A T Allen Elementary

A T Allen Elementary, a mid-sized primary school in Concord, North Carolina, run under Cabarrus County Schools, enrolls 626 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 34% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Across the 44 schools in Cabarrus County Schools (35,568 students total), A T Allen Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, A T Allen Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 18% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Cabarrus County's rate of about 56%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, A T Allen Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 56.5%, a residual of +8.0 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cabarrus County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,005, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Cabarrus County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,278 students), of which A T Allen Elementary is one.

Mount Pleasant High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts A T Allen Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. A T Allen Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 880 (now 626). Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 29% to 24%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.