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Porter Ridge High School

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Porter Ridge High School ranks 177 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 73% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail, NC, is a large traditional public high school serving 1,809 students in grades 9–12 as part of Union County Public Schools, a highly rated district in the Charlotte area. Among the comprehensive neighborhood high schools nearby, Porter Ridge stands out as the strongest academic performer, with a 4-star state rating and a graduation rate of 91.1%.

Test scores at Porter Ridge are consistently above state averages and generally higher than nearby traditional high schools. For example, 86.8% of students are proficient in Math III, compared to about 68.9% statewide, and English II proficiency is 78.8% versus 64.6% statewide. When compared to schools like Piedmont High, Sun Valley High, or Butler High School, Porter Ridge leads in most subjects. Only specialized magnet or early-college programs such as Central Academy of Technology and Arts and Union County Early College post higher scores, and those schools draw from smaller, selective applicant pools.

One of the school's most encouraging strengths is how well it supports students who often face extra challenges. English Language Learners rank in the top 5% statewide, and special education students rank in the top 8%—an improvement that is both rare and meaningful. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 33.1% to 18.6% over the past few years, which is better than nearby schools like Rocky River High School and Independence High School. Porter Ridge does have a slightly lower graduation rate than some district peers and operates with leaner per-pupil spending, but the school continues to achieve strong results with a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. For families seeking a large neighborhood high school with proven academic effectiveness and a strong record of helping diverse learners succeed, Porter Ridge is a standout choice.

1,809

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,458

Per pupil spending ?

39.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2839 Ridge Road
Indian Trail, NC 28079

(704) 292-7662

District: Union County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Porter Ridge High School:

Elementary:	Hemby Bridge Elementary
	Poplin Elementary
	Sardis Elementary
	Stallings Elementary
Middle:	Porter Ridge Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.0%

Hispanic:

27.2%

African American:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (74% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Union County Public Schools

✓Above the North Carolina median (73rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

North Carolina avg60%

177^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Union County Public Schools

43^rd of 246Union County Public 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
2026	71.8	177 of 662	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	189 of 641	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	222 of 640	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	203 of 626	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	191 of 621	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	143 of 594	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	141 of 514	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	88 of 469	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.5	104 of 476	78.2%	★★★★☆
2016	55.1	129 of 507	74.6%	★★★★☆
2015	65.6	96 of 531	81.9%	★★★★☆
2014	66.8	82 of 451	81.8%	★★★★☆
2013	54.5	116 of 505	77.0%	★★★★☆
2012	66.7	87 of 502	82.7%	★★★★☆
2011	67.3	111 of 506	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	61.8	169 of 499	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.0	145 of 490	70.4%	★★★★☆
2008	55.1	204 of 477	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.6	135 of 453	70.2%	★★★★☆
2006	70.3	69 of 431	84.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	82 of 450	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	103 of 440	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	91 of 437	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	84 of 434	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	70 of 430	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	38 of 364	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	71 of 369	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	43 of 359	88.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	37 of 103	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	52 of 106	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	40 of 101	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	28 of 98	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	32.4	69 of 91	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.3	33 of 83	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.4	18 of 77	76.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	119 of 330	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	63 of 334	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	73 of 364	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	40.4	181 of 349	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.7	12 of 289	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	66.4	39 of 273	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	37 of 262	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	62 of 226	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	27 of 156	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	48.3	48 of 124	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	20 of 173	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	44 of 147	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	172 of 629	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.8	169 of 610	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	220 of 602	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	214 of 588	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	181 of 594	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.6	66 of 475	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	162 of 475	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	95 of 449	78.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	11 of 407	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	64.1	166 of 412	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	95 of 403	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	182 of 403	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	158 of 398	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.5	36 of 337	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	92 of 325	71.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	100 of 474	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	65.0	123 of 462	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.8	171 of 454	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	143 of 449	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	123 of 436	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	42 of 370	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	77 of 354	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.8	142 of 340	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	178 of 620	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	158 of 606	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	203 of 613	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	216 of 597	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	171 of 544	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	37 of 432	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	53.0	119 of 446	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	73 of 424	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	172 of 624	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	199 of 601	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	207 of 607	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	191 of 602	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	178 of 585	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	87 of 481	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	124 of 488	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	85 of 463	81.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	25 of 70	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	28 of 265	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	54 of 253	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	74 of 261	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	104 of 249	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	94 of 226	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.3	32 of 199	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	49 of 195	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	26 of 185	85.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	29 of 372	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	49.0	131 of 352	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	100 of 349	71.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	180 of 551	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	189 of 542	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	217 of 553	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	188 of 537	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	187 of 534	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	76 of 439	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	160 of 444	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	101 of 427	76.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)97th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)96th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile~ school

