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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Pitts School Road Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
885
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053002750
Pitts School Road Elementary
720 Pitts School Road SW, Concord, NC 28027 · (704) 260-6250 · Cabarrus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL885 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
451 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 | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 169 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 164 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 145 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 163 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (163).
Student demographics
73%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
60.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Pitts School Road Elementary
Pitts School Road Elementary's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitts School Road Elementary this school | 885 | 51.0% | 67.7% |
| Charles E Boger Elementary Kannapolis | 895 | 47.9% | 66.4% |
| Harris Creek Elementary Raleigh | 827 | 51.6% | 53.8% |
| Wake Forest Charter Academy Wake Forest | 650 | 44.8% | N/A |
| Highland Elementary Burlington | 661 | 53.7% | 53.4% |
| Rolesville Charter Academy Rolesville | 716 | 59.1% | N/A |
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 Pitts School Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #280 of 1,297 | #7 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #277 of 1,296 | #7 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #300 of 1,300 | #7 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 885 | #36 of 1,485 | #7 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #603 of 1,377 | #15 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #59 of 1,379 | #3 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #1,159 of 1,414 | #19 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #226 of 369 | #11 of 14 |
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
885
+126 (+17%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 983
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 885 | 61 | 14.5:1 | 51% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 870 | 56.8 | 15.3:1 | 53% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 844 | 51.4 | 16.4:1 | 48% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 759 | 53 | 14.3:1 | 29% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 828 | 47.4 | 17.5:1 | 31% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 831 | 48 | 17.3:1 | 32% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 983 | 59 | 16.7:1 | 27% (270) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pitts School Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (828 to 885); teachers up 29% (47.4 to 61).
About Pitts School Road Elementary
Pitts School Road Elementary is a large elementary school based in Concord, North Carolina. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 885 students. Enrollment is 90% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
Cabarrus County Schools is responsible for 44 schools, Pitts School Road Elementary included, with 35,568 students in all.
The most common group at Pitts School Road Elementary is White students, at 37%. Other groups include 31% Black, 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 59% White. Pitts School Road Elementary's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
Pitts School Road Elementary operates with 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.5:1. That matches the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Pitts School Road Elementary reports 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Pitts School Road Elementary is B+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Pitts School Road Elementary are 4.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (67.7% actual, 63.3% predicted).
Pitts School Road Elementary is located in Cabarrus County, where the median household income is $89,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Pitts School Road Elementary, Cabarrus County has 55 other public schools.
The closest public school, Roberta Road Middle, is about 0.6 miles from Pitts School Road Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.8%; Pitts School Road Elementary's is 67.7%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Pitts School Road Elementary falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is up 17% from 2020-21, when Pitts School Road Elementary had 759 students, to 2024-25, when it had 885.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Roberta Road Middle0.6 mi · 906
- Jay M Robinson High1.6 mi · 1,210
- Harrisburg Elementary1.7 mi · 850
- Hickory Ridge Middle2.4 mi · 1,057
- Wolf Meadow Elementary2.5 mi · 655
- Hickory Ridge High2.5 mi · 1,671
Frequently asked questions
About Pitts School Road ElementaryHow many students attend Pitts School Road Elementary?
Pitts School Road Elementary enrolls approximately 885 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Pitts School Road Elementary serve?
Pitts School Road Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pitts School Road Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pitts School Road Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (61 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pitts School Road Elementary?
At Pitts School Road Elementary, the student body is approximately 37% White, 15% Hispanic, 31% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Pitts School Road Elementary in?
Pitts School Road Elementary is part of Cabarrus County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.