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How has Carl A Furr Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
782
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053002839
Carl A Furr Elementary
2725 Clover Road, Concord, NC 28027 · (704) 260-6110 · Cabarrus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL782 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
477 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 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
71%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
44.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 44 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Carl A Furr Elementary
Carl A Furr Elementary's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl A Furr Elementary this school | 782 | 61.0% | 46.5% |
| Porter Ridge Elementary Indian Trail | 765 | 56.6% | 59.8% |
| Adams Elementary Cary | 655 | 61.2% | 56.4% |
| Wakefield Elementary Raleigh | 520 | 62.5% | 53.8% |
| Durant Road Elementary Raleigh | 577 | 58.6% | 54.4% |
| Lake Myra Elementary Wendell | 722 | 55.4% | 52.5% |
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 Carl A Furr Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #913 of 1,297 | #18 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #962 of 1,296 | #19 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #816 of 1,300 | #17 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 782 | #98 of 1,485 | #10 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #188 of 1,377 | #3 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #112 of 1,379 | #10 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #1,109 of 1,414 | #16 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #831 of 937 | #10 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
782
+24 (+3%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 815
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 782 | 61.2 | 12.8:1 | 61% (477) |
| 2023-24 | 818 | 60 | 13.6:1 | 64% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 822 | 58.5 | 14.1:1 | 59% (481) |
| 2020-21 | 758 | 57 | 13.3:1 | 43% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 50 | 16.3:1 | 50% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 52 | 15.0:1 | 52% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 815 | 50 | 16.3:1 | 37% (303) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carl A Furr Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (812 to 782); teachers up 22% (50 to 61.2).
About Carl A Furr Elementary
Carl A Furr Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school located in Concord, North Carolina. The school counted 782 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 67% more students than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina (about 467).
Cabarrus County Schools (44 schools, 35,568 students) runs Carl A Furr Elementary.
At Carl A Furr Elementary, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 39%. Enrollment also includes 27% Black, 23% White, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among people living in Cabarrus County, the Hispanic share is about 13%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
The school lists 61.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 477 students, or 61%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Carl A Furr Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 19% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Carl A Furr Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.5%; the prediction is 60.2%.
Looking at the county, Cabarrus County, the median household earns about $89,005 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Carl A Furr Elementary, Cabarrus County has 56 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Carl A Furr Elementary is closest to Jay M Robinson High, about 1.7 miles away. Carl A Furr Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Carl A Furr Elementary ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 46.5% against a local average of 54.7%.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Carl A Furr Elementary enrolled 758 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 782.
On allk12, people connected to Carl A Furr Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Jay M Robinson High1.7 mi · 1,210
- Performance Learning Center2.1 mi · 77
- Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy2.2 mi · 107
- Harold E. Winkler Middle2.3 mi · 1,094
- Valor Preparatory Academy2.4 mi · 608
- Weddington Hills Elementary2.4 mi · 1,038
Frequently asked questions
About Carl A Furr ElementaryHow large is Carl A Furr Elementary?
Carl A Furr Elementary enrolls approximately 782 students in grades KG-05.
Is Carl A Furr Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carl A Furr Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carl A Furr Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carl A Furr Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (61 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carl A Furr Elementary?
At Carl A Furr Elementary, the student body is approximately 23% White, 39% Hispanic, 27% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Carl A Furr Elementary in?
Carl A Furr Elementary is part of Cabarrus County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.