📍 7260 Highland Creek Pkwy, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28269
Ridge Road Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 999 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridge Road Middle enrolls 999 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 643 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 159 | 16% |
| White | 94 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 38 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
549 of the school's 999 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 549 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.
Ridge Road Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 106.
Ridge Road Middle 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 999 students, Ridge Road Middle is larger than the district average of about 818 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large