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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Ridge Road Middle this year?
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Enrollment
840
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003121
Ridge Road Middle
7260 Highland Creek Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28269 · (980) 344-3410 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL840 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
837 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 279 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 255 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 306 | 36% |
Student demographics
51%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
Students here typically continue to
Ridge Road Middle→Mallard Creek High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
36.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
34.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Ridge Road Middle
Ridge Road Middle's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Road Middle this school | 840 | 99.6% | 36.1% |
| Westover Middle Fayetteville | 768 | 98.0% | 46.3% |
| Vance County Middle School Henderson | 755 | 99.5% | 29.6% |
| Forest Hills Middle Wilson | 654 | 99.5% | 52.2% |
| Otis L Hairston Sr Middle Greensboro | 658 | 99.5% | 33.8% |
| Northeast Guilford Middle McLeansville | 675 | 99.6% | 36.4% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Ridge Road Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #380 of 463 | #22 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #368 of 461 | #23 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #374 of 463 | #22 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 840 | #84 of 478 | #19 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #306 of 456 | #7 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #343 of 456 | #27 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #22 of 472 | #7 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.2% | #18 of 300 | #3 of 19 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
840
-385 (-31%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 1,214
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 840 | 49.1 | 17.1:1 | 100% (837) |
| 2023-24 | 905 | 53.7 | 16.9:1 | 100% (902) |
| 2022-23 | 999 | 48.7 | 20.5:1 | 55% (549) |
| 2020-21 | 1,225 | 69 | 17.8:1 | 45% (547) |
| 2017-18 | 1,239 | 65.8 | 18.8:1 | 53% (653) |
| 2015-16 | 1,191 | 63 | 18.9:1 | 51% (602) |
| 2010-11 | 1,214 | 57 | 21.3:1 | 46% (562) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridge Road Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (1,239 to 840); teachers down 25% (65.8 to 49.1).
About Ridge Road Middle
At 7260 Highland Creek Pkwy in Charlotte, North Carolina, Ridge Road Middle operates as a medium-sized middle school. The student body numbers 840 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605, so this school runs 39% above that.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools serves 145,014 students across 186 schools.
Ridge Road Middle is 67% Black by enrollment. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Mecklenburg County residents are about 30% Black. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Ridge Road Middle counts 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 71% for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Ridge Road Middle receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Ridge Road Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (36.1%) and its predicted rate (48.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Mecklenburg County, the median household income is $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mecklenburg County is home to 226 public schools and about 170,407 public school students.
Highland Creek Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ridge Road Middle. By average proficiency, Ridge Road Middle is 6th among 6 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Ridge Road Middle as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 385 students since 2020-21, to 840.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- William Amos Hough HighHigh · 2,518 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
Other schools in Charlotte
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
- Julius L. Chambers High SchoolHigh · 2,225 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Creek Elementary0.1 mi · 477
- Mallard Creek High School0.9 mi · 2,068
- Parkside Elementary1.1 mi · 437
- Corvian Community School1.1 mi · 1,376
- Mallard Creek STEM Academy2.1 mi · 961
- Cox Mill Elementary2.1 mi · 1,086
Frequently asked questions
About Ridge Road MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Ridge Road Middle?
Ridge Road Middle enrolls approximately 840 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ridge Road Middle serve?
Ridge Road Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ridge Road Middle have?
Ridge Road Middle employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ridge Road Middle?
At Ridge Road Middle, the student body is approximately 6% White, 18% Hispanic, 67% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Ridge Road Middle public or private?
Ridge Road Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.