Marvin Ridge High School
| Marvin Ridge High School | |
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| Location | |
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2825 Crane Road Waxhaw, North Carolina United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°58′27″N 80°47′47″W / 34.9743°N 80.7964°WCoordinates: 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 |
| Principal | Donna Cook |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,617 (2015-2016) |
| Color(s) | Orange and Royal Blue |
| Athletics conference | 3A |
| Mascot | Matty the Maverick |
| Nickname | Mavericks |
| Team name | Marvin Ridge Mavericks |
| Website | Home Page |
Marvin Ridge High School (commonly Marvin, Marvin Ridge, or MRHS) is a public secondary school in Waxhaw, North Carolina, USA 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 No. 1 among the 300-399 cohort size for having a 99.3 percent graduation rate in North Carolina.Ranked 275th best high school in the country in 2017 by US News and World Report.
The school was founded in 2007 to reduce overcrowding in the neighboring Weddington High School, transferring about half of the student body to the new school. The school currently has approximately 1200 students with class sizes that average from about 18 to 31 students.
The school serves neighborhoods in the Marvin, NC and Waxhaw, NC areas. Three elementary schools, Rea View Elementary, Marvin Elementary, and Sandy Ridge Elementary, feed into the school, as does Marvin Ridge Middle School.
The school's teams are known as the Marvin Ridge Mavericks with school colors orange and royal blue.
Trending hashtags on twitter for MRHS include, #MarvinForever, #ProudMav, #MaverickNation, and #OrangeCrush.
The school is ranked a ten out of ten on the "Great Schools" website However, the diversity rates tend to be less than the state average for every ethnicity with the exception of white/caucasian. There are 84% White students, 10% Black, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian or Pacific Islander, and less than 1% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
The district in which the school lies subsidises the budget, $6,953, which is $1,000 less than the state average. About 65% of the budget is spent for instructional purposes, 9% for student and staff support, 8% for administration, and 18% for other expenditures.
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. 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. 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. 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
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