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Enrollment
1,094
Middle
DISTRICT 893 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053003188
Harold E. Winkler Middle
4501 Weddington Rd NW, Concord, NC 28027 · (704) 260-6450 · Cabarrus County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,094 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.4:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
681 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 | 381 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 346 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 367 | 34% |
Student demographics
73%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
52.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Harold E. Winkler Middle
Harold E. Winkler Middle's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold E. Winkler Middle this school | 1,094 | 62.2% | 51.7% |
| Carroll Middle Raleigh | 898 | 61.1% | 45.5% |
| Alexander Graham Middle Charlotte | 1,187 | 52.4% | 49.7% |
| C C Griffin Middle Concord | 792 | 54.8% | 52.7% |
| Jacksonville Commons Middle Jacksonville | 918 | 62.6% | 45.4% |
| Hawfields Middle Mebane | 864 | 56.0% | 65.0% |
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 Harold E. Winkler Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #225 of 463 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #247 of 461 | #8 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #191 of 463 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,094 | #21 of 478 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #331 of 456 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #14 of 456 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #354 of 472 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #77 of 143 | 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
1,094
-74 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 1,094 | 62.9 | 17.4:1 | 62% (681) |
| 2023-24 | 923 | 52 | 17.8:1 | 41% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 856 | 54.5 | 15.7:1 | 43% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 1,168 | 67 | 17.4:1 | 43% (506) |
| 2017-18 | 1,007 | 59 | 17.1:1 | 48% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 897 | 62 | 14.5:1 | 55% (493) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harold E. Winkler Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (1,007 to 1,094); teachers up 7% (59 to 62.9).
About Harold E. Winkler Middle
Harold E. Winkler Middle, a large middle school, is located in Concord, North Carolina. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,094 students. That is 81% above the average of about 605 students for middle schools in North Carolina.
Harold E. Winkler Middle is among 44 schools run by Cabarrus County Schools, which serves 35,568 students.
At Harold E. Winkler Middle, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 32%. Smaller groups are 29% White, 27% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 13% of Cabarrus County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
The school has 62.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.4 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Harold E. Winkler Middle outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 59.8% at Harold E. Winkler Middle; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.7%.
In Cabarrus County, home to about 236,133 people, the median household earns about $89,005 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cabarrus County number 56, with about 43,278 students.
Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy is about 0.1 miles from Harold E. Winkler Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Harold E. Winkler Middle places 2nd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Harold E. Winkler Middle is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 6%.
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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
- Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy0.1 mi · 107
- Performance Learning Center0.2 mi · 77
- Weddington Hills Elementary0.3 mi · 1,038
- West Cabarrus High0.7 mi · 1,627
- Wolf Meadow Elementary1.6 mi · 655
- Valor Preparatory Academy1.6 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About Harold E. Winkler MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Harold E. Winkler Middle?
Harold E. Winkler Middle enrolls approximately 1,094 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Harold E. Winkler Middle serve?
Harold E. Winkler Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Harold E. Winkler Middle?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Harold E. Winkler Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harold E. Winkler Middle?
At Harold E. Winkler Middle, the student body is approximately 29% White, 32% Hispanic, 27% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Harold E. Winkler Middle?
Harold E. Winkler Middle is overseen by Cabarrus County Schools in Cabarrus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.