📍 11830 Tom Short Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28277
Polo Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 598 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 83% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Polo Ridge Elementary enrolls 598 students across grades K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 34% Asian and 5.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 297 | 50% |
| Asian | 201 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
69 of the school's 598 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 69 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Polo Ridge Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 39, state house district 105.
Polo Ridge Elementary is one of 180 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The district serves 147,299 students district-wide and employs 8,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 598 students, Polo Ridge Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 818 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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