📍 2843 Ridge Road, Indian Trail, Union County, 28079
Porter Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indian Trail, Union County. The school has 664 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Porter Ridge Elementary enrolls 664 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 249 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 211 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 130 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 32 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
317 of the school's 664 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 281 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Porter Ridge Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-80, state senate district 35, state house district 69.
Porter Ridge Elementary is one of 52 schools in Union County Public Schools, based in Monroe, North Carolina. The district serves 41,404 students district-wide and employs 2,454 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 664 students, Porter Ridge Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 796 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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