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If you could change one rule at Patriots Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053003174
Patriots Elementary
1510 Holden Ave SW, Concord, NC 28025 · (704) 260-6230 · Cabarrus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
237 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
76%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
64.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Patriots Elementary
Patriots Elementary's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots Elementary this school | 636 | 37.3% | 64.8% |
| Combs Elementary Raleigh | 695 | 41.7% | 71.0% |
| Cardinal Charter Academy Cary | 584 | 47.4% | N/A |
| Wake Forest Charter Academy Wake Forest | 650 | 44.8% | N/A |
| Fuquay-Varina Elementary Fuquay-Varina | 772 | 35.9% | 64.5% |
| Winget Park Elementary Charlotte | 677 | 44.3% | 69.7% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Patriots Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #356 of 1,297 | #10 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #466 of 1,296 | #12 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #226 of 1,300 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #288 of 1,485 | #18 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #396 of 1,377 | #7 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.5% | #16 of 1,379 | #1 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #1,241 of 1,414 | #23 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.4% | #24 of 937 | #1 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
636
-285 (-31%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 636 | 46.4 | 13.7:1 | 37% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 790 | 53.2 | 14.8:1 | 40% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 901 | 60.4 | 14.9:1 | 37% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 921 | 62 | 14.8:1 | 22% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 1,049 | 55.4 | 18.9:1 | 25% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 943 | 53 | 17.8:1 | 31% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 40 | 16.7:1 | 32% (212) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patriots Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (1,049 to 636); teachers down 16% (55.4 to 46.4).
About Patriots Elementary
Patriots Elementary is an elementary school in Concord, North Carolina, and it is part of Cabarrus County Schools. It educates 636 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students.
The district, Cabarrus County Schools, operates 44 schools serving 35,568 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Patriots Elementary, at 33%. Other groups include 29% Black, 17% Hispanic, 14% Asian, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Cabarrus County residents are about 59% White. Patriots Elementary's diversity index is 76%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Patriots Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.7:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 37%. For comparison, public schools in Cabarrus County average 56%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Patriots Elementary is -2.7 points: 64.8% actual, 67.5% predicted.
Within Cabarrus County, the median household income is $89,005, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Patriots Elementary, Cabarrus County has 55 other public schools.
C C Griffin Middle is the public school closest to Patriots Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Patriots Elementary is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Patriots Elementary in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 285 students since 2020-21, to 636. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.8 to 13.7 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Patriots Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- C C Griffin Middle0.2 mi · 792
- Rocky River Elementary2.4 mi · 652
- Hickory Ridge High2.9 mi · 1,671
- Hickory Ridge Elementary2.9 mi · 927
- Harrisburg Elementary3.2 mi · 850
- Hickory Ridge Middle3.3 mi · 1,057
Frequently asked questions
About Patriots ElementaryHow large is Patriots Elementary?
Patriots Elementary enrolls approximately 636 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Patriots Elementary serve?
Patriots Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Patriots Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Patriots Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Patriots Elementary?
Student demographics at Patriots Elementary are roughly 33% White, 17% Hispanic, 29% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Patriots Elementary?
Patriots Elementary 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.