Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Charlotte

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A+

Polo Ridge Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

11830 Tom Short Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277 · (980) 343-0749 · Part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Charlotte’s School Grade B− better than 46% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
634
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Polo Ridge Elementary

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 41 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Charlotte kids: 38 middle schools

On the path

Where Charlotte kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Polo Ridge ElementaryYou are here
6–838 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency83%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

11830 Tom Short Rd, Charlotte

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten86
Grade 181
Grade 2104
Grade 3113
Grade 4108
Grade 5106
Enrollment over time
645’20
572’21
598’22
588’23
634’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Asian 28%Hispanic 9%Black 7%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Polo Ridge Elementary from Charlotte families.

Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

The district →
Blythe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntersville
B−
902 students16:1
Mint Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Matthews
864 students17:1
Idlewild Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charlotte
C+
850 students17:1
Reedy Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charlotte
C−
850 students15:1
Whitewater Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charlotte
C−
832 students18:1
Barnette Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntersville
B+
818 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Charlotte’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.