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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Northwest Cabarrus High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,142
High
DISTRICT 889 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053000216
Northwest Cabarrus High
5130 NW Cabarrus Drive, Concord, NC 28027 · (704) 260-6720 · Cabarrus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,142 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
404 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 303 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 310 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 250 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 279 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%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
70.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
38.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Northwest Cabarrus High
Northwest Cabarrus High's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Cabarrus High this school | 1,142 | 35.4% | 54.6% |
| Atkins Academic & Tech High Winston-Salem | 1,187 | 36.1% | 71.5% |
| Wakefield High Raleigh | 2,065 | 36.1% | 52.5% |
| Northern Guilford High Greensboro | 1,251 | 29.4% | 55.5% |
| West Forsyth High Clemmons | 2,145 | 37.9% | 58.9% |
| Wake Forest High School Wake Forest | 2,043 | 30.4% | 56.2% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Northwest Cabarrus High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #160 of 468 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #207 of 464 | #9 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #113 of 448 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,142 | #151 of 598 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #147 of 473 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #63 of 474 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #452 of 527 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #92 of 277 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,142
-74 (-6%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 976
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,142 | 67.5 | 16.9:1 | 35% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 1,168 | 68.6 | 17.0:1 | 39% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 1,138 | 70.9 | 16.1:1 | 35% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 1,216 | 71 | 17.1:1 | 23% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 1,328 | 80 | 16.6:1 | 39% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 1,202 | 71 | 16.9:1 | 44% (528) |
| 2010-11 | 1,001 | 70 | 14.3:1 | 41% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 1,507 | 93 | 16.2:1 | 8% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 976 | 62 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Cabarrus High.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,328 to 1,142); teachers down 16% (80 to 67.5).
About Northwest Cabarrus High
Northwest Cabarrus High is a large high school with an address in Concord, North Carolina. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,142 students on the rolls. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 761.
Northwest Cabarrus High sits within Cabarrus County Schools, which has 44 schools and 35,568 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Northwest Cabarrus High is White, with 45% of students. The remaining shares are 25% Black, 16% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Cabarrus County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. The school has 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is 2.6 students per teacher. In all, 35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cabarrus County is 56%.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Northwest Cabarrus High outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Northwest Cabarrus High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (54.6%) and its predicted rate (68.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
Cabarrus County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $89,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Cabarrus County's 56 public schools enroll about 43,278 students and include Northwest Cabarrus High.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Northwest Cabarrus Middle, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Northwest Cabarrus High is 4th among 8 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Northwest Cabarrus High as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 1,142 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,216.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Northwest Cabarrus High. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Concord HighHigh · 1,128 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Cabarrus Middle0.2 mi · 825
- Charles E Boger Elementary0.3 mi · 895
- Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll0.9 mi · 234
- Kannapolis Middle School 61.7 mi · 358
- Kannapolis Middle School 7/81.7 mi · 782
- Shady Brook Elementary2.0 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest Cabarrus HighHow many students attend Northwest Cabarrus High?
Northwest Cabarrus High enrolls approximately 1,142 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Northwest Cabarrus High serve?
Northwest Cabarrus High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Cabarrus High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwest Cabarrus High is approximately 16.9:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northwest Cabarrus High?
At Northwest Cabarrus High, the student body is approximately 45% White, 16% Hispanic, 25% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Northwest Cabarrus High public or private?
Northwest Cabarrus High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cabarrus County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.