Coltrane-Webb Elementary

Coltrane-Webb Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Concord, North Carolina, overseen by Cabarrus County Schools. The school teaches 386 students in grades K through 5.

Within Cabarrus County Schools, which oversees 44 schools and 35,568 students, Coltrane-Webb Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Coltrane-Webb Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 22% White, 17% Black, 13% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Coltrane-Webb Elementary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cabarrus County (around 56%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Coltrane-Webb Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cabarrus County) records that median household earnings sit near $89,005, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Cabarrus County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,278 students), of which Coltrane-Webb Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: R Brown McAllister Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Coltrane-Webb Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Coltrane-Webb Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 45.1%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Coltrane-Webb Elementary's enrollment has shrank 18% since 2018, when it stood at 470 (now 386). Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.