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Marvin Ridge Middle

Public Grades 6-8

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 98% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Marvin Ridge Middle is a public middle school in Waxhaw, NC, serving 1,277 students in grades 6–8 as part of Union County Public Schools, and it consistently ranks among the very top middle schools in North Carolina, placing #13 out of 778 schools statewide in 2025–2026 after holding the #3 and #7 spots in the prior two years.

The school's academic results are remarkable for their consistency across subjects and student groups. In 2025–2026, proficiency rates ranged from 87% to 95% across math, reading, and science — far above district and state averages. For example, 8th-grade math proficiency was about 39 points above the state average and nearly 16 points above the district. This pattern has held for years; 6th-grade math proficiency has hovered between 94% and 97% since 2022–2023. Marvin Ridge Middle also leads a cluster of excellent nearby schools: it ranked #13 in 2025–2026, just ahead of Weddington Middle at #15, with Cuthbertson Middle at #19 and Community House Middle at #34. Subgroup results are equally strong, with African American, Hispanic, multiracial, special education, and low-income students all ranking in the top 2% statewide.

The school's chronic absenteeism rate was just 7.8% in 2024–2025, roughly one-third of the statewide rate and better than nearby Cuthbertson Middle (11.0%) and Community House Middle (15.0%). About 4–5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, so the school serves a comparatively economically advantaged population. Still, the subgroup results suggest the school itself adds real value. Two areas are worth watching: Asian students ranked in the 84th percentile statewide, and gifted students ranked in the 92nd percentile — both strong in absolute terms but slightly below the school's otherwise elite profile. Overall, Marvin Ridge Middle shows no signs of major decline, though its trajectory from #3 to #7 to #13 suggests slightly more year-to-year variability than its earlier #2–#5 streak.

1,277

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

4.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2831 Crane Road
Waxhaw, NC 28173

(704) 290-1510

District: Union County Public Schools

Students who attend Marvin Ridge Middle usually attend:

High:

Marvin Ridge High

Feeder schools for Marvin Ridge Middle:

Elementary:	Marvin Elementary
	Sandy Ridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Asian:

26.9%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (91% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of North Carolina middle schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school91%

District avg74%

North Carolina avg58%

13^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	97.2	13 of 778	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	98.2	7 of 773	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	3 of 793	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	4 of 784	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	2 of 786	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	12 of 741	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	8 of 737	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	11 of 691	98.4%	★★★★★
2017	97.8	5 of 694	99.3%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	11 of 692	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	97.2	8 of 705	98.9%	★★★★★
2014	96.7	14 of 627	97.8%	★★★★★
2013	98.2	8 of 673	98.8%	★★★★★
2012	87.5	22 of 662	96.7%	★★★★★
2011	88.9	10 of 648	98.5%	★★★★★
2010	88.5	11 of 640	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	89.4	13 of 630	97.9%	★★★★★
2008	95.0	8 of 620	98.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	98.2	10 of 553	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	17 of 546	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	21 of 560	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	5 of 559	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	3 of 550	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	5 of 533	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	8 of 519	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	8 of 494	98.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	19 of 121	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	84.5	9 of 111	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	9 of 110	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	9 of 110	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	5 of 109	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	11 of 99	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	9 of 95	90.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	99.2	2 of 449	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	15 of 478	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	15 of 504	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	8 of 475	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	96.7	12 of 731	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.9	4 of 733	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	6 of 738	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	4 of 731	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	3 of 733	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	9 of 706	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	4 of 684	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	5 of 656	99.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	39 of 465	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	75.2	48 of 458	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	49 of 461	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	12 of 452	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	1 of 448	99.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	98.5	7 of 566	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	99.5	2 of 562	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	2 of 564	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	1 of 553	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	1 of 541	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	1 of 522	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	9 of 493	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	9 of 472	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	96.2	18 of 725	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	23 of 729	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	12 of 743	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	19 of 735	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	56.3	224 of 633	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	11 of 736	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	98.2	7 of 733	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	11 of 751	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	7 of 747	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	2 of 748	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	18 of 711	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	11 of 697	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	8 of 665	98.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	97.1	2 of 333	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	6 of 328	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	8 of 306	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	7 of 302	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	4 of 283	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	4 of 248	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	4 of 237	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	2 of 221	99.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	98.0	6 of 500	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	97.8	5 of 478	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	8 of 473	98.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	33 of 644	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	19 of 649	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	19 of 652	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	11 of 656	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	10 of 658	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	20 of 632	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	17 of 624	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	25 of 596	95.8%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)100th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

