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Marvin Ridge High

Public Grades 9-12

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 94% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Marvin Ridge High is a public high school located in Waxhaw, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,050 students. It is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marvin Ridge High has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in North Carolina, ranking in the top 10% of all high schools in the state for several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 38th out of 641 North Carolina high schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's exceptional academic performance, as demonstrated by its high proficiency rates on end-of-course exams, is a key differentiator. Marvin Ridge High also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, multi-racial students, special education students, and gifted and talented students.

Despite having a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, Marvin Ridge High still ranks highly (top 100) in North Carolina for the performance of low-socioeconomic status students, suggesting its ability to provide a well-rounded and inclusive education. When compared to nearby schools within the Union County Public Schools district, as well as schools outside the district, Marvin Ridge High maintains a competitive edge in academic performance and overall school rankings, making it a standout public high school in North Carolina.

1,961

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,144

Per pupil spending ?

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2825 Crane Road
Waxhaw, NC 28173

(704) 290-1520

District: Union County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Marvin Ridge High:

Elementary:	Marvin Elementary
	Sandy Ridge Elementary
Middle:	Marvin Ridge Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.8%

Asian:

24.8%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (93% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of North Carolina high schools

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school93%

District avg69%

North Carolina avg53%

38^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11High 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	93.9	38 of 641	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	46 of 640	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	44 of 626	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	57 of 621	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	34 of 594	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	13 of 514	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	6 of 469	98.7%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	1 of 476	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	87.3	16 of 507	96.8%	★★★★★
2015	90.0	10 of 531	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	90.1	10 of 451	97.8%	★★★★★
2013	88.9	8 of 505	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	79.7	4 of 502	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	84.0	2 of 506	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	80.8	19 of 499	96.2%	★★★★★
2009	84.7	14 of 490	97.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	10 of 477	97.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	21 of 440	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	34 of 437	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	39 of 434	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	31 of 430	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	5 of 364	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	10 of 369	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	8 of 359	97.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	17 of 106	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	13 of 91	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	15 of 83	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	5 of 89	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	4 of 77	94.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	87.9	19 of 330	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	75.7	42 of 334	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	96.3	7 of 364	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	9 of 349	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	33 of 610	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	35 of 602	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	35 of 588	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	41 of 594	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	8 of 475	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	12 of 475	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	7 of 449	98.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	8 of 412	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	78.8	46 of 398	88.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	39 of 462	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	50 of 454	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	95.8	31 of 449	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	41 of 436	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	14 of 370	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	8 of 354	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	54 of 606	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	103 of 613	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	101 of 597	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	85 of 544	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	49 of 601	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	60 of 607	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	63 of 602	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	67 of 585	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	93.5	18 of 481	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	14 of 488	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	8 of 463	98.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	7 of 253	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	4 of 261	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	3 of 249	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	12 of 226	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	1 of 199	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	4 of 195	97.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	3 of 352	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	23 of 349	93.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	50 of 542	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	70 of 553	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	67 of 537	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	74 of 534	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	14 of 439	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	17 of 444	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	12 of 427	97.2%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III98%+31 vs state

English II96%+36 vs state

Math I90%+56 vs state

Biology86%+38 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Overall the school is very good yet the entire staff arrangement needs to be revamped to expel teachers who should not be allowed in an educational forum. The music director Mrs. Lutz is a mean spirited, uninspired lunatic who admits to being bi-polar. Does she need to continue to crush the hearts and minds of our youth before the school board takes notice? Shame on you Union County to allow this type of abuse! Close Quote

Schools Near Marvin Ridge High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	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
Marvin Ridge High	Public	9-12	2825 Crane Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1520	1,961	97	20.3	4.3%	1,193 (60.8%)	88 (4.5%)	97 (4.9%)	487 (24.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	91 (4.6%)	93.9	38^th of 641 public high schools	94.1%		93.5	46^th of 640 public high schools	92.8%	8	86.0	95.8	90.0	97.7	$7,144	$260	$6,884
Cuthbertson High	Public	9-12	1400 Cuthbertson Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0105	1,857	82	22.7	10.2%	1,324 (71.3%)	112 (6.0%)	175 (9.4%)	171 (9.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.8%)	87.4	94^th of 641 public high schools	85.3%		88.2	96^th of 640 public high schools	85.0%	2	73.5	84.8	77.6	90.7	$7,116	$416	$6,700
Ardrey Kell High School	Public	9-12	10220 Ardrey Kell Road	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0860	3,036	146	20.8	14.7%	1,240 (40.8%)	321 (10.6%)	371 (12.2%)	1,010 (33.3%)	4 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	82 (2.7%)	87	98^th of 641 public high schools	84.7%		85.7	110^th of 640 public high schools	82.8%	12	79.3	86.0	60.3	90.9	$7,345	$428	$6,917
Weddington High	Public	9-12	4901 Monroe-Weddington Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6319	1,899	86	22.1	8.1%	1,207 (63.6%)	127 (6.7%)	162 (8.5%)	328 (17.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (3.9%)	91.4	64^th of 641 public high schools	90.0%		89.6	81^st of 640 public high schools	87.3%	17	80.9	90.2	76.3	97.4	$7,418	$423	$6,995
South Providence	Public	6-12	500 South Providence Street	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1580	91	21	4.3	96.7%	23 (25.3%)	44 (48.4%)	15 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.9%)								(n/a)		9.1			$32,317	$2,219	$30,098
Providence High School	Public	9-12	1800 Pineville-Matthews Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5390	2,167	105	20.5	15.2%	1,340 (61.8%)	175 (8.1%)	254 (11.7%)	329 (15.2%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	66 (3.0%)	90.5	72^nd of 641 public high schools	88.8%		90.2	71^st of 640 public high schools	88.9%	1	85.5	89.1	69.5	93.4	$8,296	$371	$7,925
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%)	45.1	339^th of 641 public high schools	47.1%		42.6	352^nd of 640 public high schools	45.0%	13	41.3	60.5	24.5	73.0	$8,375	$469	$7,906
South Mecklenburg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	8900 Park Rd	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3600	2,534	142	17.7	46.8%	804 (31.7%)	521 (20.6%)	1,072 (42.3%)	63 (2.5%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (2.8%)	45	340^th of 641 public high schools	47.0%		38.3	381^st of 640 public high schools	40.5%	41	52.5	61.4	20.6	62.3	$8,057	$412	$7,646
Parkwood High	Public	9-12	3220 Parkwood School Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0154	1,082	64	16.8	43.7%	714 (66.0%)	116 (10.7%)	184 (17.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.5%)	66	197^th of 641 public high schools	69.3%		55.8	259^th of 640 public high schools	59.5%	62	56.4	67.4	52.3	79.4	$8,904	$574	$8,330
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%)	95.6	12^th of 641 public high schools	98.1%		95.6	20^th of 640 public high schools	96.9%	8	91.7	94.0	92.9		$7,707	$125	$7,583

Frequently Asked Questions about Marvin Ridge High

What schools feed into Marvin Ridge High?

Marvin Ridge High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Marvin Elementary
Elementary : Sandy Ridge Elementary
Middle : Marvin Ridge Middle

How many students attend Marvin Ridge High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,961 students attended Marvin Ridge High.

What district is Marvin Ridge High in?

Union County Public Schools

Is Marvin Ridge High a good school?

Yes. Marvin Ridge High ranks in the top 5.9% of North Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Marvin Ridge High?

Students at Marvin Ridge High are 61% White, 25% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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