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Enrollment
655
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053000220
Wolf Meadow Elementary
150 Wolf Meadow Drive SW, Concord, NC 28027 · (704) 260-6390 · Cabarrus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
652 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 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
72%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
32.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
30.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 →
Schools most like Wolf Meadow Elementary
Wolf Meadow Elementary's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Meadow Elementary this school | 655 | 99.5% | 31.8% |
| East Iredell Elementary Statesville | 663 | 99.5% | 38.3% |
| Rocky River Elementary Concord | 652 | 99.5% | 58.5% |
| Vandora Springs Elementary Garner | 582 | 99.5% | 60.8% |
| Gardner Park Elementary Gastonia | 560 | 99.5% | 40.7% |
| Hillandale Elementary Durham | 586 | 99.5% | 35.9% |
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 Wolf Meadow Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #1,228 of 1,297 | #24 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #1,252 of 1,296 | #24 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #1,137 of 1,300 | #23 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #248 of 1,485 | #16 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #702 of 1,377 | #19 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #107 of 1,379 | #9 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #98 of 1,414 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #194 of 369 | #9 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
655
+148 (+29%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 655 | 44.2 | 14.8:1 | 100% (652) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 38.4 | 13.8:1 | 99% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 38.3 | 12.9:1 | 99% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 99% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 41.5 | 14.4:1 | 99% (594) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 100% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 76% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 46 | 15.7:1 | 33% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 36 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wolf Meadow Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (597 to 655); teachers up 6% (41.5 to 44.2).
About Wolf Meadow Elementary
Wolf Meadow Elementary is one of the public schools in Concord, North Carolina. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 655 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Wolf Meadow Elementary is among 44 schools run by Cabarrus County Schools, which serves 35,568 students.
The student body at Wolf Meadow Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 37%. Other groups make up 29% Black, 23% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Cabarrus County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Wolf Meadow Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wolf Meadow Elementary is 14.8:1, based on 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Wolf Meadow Elementary counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 56% for public schools in Cabarrus County.
On BeatsExpectations, Wolf Meadow Elementary is 16.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
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 about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cabarrus County number 56, with about 43,278 students.
A public school about 1.6 miles away, Harold E. Winkler Middle, is the closest to Wolf Meadow Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Wolf Meadow Elementary. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wolf Meadow Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Wolf Meadow Elementary as City: Mid-size.
A 29% rise took enrollment from 507 in 2020-21 to 655 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.8:1.
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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
- Harold E. Winkler Middle1.6 mi · 1,094
- Performance Learning Center1.7 mi · 77
- Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy1.7 mi · 107
- Weddington Hills Elementary1.8 mi · 1,038
- Roberta Road Middle1.9 mi · 906
- J N Fries Magnet School2.0 mi · 755
Frequently asked questions
About Wolf Meadow ElementaryHow large is Wolf Meadow Elementary?
Wolf Meadow Elementary enrolls approximately 655 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wolf Meadow Elementary serve?
Wolf Meadow Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wolf Meadow Elementary?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Wolf Meadow Elementary.
How diverse is Wolf Meadow Elementary?
Wolf Meadow Elementary reports a student body of 23% White, 37% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Wolf Meadow Elementary?
Wolf Meadow 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.