Kannapolis Middle School 7/8

As a middle-of-the-pack middle school in Kannapolis, North Carolina, Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 teaches 782 students from grades 7 through 8, run under Kannapolis City Schools. That puts it 29% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

Kannapolis City Schools comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,377 students; Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 is among them.

Looking at the student body, Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 27% White, 24% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cabarrus County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Cabarrus County) reports that median household earnings sit near $89,005, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Cabarrus County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,278 students), Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kannapolis Middle School 6, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.2%.

Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Kannapolis Middle School 7/8's enrollment has decreased 35% since 2018, when it stood at 1,198 (now 782). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 34% to 41%.

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