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![THRIVE grants fuel school culture and leadership]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761835381/unioncountyps/d3vs1qoral8kvagjtdqk/DSC_4624.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761835381/unioncountyps/d3vs1qoral8kvagjtdqk/DSC_4624.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761835381/unioncountyps/d3vs1qoral8kvagjtdqk/DSC_4624.jpg","width":800}])
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Porter Ridge Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth-grade students and is located in Indian Trail. Our student body and faculty are diverse. Our students are accepting of differences and celebrate them. Our staff does an excellent job of considering the whole child to personalize learning and maximize student strengths. They work together to provide students with hands-on learning experiences that allow them to work in groups to develop 21st-century skills.
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Transportation & Bus Tracking
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Enroll at Porter Ridge
Discover what you need to enroll your student at Porter Ridge Elementary!
![Pre-K Scholars]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1754589779/unioncountyps/hfkshyws46e47wo8mik5/PRES-Classrooms-2025-016-Thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1754589779/unioncountyps/hfkshyws46e47wo8mik5/PRES-Classrooms-2025-016-Thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1754589779/unioncountyps/hfkshyws46e47wo8mik5/PRES-Classrooms-2025-016-Thumb.jpg","width":800}])
Discover everything you need to know about Pre-K options at Porter Ridge Elementary.
![Elementary School (K-5)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1754589875/unioncountyps/qnnndhjvdsz56bet9sku/PRES-Classrooms-2025-052-Thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1754589875/unioncountyps/qnnndhjvdsz56bet9sku/PRES-Classrooms-2025-052-Thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1754589875/unioncountyps/qnnndhjvdsz56bet9sku/PRES-Classrooms-2025-052-Thumb.jpg","width":800}])
Discover everything you need to know about elementary school education (grades K-5).
![Your Career at Porter Ridge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1754589834/unioncountyps/iuy1wel9wqpwpjpcv0n9/PRES-Classrooms-2025-071-Thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1754589834/unioncountyps/iuy1wel9wqpwpjpcv0n9/PRES-Classrooms-2025-071-Thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1754589834/unioncountyps/iuy1wel9wqpwpjpcv0n9/PRES-Classrooms-2025-071-Thumb.jpg","width":800}])
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See what's on breakfast and lunch menus.
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Use Infinite Campus for access to grades, attendance, assignments and other important school information.
![See Something, Say Something]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757592321/unioncountyps/ocguhgnc1kwlmxwdtdrn/PRES-SRO-Thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757592321/unioncountyps/ocguhgnc1kwlmxwdtdrn/PRES-SRO-Thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757592321/unioncountyps/ocguhgnc1kwlmxwdtdrn/PRES-SRO-Thumb.jpg","width":800}])
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