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Enrollment
626
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053000208
A T Allen Elementary
3939 Abilene Rd, Concord, NC 28025 · (704) 260-6050 · Cabarrus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL626 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
623 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
51.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
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 T Allen Elementary
A T Allen Elementary's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A T Allen Elementary this school | 626 | 99.5% | 56.5% |
| Rosewood Elementary Goldsboro | 650 | 98.3% | 59.7% |
| G R Whitfield Grimesland | 560 | 99.5% | 67.8% |
| Landis Elementary Landis | 613 | 99.5% | 57.2% |
| Riverwood Elementary Clayton | 728 | 99.6% | 76.8% |
| Elon Elementary Elon | 689 | 99.6% | 57.1% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 T Allen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #621 of 1,297 | #15 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #597 of 1,296 | #14 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #564 of 1,300 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 626 | #308 of 1,485 | #19 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #672 of 1,377 | #17 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #530 of 1,379 | #23 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #120 of 1,414 | #6 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.9% | #108 of 937 | #2 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
626
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 626 | 42.5 | 14.7:1 | 100% (623) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 47.5 | 13.7:1 | 100% (647) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 47.7 | 13.3:1 | 69% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 46 | 13.1:1 | 51% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 880 | 57.6 | 15.3:1 | 57% (505) |
| 2015-16 | 888 | 57 | 15.6:1 | 64% (566) |
| 2010-11 | 878 | 52 | 16.9:1 | 57% (503) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 29% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 17 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A T Allen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (880 to 626); teachers down 26% (57.6 to 42.5).
About A T Allen Elementary
A T Allen Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Concord, North Carolina, (ZIP code 28025). The school serves 626 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
The Cabarrus County Schools system has 44 schools and 35,568 students.
At 52%, White students outnumber all other groups at A T Allen Elementary combined. The school is also 24% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 4% multiracial. A T Allen Elementary has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 42.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.7:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The 56% average for public schools in Cabarrus County is 44 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for A T Allen Elementary is B. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A T Allen Elementary scores 56.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.5%.
Among Cabarrus County residents, median household income is about $89,005, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 56 public schools in Cabarrus County, with a combined enrollment of about 43,278.
Mount Pleasant High is the public school closest to A T Allen Elementary, about 3.6 miles away. A T Allen Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: A T Allen Elementary ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 56.5% versus a 48.7% average.
A T Allen Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A T Allen Elementary had 603 students in 2020-21 and 626 in 2024-25, a 4% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.1:1 in 2020-21, and 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Cabarrus County Schools
- Cox Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Hickory Ridge HighHigh · 1,671 students
- West Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Central Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,369 students
- Harris Road MiddleMiddle · 1,368 students
- Jay M Robinson HighHigh · 1,210 students
Other schools in Concord
- Cox Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- West Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Central Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,369 students
- Harris Road MiddleMiddle · 1,368 students
- Jay M Robinson HighHigh · 1,210 students
- Northwest Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,142 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Pleasant High3.6 mi · 894
- Mount Pleasant Middle3.8 mi · 660
- Coltrane-Webb Elementary3.9 mi · 386
- R Brown McAllister Elementary3.9 mi · 698
- Central Cabarrus High4.0 mi · 1,369
- W M Irvin Elementary4.5 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About A T Allen ElementaryHow many students attend A T Allen Elementary?
A T Allen Elementary enrolls approximately 626 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does A T Allen Elementary serve?
A T Allen Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at A T Allen Elementary?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at A T Allen Elementary.
How diverse is A T Allen Elementary?
A T Allen Elementary reports a student body of 52% White, 24% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is A T Allen Elementary in?
A T Allen Elementary is part of Cabarrus County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.