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Alumni: what's one memory from Northwest Cabarrus Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
825
Middle
DISTRICT 893 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053002064
Northwest Cabarrus Middle
5140 NW Cabarrus Drive, Concord, NC 28027 · (704) 260-6550 · Cabarrus County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL825 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of North Carolina public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
20.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
272 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 | 275 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 277 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 273 | 33% |
Student demographics
74%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
68.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Middle
Northwest Cabarrus Middle's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Cabarrus Middle this school | 825 | 33.0% | 69.6% |
| Martin Middle Raleigh | 1,011 | 29.6% | 72.1% |
| Reedy Creek Middle Cary | 805 | 37.1% | 61.9% |
| Smith Middle Chapel Hill | 763 | 22.4% | 74.2% |
| Phillips Middle Chapel Hill | 600 | 27.0% | 72.0% |
| Lufkin Road Middle Apex | 1,035 | 33.5% | 62.2% |
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 Northwest Cabarrus Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #55 of 463 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #64 of 461 | #3 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #50 of 463 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 825 | #91 of 478 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #449 of 456 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #10 of 456 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.0% | #429 of 472 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #219 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
825
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 775
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 825 | 40.4 | 20.4:1 | 33% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 817 | 46.5 | 17.6:1 | 62% (507) |
| 2022-23 | 801 | 48.9 | 16.4:1 | 57% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 838 | 52 | 16.1:1 | 44% (367) |
| 2017-18 | 891 | 52.3 | 17.0:1 | 53% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 854 | 56 | 15.3:1 | 51% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 907 | 64 | 14.2:1 | 46% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 1,200 | 82 | 14.6:1 | 14% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 775 | 54 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Cabarrus Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (891 to 825); teachers down 23% (52.3 to 40.4).
About Northwest Cabarrus Middle
Northwest Cabarrus Middle is a mid-sized middle school based in Concord, North Carolina. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 825 students. It has 36% more students than the average for middle schools in North Carolina (about 605).
The Cabarrus County Schools system has 44 schools and 35,568 students.
The largest group at Northwest Cabarrus Middle is White students, at 39%. The school is also 21% Black, 19% Asian, 15% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 59% White share among all Cabarrus County residents. The diversity index for Northwest Cabarrus Middle is 74%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Northwest Cabarrus Middle has 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.4:1. Middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1, 4.5 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 33% at Northwest Cabarrus Middle. That rate is below the 56% average among public schools in Cabarrus County.
On the allk12 Grade, Northwest Cabarrus Middle lands at A-, ahead of 78% of North Carolina public middle schools.
In North Carolina, Northwest Cabarrus Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 69.6% actual against a predicted 68.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cabarrus County show that the median household earns about $89,005 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Cabarrus County has 56 public schools with about 43,278 students, including Northwest Cabarrus Middle.
Measured in a straight line, Charles E Boger Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Northwest Cabarrus Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Northwest Cabarrus Middle ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Northwest Cabarrus Middle is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 838 in 2020-21, 825 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 20.4 students per teacher, compared with 16.1 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Northwest Cabarrus Middle. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Charles E Boger Elementary0.2 mi · 895
- Northwest Cabarrus High0.2 mi · 1,142
- Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll1.1 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 MiddleHow large is Northwest Cabarrus Middle?
Northwest Cabarrus Middle enrolls approximately 825 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Northwest Cabarrus Middle serve?
Northwest Cabarrus Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Northwest Cabarrus Middle have?
Northwest Cabarrus Middle employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Northwest Cabarrus Middle?
Student demographics at Northwest Cabarrus Middle are roughly 39% White, 15% Hispanic, 21% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Northwest Cabarrus Middle public or private?
Northwest Cabarrus Middle 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.