Porter Ridge Middle School
2827 Ridge Rd Indian Trail NC, 28079, Union County Phone: 704-225-7555 Ranking:  (220 out of 1,874, top 12%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 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 | 76 | 65 | 70 | 82 | 90 | 84 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,421 | 1,411 | 1,325 | 1,268 | 1,393 | 1,445 | 1,402 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 463 | 32.6% | 478 | 33.9% | 470 | 35.5% | 451 | 35.6% | 448 | 32.2% | 458 | 31.7% | 498 | 35.5% |
| Grade 7: | 490 | 34.5% | 474 | 33.6% | 449 | 33.9% | 403 | 31.8% | 451 | 32.4% | 516 | 35.7% | 447 | 31.9% |
| Grade 8: | 468 | 32.9% | 459 | 32.5% | 406 | 30.6% | 414 | 32.6% | 494 | 35.5% | 471 | 32.6% | 457 | 32.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 725 | 51.0% | 713 | 50.5% | 664 | 50.1% | 648 | 51.1% | 698 | 50.1% | 715 | 49.5% | 673 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 696 | 49.0% | 698 | 49.5% | 661 | 49.9% | 620 | 48.9% | 687 | 49.3% | 722 | 50.0% | 691 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 32 | 2.3% | 29 | 2.1% | 23 | 1.7% | 19 | 1.5% | 18 | 1.3% | 24 | 1.7% | 24 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 180 | 12.7% | 168 | 11.9% | 150 | 11.3% | 118 | 9.3% | 141 | 10.1% | 142 | 9.8% | 124 | 8.8% |
| Black: | 165 | 11.6% | 158 | 11.2% | 140 | 10.6% | 115 | 9.1% | 162 | 11.6% | 188 | 13.0% | 177 | 12.6% |
| White: | 1,005 | 70.7% | 1,016 | 72.0% | 978 | 73.8% | 985 | 77.7% | 1,069 | 76.7% | 1,089 | 75.4% | 1,038 | 74.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 2.0% | 29 | 2.1% | 29 | 2.2% | 23 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 346 | 24.3% | 332 | 23.5% | 315 | 23.8% | 278 | 21.9% | 284 | 20.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 98 | 6.9% | 102 | 7.2% | 85 | 6.4% | 85 | 6.7% | 99 | 7.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.20 | 18.57 | 20.28 | 18.11 | 17.04 | 16.10 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 91.1% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 75.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 75.4% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 78.7% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 83.3% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 83.8% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 82.9% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 52.1% | 36.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 73.6% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 75.1% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 79.7% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 87.8% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90.8% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 90.8% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.7% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 57.2% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 85.5% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 87.4% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 70.3% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 79.7% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 86.2% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 86% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 85.2% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 61.6% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 73% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 75.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 77.6% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 88.2% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 89.1% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 89.6% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 89.7% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 56.0% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90.4% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 90.2% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 61.4% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 76.8% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 77.1% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 79.8% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 80.5% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 62.2% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 49.5% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 55.5% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66.2% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 75.7% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77.4% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 89.7% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 91.8% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 91.8% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.5% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 89.6% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 64.2% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.7% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 80.9% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 80.9% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 82.5% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 56.9% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 57.2% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.8% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 76.1% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81.2% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 84.8% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 70.7% | 59.1% |
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* Porter Ridge Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.