Concord Lake STEAM Academy

Concord Lake STEAM Academy, a roomy K-5 school in Kannapolis, North Carolina, one of the schools within Concord Lake STEAM Academy, enrolls 856 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 83% above the state mean of about 467.

Concord Lake STEAM Academy is the operating authority for Concord Lake STEAM Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Concord Lake STEAM Academy shows that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 23% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Concord Lake STEAM Academy reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 48.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Concord Lake STEAM Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cabarrus County (around 56%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Cabarrus County) shows that median household earnings sit near $89,005, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cabarrus County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,278 students), of which Concord Lake STEAM Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Royal Oaks Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site. Concord Lake STEAM Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 64%: 521 students in 2018 compared to 856 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 41% to 23% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 48.8:1 today.

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