Pitts School Road Elementary

Pitts School Road Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Concord, North Carolina, part of Cabarrus County Schools. The school serves 885 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 90% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Cabarrus County Schools comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 35,568 students; Pitts School Road Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pitts School Road Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Black, 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Cabarrus County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Pitts School Road Elementary reports 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pitts School Road Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cabarrus County indicate median household income runs about $89,005, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cabarrus County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,278 students), of which Pitts School Road Elementary is one.

Roberta Road Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Pitts School Road Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.8%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 7%: 828 students in 2018 compared to 885 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 60% to 37%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.