Marvin Ridge High School
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| Marvin Ridge High School | |
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| Location | |
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2825 Crane Road 28173 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°58′27″N 80°47′47″W / 34.9743°N 80.7964°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Passport to the World" |
| Established | 2007 |
| School district | Union County Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 342528 |
| Principal | Matt Lasher |
| Staff | 95.84 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,050 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.39[1] |
| Colors | Orange and royal blue |
| Athletics conference | 7A |
| Mascot | Marty the Maverick |
| Nickname | Mavericks |
| Team name | Marvin Ridge Mavericks |
| Website | mrhs |
Marvin Ridge High School (commonly Marvin, Marvin Ridge, or MRHS) is a public high school in Marvin, North Carolina, United States serving students in grades 9–12. The school is part of the Union County Public School system. The school occupies a two-story building with a full auditorium and fully air-conditioned gym. Admission is based primarily on the location of students' homes and district lines. Marvin Ridge High was ranked 1st among the 300–399 cohort size for having a 99.3 percent graduation rate in North Carolina.[2] It is ranked the 275th best high school in the country in 2017 by U.S. News & World Report.
Marvin Ridge High was founded in 2007 with Steven Rankin PHD as the first principal of the school, to reduce overcrowding at the neighboring Weddington High School, transferring about half of the student body to the new school.[3][4][5]
The school serves neighborhoods in the Marvin, and Waxhaw, North Carolina areas. Three elementary schools, Rea View Elementary, Marvin Elementary, and Sandy Ridge Elementary, feed into the school, as does Marvin Ridge Middle School (located directly behind Marvin Ridge High School).
The school's teams are known as the Mavericks, with school colors being orange and royal blue.
Demographics
The school is ranked a ten out of ten on the "Great Schools" website[6] However, the diversity rates tend to be less than the state average for every ethnicity with the exception of white/caucasian. There are 80% White students, 10% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, and less than 1% American Indian or Alaskan Native.[7]
Academics
Marvin Ridge was named a North Carolina Honor School of Excellence with High Growth in 2009–2010. The school has a college preparatory orientation, offering a variety of Honors and Advanced Placement classes as well as the only International Baccalaureate Diploma program in the Union County schools.[4] The school offers nineteen Advanced Placement courses, five foreign languages (Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and Latin). The Distance Learning Program is also offered through the internet through Odyssey-ware.[8] EOC results for the senior class of 2010 for Marvin Ridge was above district and state averages in every subject. The school actually had a 100% passing rate in Biology, Civics and Economics, U.S. History, and English 101.[9] The school was named the Honor School of Excellence for 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 by the State Department of Education for having a 91.3% or higher average on EOC tests. Thus far the school has also met all Adequate Yearly Progress goals under the No Child Left Behind guidelines. It has the highest English II Writing Scores in 2008–2009 in Union County.
Athletics
Marvin Ridge is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). Their team name are the Mavericks, with their school colors being orange and blue. Listed below are the different sports teams at Marvin Ridge:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Competition Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
