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Enrollment
583
Middle
DISTRICT 893 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053000377
Concord Middle
1500 Gold Rush Drive, Concord, NC 28025 · (704) 260-6430 · Cabarrus County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of North Carolina public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
16.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
580 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 | 192 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 170 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 38% |
Student demographics
68%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
29.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
18.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 Concord Middle
Concord Middle's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Middle this school | 583 | 99.5% | 26.3% |
| Greene County Middle Snow Hill | 602 | 99.5% | 28.9% |
| Williston Middle Wilmington | 666 | 99.5% | 28.4% |
| Flat Rock Middle Winston-Salem | 674 | 99.6% | 23.3% |
| Thomasville Middle Thomasville | 500 | 99.4% | 29.9% |
| Sampson Middle Clinton | 703 | 99.6% | 43.4% |
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 Concord Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #447 of 463 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #455 of 461 | #11 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #427 of 463 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #246 of 478 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #230 of 456 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #104 of 456 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #102 of 472 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.6% | #7 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
583
-142 (-20%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 583 | 35.8 | 16.3:1 | 99% (580) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 40.6 | 14.6:1 | 99% (589) |
| 2022-23 | 713 | 47.1 | 15.1:1 | 100% (710) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 54 | 13.4:1 | 100% (722) |
| 2017-18 | 905 | 64.4 | 14.1:1 | 99% (899) |
| 2015-16 | 822 | 58 | 14.2:1 | 71% (587) |
| 2010-11 | 939 | 65 | 14.4:1 | 59% (551) |
| 2000-01 | 1,186 | 76 | 15.6:1 | 19% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 802 | 36 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Concord Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (905 to 583); teachers down 44% (64.4 to 35.8).
About Concord Middle
Concord Middle is a mid-sized middle school found in Concord, North Carolina. The school counted 583 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
Cabarrus County Schools has 35,568 students in 44 schools, and Concord Middle is one of those schools.
About 38% of students at Concord Middle are Hispanic, the largest single group. It is also 37% Black, 19% White, and 6% multiracial. Cabarrus County's residents are about 13% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Concord Middle are from different groups.
Concord Middle has 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The school has 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Cabarrus County, the average eligibility rate is 56%.
Concord Middle earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Concord Middle trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 22.2 points (26.3% versus 48.5%), a bottom-10% result in North Carolina on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Cabarrus County show that the median household earns about $89,005 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Cabarrus County has 56 public schools with about 43,278 students, including Concord Middle.
W M Irvin Elementary sits about 0.3 miles from Concord Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Concord Middle ranks 7th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Concord Middle falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 142 students, from 725 to 583. Students per teacher increased from 13.4 in 2020-21 to 16.3 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other Concord Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Concord Middle. Concord Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Concord MiddleConcord, MA · 643 students
- Concord Middle SchoolCONCORD, MI · 143 students
Nearby schools
- W M Irvin Elementary0.3 mi · 760
- R Brown McAllister Elementary1.7 mi · 698
- Concord High1.9 mi · 1,128
- Coltrane-Webb Elementary1.9 mi · 386
- Cabarrus Co Opportunity School2.2 mi · 41
- Beverly Hills Elementary2.6 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Concord MiddleHow many students attend Concord Middle?
Concord Middle enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 06-08.
Is Concord Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Concord Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Concord Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Concord Middle is approximately 16.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Concord Middle?
Student demographics at Concord Middle are roughly 19% White, 38% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Concord Middle in?
Concord Middle is part of Cabarrus County Schools.
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