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Enrollment
792
Middle
DISTRICT 893 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053002623
C C Griffin Middle
7650 Griffin's Gate Drive, Concord, NC 28025 · (704) 260-6410 · Cabarrus County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL792 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of North Carolina public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
434 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 263 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 282 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 247 | 31% |
Student demographics
72%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
55.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 C C Griffin Middle
C C Griffin Middle's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C C Griffin Middle this school | 792 | 54.8% | 52.7% |
| Roberta Road Middle Concord | 906 | 53.8% | 54.6% |
| Hawfields Middle Mebane | 864 | 56.0% | 65.0% |
| Wake Forest Middle School Wake Forest | 878 | 57.2% | 47.0% |
| Dillard Drive Middle Raleigh | 977 | 50.5% | 51.0% |
| Carroll Middle Raleigh | 898 | 61.1% | 45.5% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 C C Griffin Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #207 of 463 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #246 of 461 | #7 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #142 of 463 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 792 | #105 of 478 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #400 of 456 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #26 of 456 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #368 of 472 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #47 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
792
-330 (-29%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 792 | 42.8 | 18.5:1 | 55% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 963 | 56 | 17.2:1 | 61% (583) |
| 2022-23 | 959 | 61.7 | 15.6:1 | 56% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 1,122 | 66 | 17.0:1 | 41% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 1,046 | 68.7 | 15.2:1 | 52% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 1,085 | 67 | 16.2:1 | 60% (654) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | 54 | 13.2:1 | 47% (338) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C C Griffin Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,046 to 792); teachers down 38% (68.7 to 42.8).
About C C Griffin Middle
As a mid-sized middle school, C C Griffin Middle serves students in Concord, North Carolina. It reported 792 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in North Carolina have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 31% higher.
Besides C C Griffin Middle, Cabarrus County Schools runs 43 other schools. The district enrolls 35,568 students.
The biggest share of students at C C Griffin Middle, 34%, is White. Other reported shares: 29% Black, 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 59% White among all Cabarrus County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at C C Griffin Middle is 18.5:1, based on 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. Lunch program data show 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The figure for public schools in Cabarrus County is close, at 56%.
C C Griffin Middle holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of North Carolina public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, C C Griffin Middle is 9.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
For the population of Cabarrus County, median household income comes to about $89,005, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Cabarrus County counts 56 public schools with about 43,278 students.
C C Griffin Middle's nearest public school is Patriots Elementary (about 0.2 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, C C Griffin Middle ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place C C Griffin Middle in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 330 students, from 1,122 to 792. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.5:1.
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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 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
- Patriots Elementary0.2 mi · 636
- Rocky River Elementary2.4 mi · 652
- Hickory Ridge High2.7 mi · 1,671
- Hickory Ridge Elementary2.7 mi · 927
- Harrisburg Elementary3.1 mi · 850
- Hickory Ridge Middle3.1 mi · 1,057
Frequently asked questions
About C C Griffin MiddleHow large is C C Griffin Middle?
C C Griffin Middle enrolls approximately 792 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does C C Griffin Middle serve?
C C Griffin Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at C C Griffin Middle?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at C C Griffin Middle.
How diverse is C C Griffin Middle?
C C Griffin Middle reports a student body of 34% White, 27% Hispanic, 29% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees C C Griffin Middle?
C C Griffin Middle is overseen by Cabarrus County Schools in Cabarrus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.