Enrollment
1,414
High
DISTRICT 1,315 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003662
Ballantyne Ridge High School
4004 Toringdon Way, Charlotte, NC 28277 · (980) 343-1122 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 09–11HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,414 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
572 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 747 | 53% |
| Grade 10 | 443 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 224 | 16% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
65.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
31.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ballantyne Ridge High School
Ballantyne Ridge High School's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballantyne Ridge High School this school | 1,414 | 40.5% | 55.3% |
| Butler High School Matthews | 1,791 | 50.1% | 51.3% |
| Athens Drive High Raleigh | 2,156 | 44.0% | 45.7% |
| Atkins Academic & Tech High Winston-Salem | 1,187 | 36.1% | 71.5% |
| Cary High Cary | 2,044 | 38.6% | 55.1% |
| Chapel Hill High Chapel Hill | 1,608 | 22.2% | 66.4% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ballantyne Ridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #154 of 468 | #9 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #267 of 464 | #13 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #155 of 448 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,414 | #103 of 598 | #19 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #152 of 473 | #6 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #7 of 474 | #1 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #425 of 527 | #25 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
About Ballantyne Ridge High School
This page covers Ballantyne Ridge High School, a high-enrollment high school in Charlotte, North Carolina. It has an enrollment of 1,414 students in grades 9 through 11. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 761.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools counts 145,014 students in its 186 schools, and Ballantyne Ridge High School is one of them.
White students make up 31% of enrollment at Ballantyne Ridge High School, the largest share of any group. Next come 30% Hispanic, 20% Black, 15% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 45% White among all Mecklenburg County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 75%.
Ballantyne Ridge High School reported 83.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.0:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1. There are 572 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 40% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Mecklenburg County averages 71%, higher than here.
Ballantyne Ridge High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.3% and a predicted 66.5%.
Looking at the county, Mecklenburg County, median household income comes to about $87,005, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 226 public schools and about 170,407 students.
Endhaven Elementary, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ballantyne Ridge High School ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
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Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,154,681
Census ACS
Median income
$87,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
170,407 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Endhaven Elementary0.4 mi · 790
- McAlpine Elementary0.8 mi · 535
- Hawk Ridge Elementary2.1 mi · 640
- South Charlotte Middle2.5 mi · 770
- Community House Middle2.6 mi · 1,425
- Ballantyne Elementary2.6 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About Ballantyne Ridge High SchoolHow many students attend Ballantyne Ridge High School?
Ballantyne Ridge High School enrolls approximately 1,414 students in grades 09-11.
Is Ballantyne Ridge High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ballantyne Ridge High School is a high school covering grades 09-11.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ballantyne Ridge High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ballantyne Ridge High School is approximately 17.0:1 (83 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ballantyne Ridge High School?
Student demographics at Ballantyne Ridge High School are roughly 31% White, 30% Hispanic, 20% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ballantyne Ridge High School?
Ballantyne Ridge High School is overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Mecklenburg County.
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