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Porter Ridge High School
Public High School
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Grade 9-12
2839 Ridge Rd,
Indian Trail, NC
Union County Public Schools
School Details
Head of School
Dr Kim Fisenne
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Average SAT Score
1180
Average ACT Score
24
Math Proficiency
85%
Reading Proficiency
67%
Average GPA
3.57
Graduation Rate
91%
Niche Grade
B+
B+
B
B-
C+
B
A-
C+
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Average GPA
3.57
Reading Proficiency
67%
Math Proficiency
85%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Teachers
86
Full Time Teachers
86
Teachers in First or Second Year
7.9%
College Prep
Average SAT
1180
Math
590
Verbal
590
Average ACT
24
Math
23
English
24
Reading
26
Science
24
Number of AP Courses
22
AP Pass Rate
55.9%
AP Math Enrollment
High
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average
GreatSchools Rating
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
336:1
Student Diversity
Male
53.5%
Female
46.5%
White
51.9%
Hispanic
25.3%
Black
14%
Two or more races
6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.5%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
528 Students
North Carolina State University
405 Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
388 Students
Appalachian State University
356 Students
Wingate University
224 Students
Western Carolina University
218 Students
East Carolina University
210 Students
University of North Carolina - Wilmington
192 Students
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
148 Students
Wake Forest University
144 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business
154 Students
Psychology
125 Students
Biology
119 Students
Nursing
113 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies
66 Students
Computer Science
52 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
47 Students
Criminology
41 Students
Marketing
40 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
36 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
4/25/2024
I enjoyed my time at Porter Ridge. The only things I could wish for would be more outreach from some of the Extracurriculars on campus. I feel like most students don't get exposed to them aside from one day of the year when the club fair is held, and its held during one of the busiest parts of the day(lunch).
4/4/2024
As part of the Site Based Management team and Student Lighthouse, I sincerely care and admire the leadership and constant growth displayed by all in Porter Ridge!
4/27/2022
I enjoyed cheering for our football team all four years. I did have some good teacher's but i felt that there was room for improvement. A lot of racial issues and division among students which impacted me.
GreatSchools Reviews
5/26/2025
This school sucks, teachers don’t care most students either drop out or switch to online. There’s been multiple school threats which swat teams to shut down the school and the kids still inside of the school. The counselors don’t answered their student emails. None of them do so they don’t care eith...
5/20/2025
this schools attendance policy seems like its here to purposefully make you fail most teachers hate there job and like to take it out on students
4/28/2024
Bad experience at this school. Don’t recommend.
3/11/2020
Our experience has not been good. I have two students with disabilities and each of them have different experiences but both have experienced discrimination (while I believe this is not intentional discrimination it is discrimination that is naturally occurring because school staff is not trained we...
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