Porter Ridge High School
2839 Ridge Rd Indian Trail NC, 28079, Union County Phone: 704-292-7662 Ranking:  (42 out of 287, top 15%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Union County Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 74 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 82 | 83 | 81 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,544 | 1,453 | 1,436 | 1,456 | 1,512 | 1,621 | 1,512 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 458 | 29.7% | 406 | 27.9% | 385 | 26.8% | 409 | 28.1% | 429 | 28.4% | 466 | 28.7% | 475 | 31.4% |
| Grade 10: | 383 | 24.8% | 364 | 25.1% | 387 | 26.9% | 351 | 24.1% | 386 | 25.5% | 444 | 27.4% | 407 | 26.9% |
| Grade 11: | 337 | 21.8% | 368 | 25.3% | 333 | 23.2% | 356 | 24.5% | 363 | 24.0% | 379 | 23.4% | 353 | 23.3% |
| Grade 12: | 366 | 23.7% | 315 | 21.7% | 331 | 23.1% | 340 | 23.4% | 334 | 22.1% | 332 | 20.5% | 277 | 18.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 780 | 50.5% | 763 | 52.5% | 724 | 50.4% | 721 | 49.5% | 746 | 49.3% | 786 | 48.5% | 731 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 764 | 49.5% | 690 | 47.5% | 712 | 49.6% | 735 | 50.5% | 758 | 50.1% | 827 | 51.0% | 742 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 31 | 2.0% | 17 | 1.2% | 18 | 1.3% | 22 | 1.5% | 23 | 1.5% | 33 | 2.0% | 33 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 162 | 10.5% | 139 | 9.6% | 127 | 8.8% | 127 | 8.7% | 141 | 9.3% | 127 | 7.8% | 106 | 7.0% |
| Black: | 149 | 9.7% | 144 | 9.9% | 158 | 11.0% | 168 | 11.5% | 240 | 15.9% | 272 | 16.8% | 215 | 14.2% |
| White: | 1,171 | 75.8% | 1,117 | 76.9% | 1,100 | 76.6% | 1,110 | 76.2% | 1,103 | 72.9% | 1,181 | 72.9% | 1,117 | 73.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 1.7% | 27 | 1.9% | 25 | 1.7% | 24 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 293 | 19.0% | 291 | 20.0% | 315 | 21.9% | 281 | 19.3% | 273 | 18.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 110 | 7.1% | 105 | 7.2% | 69 | 4.8% | 78 | 5.4% | 98 | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.76 | 20.07 | 20.62 | 20.11 | 18.52 | 19.60 | 18.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81.7% | 91.1% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 64.4% | 75.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 65.8% | 75.4% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 68.3% | 78.7% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85% | 83.3% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 83.8% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86.8% | 82.9% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 37.1% | 52.1% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 91% | 90.2% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 63.6% | 74.4% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 73.5% | 79.1% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 79.2% | 81% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 88.1% | 88% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 91.5% | 90.2% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 74.1% | 74.6% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 76.8% | 76.6% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 66.8% | 73.6% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 60.7% | 76% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 86.6% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78.8% | 83.4% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 39.5% | 52.9% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 93.2% | 86.9% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 68.3% | 73.8% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 86.2% | 84.3% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 72.5% | 71.5% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 75.6% | 74.3% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 72.9% | 75.8% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 70.7% | 77.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 80.4% | 83.5% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 85.3% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 92.7% | 89.1% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 74.9% | 78.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.9% | 81.5% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 73.8% | 81.5% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 88.5% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 92.8% | 87.3% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 90.5% | 86.2% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 66.0% | 64.4% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77.7% | 80.5% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 73.1% | 74.4% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 80.1% | 80% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 79.1% | 80.5% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 85.4% | 88.6% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 73.6% | 80.5% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 37.9% | 69.9% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 68% | 76.2% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 82.1% | 81.8% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 84% | 85.9% | 76.5% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 59.4% | 91.2% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 87.5% | 92.4% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 55.6% | 64.9% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 68.8% | 70.4% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 66% | 71.6% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 74.5% | 78.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 77% | 85.4% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 83.6% | 87.3% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 21.4% | 17.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 16.7% | 25.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 42.9% | 52.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 52% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 57.1% | 59.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 64.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 53.4% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 40.4% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 79.3% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 75.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 72.7% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 77.6% | 69.9% |
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* Porter Ridge High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.