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Polo Ridge Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Polo Ridge Elementary is a highly-rated public elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 588 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional academic performance.

Polo Ridge Elementary students significantly outperform their peers in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district and the state of North Carolina in various subject areas, with 92.2% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in mathematics compared to 66.7% in the district and 64.1% statewide. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, ranking among the top 1% of North Carolina elementary schools for African American students and English Language Learners.

While Polo Ridge Elementary is a standout, the region is home to several other high-performing schools, including Endhaven Elementary, McKee Road Elementary, and Telra Institute, a public charter school. This suggests that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Union County Public Schools districts value and support quality education, with a range of high-performing options for families.

634

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,446

Per pupil spending ?

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11830 Tom Short Rd
Charlotte, NC 28277-9103

(980) 343-0749

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Polo Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jay M. Robinson Middle
High:	Ardrey Kell High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.1%

Asian:

27.8%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (91% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

7^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 109Elementary Schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

119^th of 242Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	7 of 1490	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	47 of 1505	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	18 of 1502	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	20 of 1514	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	25 of 1489	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	35 of 1473	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	15 of 1434	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	97.0	4 of 1429	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.0	14 of 1425	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	96.8	10 of 1440	99.3%	★★★★★
2014	96.8	17 of 1390	98.8%	★★★★★
2013	98.3	15 of 1403	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	91.6	6 of 1388	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	90.8	22 of 1381	98.4%	★★★★★
2010	91.5	12 of 1363	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	91.9	18 of 1354	98.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	1 of 918	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	27 of 896	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	126 of 949	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	78 of 927	91.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	27 of 131	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	36 of 130	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	35 of 114	69.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	30 of 107	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	6 of 95	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	76.2	21 of 106	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	7 of 99	92.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	71.5	99 of 634	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	120 of 646	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	91 of 878	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	209 of 897	76.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	3 of 563	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	10 of 533	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	1 of 514	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	11 of 497	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	7 of 1451	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	30 of 1455	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	27 of 1459	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	18 of 1458	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	30 of 1440	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	54 of 1424	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	3 of 1405	99.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	147 of 710	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	232 of 669	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	159 of 582	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	148 of 500	70.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	96.1	17 of 951	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	3 of 843	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	41 of 865	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	16 of 851	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	5 of 1437	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	27 of 1450	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	23 of 1437	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	64.3	406 of 1361	70.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	20 of 1450	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	68 of 1464	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	12 of 1461	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	32 of 1464	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	16 of 1444	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	28 of 1430	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	34 of 1413	97.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	19 of 821	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	16 of 801	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	24 of 1172	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	105 of 1166	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	48 of 1183	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	56 of 1194	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	116 of 1172	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	107 of 1183	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	48 of 1178	95.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)79th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science94%+32 vs state

Mathematics94%+33 vs state

Reading88%+35 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, July 5, 2013

I've had the pleasure of interacting with some of the most caring, effective teachers I've ever met. They are excellent educators and always put the students first. Everyone is starting to settle into the new administration, although its a big change. We love Polo Ridge! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Polo Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11830 Tom Short Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0749	634	37	17.1	18.5%	311 (49.1%)	43 (6.8%)	60 (9.5%)	176 (27.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.6%)	97.8	7^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.1	47^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.9%	40	92.2	93.9	95.2				80.2	93.0	89.6				94.3		$8,446	$380	$8,066
Rea Farms STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	11532 Golf Links Drive	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0723	1,098	67	16.3	12.8%	459 (41.8%)	117 (10.7%)	108 (9.8%)	343 (31.2%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	62 (5.6%)	97.2	18^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.8%		95.7	42^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	97.2%	24	92.1	91.3	93.2	91.1	90.9	93.1	85.1	89.3	90.2	79.5	86.4	89.3	92.4	93.1
Hawk Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9201 Bryant Farms Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5927	640	44	14.6	19.5%	307 (48.0%)	51 (8.0%)	59 (9.2%)	193 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	93.7	64^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.7%		93.9	61^st of 1505 public elementary schools	95.9%	3	88.3	85.9	89.1				73.4	84.7	73.7				84.7		$8,540	$389	$8,151
Providence Spring Elementary	Public	K-5	10045 Providence Church Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6935	586	36	16.1	5.3%	448 (76.5%)	29 (4.9%)	34 (5.8%)	35 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	98.1	6^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.4	13^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.1%	7	94.9	95.3	89.7				85.5	94.3	87.4				97.7		$8,184	$407	$7,776
Knights View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11000 Beau Riley Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-7442	511	35	14.5	19.4%	202 (39.5%)	44 (8.6%)	57 (11.2%)	182 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)								(n/a)	96.5	97.3					86.0	95.4
Rea View Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Reid Dairy Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1524	629	40	15.7	5.4%	452 (71.9%)	18 (2.9%)	36 (5.7%)	98 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	97.5	14^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.1	17^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.9%	3	92.3	91.1	95.5				80.3	90.2	89.3				92.0		$8,855	$523	$8,331
Endhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6815 Endhaven Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5436	790	49	16.0	36.1%	251 (31.8%)	111 (14.1%)	217 (27.5%)	170 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.1%)	73.6	337^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.4%		72.8	360^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.1%	23	67.2	71.2	70.6				48.2	73.7	65.1				75.4		$9,386	$489	$8,897
McKee Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 McKee Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3970	534	34	15.7	27.3%	259 (48.5%)	53 (9.9%)	58 (10.9%)	136 (25.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	96.1	38^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.8	40^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.3%	2	96.4	90.1	91.1				73.5	85.2	82.2				87.1		$9,115	$850	$8,265
McAlpine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9100 Carswell Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3750	535	39	13.7	29.9%	294 (55.0%)	73 (13.6%)	116 (21.7%)	26 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	84.4	185^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.6%		78.9	259^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.8%	74	83.1	74.3	76.2				68.7	77.0	67.9				69.0		$10,386	$944	$9,443
Elon Park Elementary	Public	K-5	11425 Ardrey Kell Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1440	732	44	16.6	22.0%	216 (29.5%)	92 (12.6%)	99 (13.5%)	286 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	93	73^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	95.1%		94.7	51^st of 1505 public elementary schools	96.6%	22	82.1	85.6	90.1				64.8	83.3	79.6				87.3		$8,027	$350	$7,677

Frequently Asked Questions about Polo Ridge Elementary

What schools do graduates of Polo Ridge Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Jay M. Robinson Middle
High : Ardrey Kell High School

Is Polo Ridge Elementary a good school?

Yes! Polo Ridge Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Polo Ridge Elementary?

Students at Polo Ridge Elementary are 49% White, 28% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Polo Ridge Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

How many students attend Polo Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Polo Ridge Elementary.

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