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Porter Ridge Middle School

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Porter Ridge Middle School ranks 139 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 82% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Porter Ridge Middle School is a high-performing public middle school located in Indian Trail, North Carolina, serving 1,385 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Union County Public Schools district.

Porter Ridge Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in North Carolina, with strong academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly higher than the state and district averages, particularly in Mathematics, where the school's scores are 10-20 percentage points above the state average. The school's performance is also noteworthy for its ability to support the academic growth of diverse student populations, with African American and Hispanic students often ranking in the top 30-50 middle schools in the state.

While Porter Ridge Middle School's academic performance is consistently stronger than nearby schools in the Union County Public Schools district, such as Cuthbertson Middle and Weddington Middle, it does not quite match the top-performing middle schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, like Jay M. Robinson Middle. Additionally, the school's increasing proportion of economically disadvantaged students and rising student-teacher ratio may present challenges in maintaining its exceptional academic standards in the future.

1,447

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,814

Per pupil spending ?

39.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2827 Ridge Road
Indian Trail, NC 28079

(704) 225-7555

District: Union County Public Schools

Students who attend Porter Ridge Middle School usually attend:

High:

Porter Ridge High School

Feeder schools for Porter Ridge Middle School:

Elementary:	Hemby Bridge Elementary
	Poplin Elementary
	Sardis Elementary
	Stallings Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.5%

Hispanic:

24.1%

African American:

13.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg71%

North Carolina avg54%

139^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 18%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Middle Schools in the Union County Public Schools

42^nd of 242Union 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
2025	79.7	139 of 773	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	72 of 793	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	83 of 784	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	76 of 786	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	107 of 741	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	85 of 737	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	141 of 691	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	83.0	92 of 694	86.7%	★★★★☆
2016	76.9	139 of 692	79.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.3	125 of 705	82.3%	★★★★☆
2014	80.8	108 of 627	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	83.0	89 of 673	86.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.2	66 of 662	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	81.6	71 of 648	89.0%	★★★★☆
2010	81.6	71 of 640	88.9%	★★★★☆
2009	78.9	106 of 630	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	69.9	177 of 620	71.5%	★★★★☆
2007	73.6	129 of 606	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	76.2	104 of 598	82.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	57 of 546	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	93.8	29 of 560	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	23 of 559	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	20 of 550	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	18 of 533	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	40 of 519	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	63 of 494	87.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	51 of 111	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	48 of 110	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	54 of 110	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	46 of 109	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	27 of 102	73.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	59.2	101 of 449	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	179 of 478	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	72 of 504	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	92 of 475	80.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	48 of 371	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	17 of 356	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	67.8	41 of 318	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	39 of 312	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	51 of 236	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	30 of 211	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	31.0	115 of 151	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	138 of 733	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	59 of 738	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	79 of 731	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	72 of 733	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	119 of 706	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	74 of 684	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	138 of 656	79.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	93 of 458	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	44 of 461	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	72.3	64 of 452	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	16 of 450	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	70.6	111 of 448	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	74 of 416	82.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	110 of 562	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	38 of 564	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	46 of 553	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	46 of 541	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	71.1	81 of 522	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	47 of 493	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	70.1	95 of 472	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	91 of 729	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	41 of 743	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	28 of 735	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	30 of 689	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	68 of 633	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	40 of 639	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	73.9	101 of 604	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	126 of 733	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	78 of 751	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	87 of 747	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	72 of 748	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	100 of 711	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	88 of 697	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	128 of 665	80.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	55 of 328	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	42 of 306	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	22 of 302	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	75.8	40 of 283	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.2	97 of 248	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	81 of 237	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	71 of 221	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	183 of 478	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.7	37 of 473	92.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	164 of 649	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	108 of 652	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	122 of 656	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	82 of 658	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	110 of 632	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	99 of 624	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	169 of 596	71.6%	★★★★☆

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)90th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)80th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+18 vs state

