Northwest Cabarrus Middle

Northwest Cabarrus Middle is a junior high of middle-of-the-pack scale in Concord, North Carolina, part of Cabarrus County Schools, educateing 825 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 36% bigger than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 44 schools in Cabarrus County Schools (35,568 students total), Northwest Cabarrus Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Northwest Cabarrus Middle logs that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 21% Black, 19% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Northwest Cabarrus Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at Northwest Cabarrus Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cabarrus County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Northwest Cabarrus Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.6%.

Across the wider county, Cabarrus County reports that median household income runs about $89,005, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Northwest Cabarrus Middle is one of 56 public schools in Cabarrus County (combined enrollment of about 43,278 students).

Charles E Boger Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northwest Cabarrus Middle ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.0%.

Northwest Cabarrus Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northwest Cabarrus Middle has declined 7%, going from 891 students in 2018 to 825 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment ticked up from 2% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 today.

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