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If you could change one rule at Central Cabarrus High, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,369
High
DISTRICT 889 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053000210
Central Cabarrus High
505 Hwy 49 S, Concord, NC 28025 · (704) 260-6570 · Cabarrus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,369 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test 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
15.9:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
739 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 367 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 377 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 346 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 279 | 20% |
Student demographics
70%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
55.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
30.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% 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 Central Cabarrus High
Central Cabarrus High's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Cabarrus High this school | 1,369 | 54.0% | 40.6% |
| Jay M Robinson High Concord | 1,210 | 51.8% | 44.8% |
| Overhills High Spring Lake | 1,981 | 50.9% | 37.8% |
| Southeast Alamance High Haw River | 1,079 | 54.9% | 48.2% |
| Northside High Jacksonville | 1,067 | 54.8% | 42.9% |
| Sun Valley High Monroe | 1,272 | 46.1% | 42.2% |
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 Central Cabarrus High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #293 of 468 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #283 of 464 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #238 of 448 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,369 | #109 of 598 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #100 of 473 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #59 of 474 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #370 of 527 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #49 of 277 | #1 of 7 |
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
1,369
+46 (+3%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,090
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
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 | 1,369 | 86 | 15.9:1 | 54% (739) |
| 2023-24 | 1,323 | 75.3 | 17.6:1 | 55% (733) |
| 2022-23 | 1,305 | 77.5 | 16.8:1 | 55% (719) |
| 2020-21 | 1,323 | 78 | 17.0:1 | 31% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 1,694 | 94.8 | 17.9:1 | 42% (717) |
| 2015-16 | 1,591 | 93 | 17.1:1 | 47% (745) |
| 2010-11 | 1,189 | 75 | 15.8:1 | 44% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 1,531 | 97 | 15.8:1 | 8% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 1,090 | 69 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Cabarrus High.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,694 to 1,369); teachers down 9% (94.8 to 86).
About Central Cabarrus High
Central Cabarrus High serves students in Concord, North Carolina, as a large high school. Enrollment totals 1,369 students across grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 761.
Cabarrus County Schools has 35,568 students in 44 schools, and Central Cabarrus High is one of those schools.
The largest group at Central Cabarrus High is White students, at 39%. The remaining students are 29% Black, 25% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Cabarrus County is about 59% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Central Cabarrus High scores 70%.
A staff of 86 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.9:1. Compared with the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Cabarrus County is close, at 56%.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Central Cabarrus High outscored 25%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 62.4%. Central Cabarrus High posts 40.6%, 21.8 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In Cabarrus County, home to about 236,133 people, median household income comes to about $89,005, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cabarrus County's 56 public schools enroll about 43,278 students and include Central Cabarrus High.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, J N Fries Magnet School, is about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Central Cabarrus High places 7th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Central Cabarrus High has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Enrollment increased by 3% across 4 years, from 1,323 in 2020-21 to 1,369 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.0:1 to 15.9:1 over the same years.
The Central Cabarrus High discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Harris Road MiddleMiddle · 1,368 students
- Jay M Robinson HighHigh · 1,210 students
- Northwest Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,142 students
Other schools in Concord
- Cox Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- West Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Harris Road MiddleMiddle · 1,368 students
- Jay M Robinson HighHigh · 1,210 students
- Northwest Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,142 students
- Concord HighHigh · 1,128 students
Nearby schools
- J N Fries Magnet School0.6 mi · 755
- Rocky River Elementary1.6 mi · 652
- Wolf Meadow Elementary2.6 mi · 655
- Coltrane-Webb Elementary2.6 mi · 386
- R Brown McAllister Elementary2.8 mi · 698
- Roberta Road Middle3.2 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About Central Cabarrus HighWhat is the total enrollment at Central Cabarrus High?
Central Cabarrus High enrolls approximately 1,369 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Central Cabarrus High serve?
Central Cabarrus High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Central Cabarrus High?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Central Cabarrus High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Cabarrus High?
At Central Cabarrus High, the student body is approximately 39% White, 25% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Central Cabarrus High in?
Central Cabarrus High is part of Cabarrus County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.