Reading67%+14 vs state

Science66%+6 vs state

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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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Porter Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2827 Ridge Road	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 225-7555	1,447	63	23.0	39.7%	688 (47.5%)	191 (13.2%)	349 (24.1%)	118 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (6.9%)	79.7	139^th of 773 public middle schools	82.0%		89	72^nd of 793 public middle schools	90.9%	67	80.5	72.3	60.8	66.2	62.1	71.8	66.2	$7,814	$463	$7,351
Piedmont Middle	Public	6-8	2816 Sikes Mill Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6350	980	53	18.4	40.8%	643 (65.6%)	58 (5.9%)	222 (22.7%)	28 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.0%)	70.3	199^th of 773 public middle schools	74.3%		72.3	191^st of 793 public middle schools	75.9%	8	70.1	70.0	68.1	51.4	53.9	60.7	68.4	$7,738	$507	$7,231
Sun Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1409 Wesley Chapel Rd	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3009	909	56	16.3	54.3%	441 (48.5%)	177 (19.5%)	213 (23.4%)	29 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.2%)	81.8	119^th of 773 public middle schools	84.6%		55.6	329^th of 793 public middle schools	58.5%	210	79.7	75.1	70.8	62.5	62.4	68.5	72.1	$7,578	$417	$7,161
Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	601 E Sunset Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3120	802	46	17.6	99.6%	38 (4.7%)	209 (26.1%)	524 (65.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.1%)	15.7	679^th of 773 public middle schools	12.2%		14.3	713^th of 793 public middle schools	10.1%	34	42.9	40.9	26.7	33.1	25.5	27.3	37.5	$11,427	$1,174	$10,252
Mint Hill Middle	Public	6-8	11501 Idlewild Road	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5439	878	49	18.0	49.9%	276 (31.4%)	234 (26.7%)	248 (28.2%)	70 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.5%)	70.8	190^th of 773 public middle schools	75.4%		66.8	235^th of 793 public middle schools	70.4%	45	63.3	64.4	63.1	56.4	63.9	66.2	64.5	$8,224	$573	$7,651
Crestdale Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	940 Sam Newell Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5755	989	48	20.4	40.6%	452 (45.7%)	266 (26.9%)	167 (16.9%)	55 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	76.8	158^th of 773 public middle schools	79.6%		80.5	127^th of 793 public middle schools	84.0%	31	72.8	71.1	52.8	62.4	65.4	63.5	75.9	$7,966	$482	$7,485
Northeast Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5960 Brickstone Dr	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6920	594	33	17.8	99.5%	63 (10.6%)	209 (35.2%)	272 (45.8%)	28 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	23.5	601^st of 773 public middle schools	22.3%		19.6	660^th of 793 public middle schools	16.8%	59	36.8	36.5	31.9	35.8	46.4	40.2	45.1	$11,166	$1,453	$9,713
Weddington Middle	Public	6-8	5903 Deal Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6318	1,324	65	20.3	7.3%	770 (58.2%)	85 (6.4%)	101 (7.6%)	308 (23.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (4.4%)	97.4	14^th of 773 public middle schools	98.2%		98.3	9^th of 793 public middle schools	98.9%	5	91.9		97.5	82.6	85.2	88.6	89.9	$6,716	$201	$6,515
Telra Institute Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-8	4150 McKee Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Telra Institute	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(704) 727-2530	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Albemarle Road Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6900 Democracy Drive	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6420	945	52	18.2	99.7%	26 (2.8%)	258 (27.3%)	556 (58.8%)	86 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.9%)	14.9	687^th of 773 public middle schools	11.1%		15	708^th of 793 public middle schools	10.7%	21	36.4	30.5	20.4	31.9	39.1	33.6	40.3	$9,035	$942	$8,093

Frequently Asked Questions about Porter Ridge Middle School

Is Porter Ridge Middle School a good school?

Porter Ridge Middle School ranks 139^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Porter Ridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,447 students attended Porter Ridge Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Porter Ridge Middle School attend?

Students who attend Porter Ridge Middle School usually go on to attend Porter Ridge High School

What is the racial makeup of Porter Ridge Middle School?

Students at Porter Ridge Middle School are 48% White, 24% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Porter Ridge Middle School in?

Union County Public Schools

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