Valor Preparatory Academy

Valor Preparatory Academy is a public small school serving multiple grade levels in Concord, North Carolina. It teaches 608 students in kindergarten through 12.

Valor Preparatory Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.

About 53% of the student body at Valor Preparatory Academy is Black. Enrollment also includes 17% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Cabarrus County, the Black share is about 19%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.

The school has 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 23.0 students per teacher. Combined schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 16.1:1. The school reported 77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 56% average among public schools in Cabarrus County.

The school's county is Cabarrus County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $89,005 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Valor Preparatory Academy shares Cabarrus County with 55 other public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, West Cabarrus High, is about 1.3 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Valor Preparatory Academy is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 20%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.3:1 to 23.0:1 over the same years.

Valor Preparatory Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.