White (2026)67th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2026)64th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)64th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III87%+18 vs state

English II79%+14 vs state

Biology68%+10 vs state

Math I60%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Porter Ridge High School	Public	9-12	2839 Ridge Road	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 292-7662	1,809	93	19.4	39.4%	869 (48.0%)	280 (15.5%)	492 (27.2%)	64 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (5.6%)	71.8	177^th of 662 public high schools	73.3%		67	189^th of 641 public high schools	70.5%	12	68.2	78.8	60.5	86.8	$7,458	$458	$7,000
Piedmont High	Public	9-12	3006 Sikes Mill Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3170	1,270	67	18.8	38.3%	822 (64.7%)	102 (8.0%)	291 (22.9%)	27 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.1%)	67.8	203^rd of 662 public high schools	69.3%		62.6	215^th of 641 public high schools	66.5%	12	68.5	72.7	55.8	86.0	$8,326	$606	$7,720
Union County Early College	Public	9-12	4209A Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1565	340	15	23.4	35.0%	162 (47.6%)	25 (7.4%)	125 (36.8%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	93.4	24^th of 662 public high schools	96.4%		95.6	12^th of 641 public high schools	98.1%	12	97.5	97.1	89.5	100.0	$7,707	$125	$7,583
Sun Valley High	Public	9-12	5211 Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3020	1,272	79	16.1	46.1%	589 (46.3%)	300 (23.6%)	289 (22.7%)	24 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.3%)	52.4	314^th of 662 public high schools	52.6%		45.1	339^th of 641 public high schools	47.1%	25	49.3	64.9	51.5	80.5	$8,375	$469	$7,906
Levine Middle College High School	Public	11-12	2800 Campus Ridge Rd	Matthews	28235	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9437	216	5	43.2	19.4%	118 (54.6%)	23 (10.6%)	31 (14.4%)	36 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)				94.7	$7,540	$287	$7,253
Butler High School	Public	9-12	1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6300	1,791	98	18.1	50.1%	494 (27.6%)	544 (30.4%)	558 (31.2%)	135 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	53 (3.0%)	58.5	267^th of 662 public high schools	59.7%		55.7	257^th of 641 public high schools	59.9%	10	67.8	65.3	58.6	71.7	$8,714	$431	$8,282
Wolfe School	Public	6-12	722 Brewer Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1568	109	15	7.1	97.2%	49 (45.0%)	24 (22.0%)	23 (21.1%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)								(n/a)					$27,287	$2,600	$24,687
Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Public	9-12	600 Brewer Dr	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3088	875	55	15.8	13.8%	500 (57.1%)	74 (8.5%)	117 (13.4%)	137 (15.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.1%)	92.5	43^rd of 662 public high schools	93.5%		92.8	54^th of 641 public high schools	91.6%	11	96.4	97.4	82.8	97.7	$9,519	$417	$9,102
Monroe High	Public	9-12	1501 East Sunset Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3130	1,215	71	17.1	—	65 (5.3%)	318 (26.2%)	792 (65.2%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.3%)	15.8	579^th of 662 public high schools	12.5%		14.6	566^th of 641 public high schools	11.7%	13	29.2	38.7	39.0	38.0	$12,060	$1,381	$10,678
Rocky River High School	Public	9-12	10505 Clear Creek Commerce Dr	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-0409	1,562	90	17.4	—	65 (4.2%)	802 (51.3%)	584 (37.4%)	44 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	61 (3.9%)	19.2	558^th of 662 public high schools	15.7%		14.7	564^th of 641 public high schools	12.0%	6	38.9	47.0	27.7	46.4	$9,681	$668	$9,013

Frequently Asked Questions about Porter Ridge High School

What is the racial makeup of Porter Ridge High School?

Students at Porter Ridge High School are 48% White, 27% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Porter Ridge High School a good school?

Porter Ridge High School ranks 177^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Porter Ridge High School?

Porter Ridge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hemby Bridge Elementary
Elementary : Poplin Elementary
Elementary : Sardis Elementary
Elementary : Stallings Elementary
Middle : Porter Ridge Middle School

How many students attend Porter Ridge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,809 students attended Porter Ridge High School.

What district is Porter Ridge High School in?

Union County Public Schools

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