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Enrollment
760
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053002434
W M Irvin Elementary
1400 Gold Rush Drive, Concord, NC 28025 · (704) 260-6330 · Cabarrus County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL760 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
757 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 18% |
Student demographics
70%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
42.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where W M Irvin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #876 of 1,297 | #17 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #941 of 1,296 | #17 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #859 of 1,300 | #18 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 760 | #121 of 1,485 | #11 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #463 of 1,377 | #10 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #186 of 1,379 | #15 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #45 of 1,414 | #1 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #889 of 937 | #11 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
760
+105 (+16%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 746
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 760 | 54.4 | 14.0:1 | 100% (757) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 48.6 | 12.8:1 | 100% (617) |
| 2022-23 | 696 | 51.3 | 13.6:1 | 100% (693) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 49 | 13.4:1 | 100% (652) |
| 2017-18 | 773 | 52.3 | 14.8:1 | 100% (770) |
| 2015-16 | 791 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 71% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 663 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 59% (390) |
| 2000-01 | 746 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 57% (428) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W M Irvin Elementary.
About W M Irvin Elementary
W M Irvin Elementary is an elementary school in Concord, North Carolina, and it is part of Cabarrus County Schools. Its enrollment is 760 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 63% bigger than average.
W M Irvin Elementary sits within Cabarrus County Schools, which has 44 schools and 35,568 students.
White students account for 40% of enrollment at W M Irvin Elementary, more than any other group. The remaining students are 26% Black, 26% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Cabarrus County, the White share is about 59%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, W M Irvin Elementary scores 70%.
There are about 14.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at W M Irvin Elementary, which has 54.4. The school's 14.0:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%. The rate at public schools in Cabarrus County averages 56%, lower than here.
A school with W M Irvin Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.4%. W M Irvin Elementary scores 47.9%, within a point of that line.
Looking at the county, Cabarrus County, the median household earns about $89,005 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting W M Irvin Elementary, Cabarrus County has 56 public schools.
Concord Middle is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. W M Irvin Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts W M Irvin Elementary at 5th of 7.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 760, compared with 655 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the W M Irvin Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Concord Middle0.3 mi · 583
- R Brown McAllister Elementary1.4 mi · 698
- Coltrane-Webb Elementary1.6 mi · 386
- Concord High1.9 mi · 1,128
- Cabarrus Co Opportunity School2.1 mi · 41
- Beverly Hills Elementary2.6 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About W M Irvin ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at W M Irvin Elementary?
W M Irvin Elementary enrolls approximately 760 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does W M Irvin Elementary serve?
W M Irvin Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W M Irvin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W M Irvin Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at W M Irvin Elementary?
At W M Irvin Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 26% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is W M Irvin Elementary public or private?
W M Irvin Elementary 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.