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Enrollment
1,753
High
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANNAPOLIS CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370243001039
A L Brown High
415 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Kannapolis, NC 28083 · (704) 932-6125 · Cabarrus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,753 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of North Carolina public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,750 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 492 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 464 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 434 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 363 | 21% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kannapolis City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
38.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
9.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A L Brown High
A L Brown High's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A L Brown High this school | 1,753 | 99.8% | 23.0% |
| Riverside High Durham | 1,900 | 99.8% | 34.2% |
| Lee County High Sanford | 1,459 | 98.9% | 27.1% |
| Southern Lee High School Sanford | 1,180 | 99.7% | 35.0% |
| Concord High Concord | 1,128 | 99.1% | 40.1% |
| Northern High Durham | 1,281 | 99.8% | 30.3% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A L Brown High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #446 of 468 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #458 of 464 | #12 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #389 of 448 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,753 | #66 of 598 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #243 of 473 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #68 of 474 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #12 of 527 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #92 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,753
+134 (+8%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,151
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,753 | 94 | 18.6:1 | 100% (1,750) |
| 2023-24 | 1,776 | 92.7 | 19.2:1 | 100% (1,773) |
| 2022-23 | 1,741 | 95.2 | 18.3:1 | 100% (1,738) |
| 2020-21 | 1,619 | 97 | 16.7:1 | 36% (581) |
| 2017-18 | 1,637 | 96 | 17.1:1 | 100% (1,634) |
| 2015-16 | 1,457 | 95 | 15.3:1 | 100% (1,454) |
| 2010-11 | 1,410 | 105 | 13.4:1 | 55% (771) |
| 2000-01 | 1,126 | 82 | 13.7:1 | 25% (287) |
| 1990-91 | 1,151 | 80 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A L Brown High.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,637 to 1,753); teachers down 2% (96 to 94).
About A L Brown High
Families in Kannapolis, North Carolina, are served by A L Brown High, a high-enrollment high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,753 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 130% bigger than the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina.
Kannapolis City Schools is made up of 9 schools with 5,377 students in all.
The student body at A L Brown High has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 40%. Other groups make up 28% Black, 24% White, and 7% multiracial. Cabarrus County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at A L Brown High are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at A L Brown High is 18.6:1, based on 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in North Carolina, 19.6:1, is higher. A L Brown High counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 56% for public schools in Cabarrus County.
A L Brown High holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of North Carolina public high schools.
A L Brown High trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 25.4 points (23.0% versus 48.4%), a bottom-10% result in North Carolina on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Cabarrus County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $89,005 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cabarrus County number 56, with about 43,278 students.
The closest school to A L Brown High is GW Carver Elementary, located about 0.2 miles away. A L Brown High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. A L Brown High's average proficiency of 23.0% compares with 46.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes A L Brown High as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased by 8% across 4 years, from 1,619 in 2020-21 to 1,753 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.7:1 in 2020-21, and 18.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Cabarrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
236,133
Census ACS
Median income
$89,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
43,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kannapolis City Schools
- Kannapolis Middle School 7/8Middle · 782 students
- GW Carver ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- Jackson Park ElementaryElementary · 476 students
- Forest Park ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Fred L Wilson ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Kannapolis Middle School 6Middle · 358 students
Other schools in Kannapolis
- Charles E Boger ElementaryElementary · 895 students
- Concord Lake STEAM AcademyElementary · 856 students
- Kannapolis Middle School 7/8Middle · 782 students
- Royal Oaks ElementaryElementary · 661 students
- GW Carver ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- Jackson Park ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- GW Carver Elementary0.2 mi · 503
- North Kannapolis Elementary0.8 mi · 296
- Jackson Park Elementary1.1 mi · 476
- Forest Park Elementary1.4 mi · 472
- Fred L Wilson Elementary1.5 mi · 415
- Shady Brook Elementary2.0 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About A L Brown HighHow large is A L Brown High?
A L Brown High enrolls approximately 1,753 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does A L Brown High serve?
A L Brown High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at A L Brown High?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at A L Brown High.
How diverse is A L Brown High?
A L Brown High reports a student body of 24% White, 40% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees A L Brown High?
A L Brown High is overseen by Kannapolis City Schools in Cabarrus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.