African American (2026)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)84th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science95%+26 vs state

Mathematics93%+37 vs state

Reading89%+33 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, June 4, 2012

The school academics are above average, but the administration is below average. The principal, assistant principal and front office staff needs training in assisting parents. The office staff needs customer service skills to address parents concerns. It seems the front office has an attitude and doesn't realize that without parents and their children, they would not have a position. Also, the principal needs to show leadership and support for parents. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (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	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
Marvin Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2831 Crane Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1510	1,277	64	19.9	4.5%	723 (56.6%)	58 (4.5%)	75 (5.9%)	344 (26.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (5.6%)	97.2	13^th of 778 public middle schools	98.3%		98.2	7^th of 773 public middle schools	99.1%	6	560.3	94.5	91.7	88.0	91.8	87.3	94.6	$7,118	$318	$6,800
Cuthbertson Middle	Public	6-8	1520 Cuthbertson Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0107	1,323	59	22.4	11.0%	875 (66.1%)	78 (5.9%)	125 (9.4%)	176 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (5.0%)	96.4	19^th of 778 public middle schools	97.6%		95.1	33^rd of 773 public middle schools	95.7%	14	91.1	90.4	90.8	84.5	86.2	85.5	94.5	$6,904	$387	$6,516
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	15^th of 778 public middle schools	98.1%		97.4	14^th of 773 public middle schools	98.2%	1	93.0	93.3	96.2	85.4	86.2	86.8	95.2	$6,716	$201	$6,515
Community House Middle	Public	6-8	9500 Community House Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0689	1,425	71	20.1	20.4%	515 (36.1%)	175 (12.3%)	171 (12.0%)	505 (35.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.8%)	94.4	34^th of 778 public middle schools	95.6%		96.1	27^th of 773 public middle schools	96.5%	7	89.3	89.2	86.7	76.9	81.4	83.1	90.7	$7,349	$398	$6,951
Jay M. Robinson Middle	Public	6-8	5925 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6944	1,333	71	18.6	20.1%	608 (45.6%)	109 (8.2%)	140 (10.5%)	416 (31.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	54 (4.1%)	95.9	25^th of 778 public middle schools	96.8%		96.3	25^th of 773 public middle schools	96.8%		92.3	91.4	91.2	82.8	86.1	85.0	89.8	$7,933	$459	$7,474
Telra Institute Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	5-10	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)
South Charlotte Middle	Public	6-8	8040 Strawberry Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3670	770	41	18.8	23.1%	439 (57.0%)	95 (12.3%)	132 (17.1%)	71 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.0%)	88.9	62^nd of 778 public middle schools	92.0%		87.7	73^rd of 773 public middle schools	90.6%	11	86.7	80.6	74.5	76.1	74.2	75.3	82.5	$7,839	$548	$7,292
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%)	82.1	112^th of 778 public middle schools	85.6%		81.8	119^th of 773 public middle schools	84.6%	7	78.4	81.8	71.9	65.2	67.6	68.4	80.3	$7,578	$417	$7,161
Quail Hollow Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2901 Smithfield Church Rd	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3620	1,090	65	16.8	—	173 (15.9%)	290 (26.6%)	573 (52.6%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.9%)	33.1	526^th of 778 public middle schools	32.4%		27.4	569^th of 773 public middle schools	26.4%	43	51.0	48.9	45.7	50.4	46.0	38.3	54.7	$8,166	$922	$7,244
Parkwood Middle	Public	6-8	3219 Parkwood School Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0655	879	44	20.1	47.2%	551 (62.7%)	94 (10.7%)	171 (19.5%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.1%)	75.2	176^th of 778 public middle schools	77.4%		61.6	271^st of 773 public middle schools	64.9%	95	72.0	67.5	60.2	68.5	65.9	66.4	78.4	$8,571	$578	$7,993

Frequently Asked Questions about Marvin Ridge Middle

What high school do graduates of Marvin Ridge Middle attend?

Students who attend Marvin Ridge Middle usually go on to attend Marvin Ridge High

What district is Marvin Ridge Middle in?

Union County Public Schools

Is Marvin Ridge Middle a good school?

Yes! Marvin Ridge Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Marvin Ridge Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,277 students attended Marvin Ridge Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Marvin Ridge Middle?

Students at Marvin Ridge Middle are 57% White, 27% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

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