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The highest-poverty public schools in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Across Cabarrus County, North Carolina, 51 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. A L Brown High leads the list at 99.8%, against a median of 54.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.8%

Median % FRL

54.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	A L Brown High	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	High	1,753	99.8%
2	Kannapolis Middle School 7/8	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	Middle	782	99.6%
3	W M Irvin Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	760	99.6%
4	Winecoff Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	740	99.6%
5	Royal Oaks Elementary	Kannapolis, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	661	99.5%
6	Wolf Meadow Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	655	99.5%
7	Rocky River Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	652	99.5%
8	A T Allen Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	626	99.5%
9	Concord Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	583	99.5%
10	Jackson Park Elementary	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	Elementary	476	99.4%
11	Forest Park Elementary	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	Elementary	472	99.4%
12	Fred L Wilson Elementary	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	Elementary	415	99.3%
13	Kannapolis Middle School 6	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	Middle	358	99.2%
14	Concord High	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,128	99.1%
15	Shady Brook Elementary	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	Elementary	322	99.1%
16	Beverly Hills Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	304	99.0%
17	GW Carver Elementary	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	Elementary	503	99.0%
18	A.C.E. Academy	Harrisburg, NC	A.C.E. Academy	Elementary	421	97.9%
19	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	Kannapolis, NC	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	Elementary	856	95.8%
20	Coltrane-Webb Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	386	66.6%
21	Harold E. Winkler Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	1,094	62.2%
22	Carl A Furr Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	782	61.0%
23	West Cabarrus High	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,627	57.2%
24	R Brown McAllister Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	698	55.0%
25	C C Griffin Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	792	54.8%
26	Central Cabarrus High	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,369	54.0%
27	Weddington Hills Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	1,038	53.9%
28	Roberta Road Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	906	53.8%
29	Jay M Robinson High	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,210	51.8%
30	Pitts School Road Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	885	51.0%
31	J N Fries Magnet School	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	755	50.9%
32	Charles E Boger Elementary	Kannapolis, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	895	47.9%
33	Mount Pleasant Middle	Mount Pleasant, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	660	47.9%
34	Mount Pleasant Elementary	Mount Pleasant, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	679	43.6%
35	Bethel Elementary	Midland, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	611	43.4%
36	Mount Pleasant High	Mount Pleasant, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	894	38.4%
37	Patriots Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	636	37.3%
38	Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	234	35.5%
39	Northwest Cabarrus High	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,142	35.4%
40	Northwest Cabarrus Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	825	33.0%
41	Cabarrus Early College of Technology	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	236	32.2%
42	Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	159	30.2%
43	Harrisburg Elementary	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	850	21.1%
44	Hickory Ridge High	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,671	19.6%
45	Hickory Ridge Middle	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	1,057	17.1%
46	W R Odell Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	1,052	16.3%
47	Hickory Ridge Elementary	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	927	15.0%
48	W R Odell Primary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	938	14.4%
49	Cox Mill High School	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,772	14.1%
50	Harris Road Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	1,368	13.5%

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