📍 2827 Ridge Road, Indian Trail, Union County, 28079
Porter Ridge Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Indian Trail, Union County. The school has 1,291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 62.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Porter Ridge Middle School enrolls 1,291 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 62.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 683 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 306 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 180 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 47 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
513 of the school's 1,291 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 465 qualify for free lunch and 48 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 Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 35, state house district 69.
Porter Ridge Middle School 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 1,291 students, Porter Ridge Middle School is larger 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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