.4
2005 881 49.4 17.8 5.2
2006 897 46.5 19.3 7.8
2007 946 51.8 18.3 7.5
2008 936 55.6 16.8 8
2009 879 59.6 14.7 6.7
2010 871 53.0 16.4 9.8
2011 914 55.1 16.5 12
2012 715 50.4 14.1 19.3
2013 833 50.1 16.6 17.3
2014 779 51.0 15.2 19.8
2015 743 45.0 16.5 19.5
2016 723 48.0 15.0 20.5
2017 673 46.8 14.3 17.2
2018 628 45.7 13.7 17.2
2019 649 46.1 14.0 19.1
2020 627 52.5 11.9 22.2
2021 439 50.5 8.6 22.1
2022 485 39.1 12.3 19.6
2023 471 31.3 15.0 30.4
2024 490 45.1 10.8 29.6

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
1990 603 35.4 17.0 1.2
1991 642 36.6 17.5 1.7
1992 698 38.0 18.3 0.6
1993 731 40.4 18.1 0.8
1994 722 42.5 17.0 0.3
1995 828 0.0 0.0 1.6
1996 828 0.0 0.0 1.6
1997 861 49.8 17.3 1.3
1998 886 n/a 0.0 2.4
1999 860 57.6 14.9 1.5
2000 816 50.9 16.0 1.6
2001 773 41.4 18.7 1.7
2002 884 44.4 19.9 3.7
2003 884 44.4 19.9 3.7
2004 899 46.3 19.4 2.4
2005 881 49.4 17.8 5.2
2006 897 46.5 19.3 7.8
2007 946 51.8 18.3 7.5
2008 936 55.6 16.8 8
2009 879 59.6 14.7 6.7
2010 871 53.0 16.4 9.8
2011 914 55.1 16.5 12
2012 715 50.4 14.1 19.3
2013 833 50.1 16.6 17.3
2014 779 51.0 15.2 19.8
2015 743 45.0 16.5 19.5
2016 723 48.0 15.0 20.5
2017 673 46.8 14.3 17.2
2018 628 45.7 13.7 17.2
2019 649 46.1 14.0 19.1
2020 627 52.5 11.9 22.2
2021 439 50.5 8.6 22.1
2022 485 39.1 12.3 19.6
2023 471 31.3 15.0 30.4
2024 490 45.1 10.8 29.6

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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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $14,938

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Cedar Ridge Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 134th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 123rd of 845 Elementary schools
 0.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Cedar Ridge Elementary)72.874.7
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Eden Prairie Public School District)74.573.4
 1.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Cedar Ridge Elementary)69.160
 9.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Eden Prairie Public School District)68.661.1
 7.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Cedar Ridge Elementary)76.567.9
 8.6%
   4th Grade Math (Eden Prairie Public School District)75.270.7
 4.5%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Cedar Ridge Elementary)7258
 13.9%
   4th Grade Reading (Eden Prairie Public School District)69.166.3
 2.8%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Cedar Ridge Elementary)63.861.1
 2.7%
   5th Grade Math (Eden Prairie Public School District)65.165.5
 0.4%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Cedar Ridge Elementary)79.180.6
 1.5%
   5th Grade Reading (Eden Prairie Public School District)81.577.7
 3.8%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Cedar Ridge Elementary)61.564.8
 3.3%
   5th Grade Science (Eden Prairie Public School District)64.163.2
 1%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students649471
 27.4%
African American9097
 7.8%
American Indian40
 100%
Asian8551
 40%
Hispanic6050
 16.7%
Pacific Islander00
White368233
 36.7%
Two or More Races4240
 4.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients19.1%30.4%
 11.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Ridge Elementary

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

Middle : Central Middle School
High : Eden Prairie Senior High

In the 2023-24 school year, 490 students attended Cedar Ridge Elementary.

Students at Cedar Ridge Elementary are 51% White, 18% African American, 11% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Cedar Ridge Elementary ranks 148th of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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