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Harrisburg Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Harrisburg Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Harrisburg, NC, serving about 850 students as part of Cabarrus County Schools, and it ranks among the very top elementary schools in the state. With a 2025–2026 statewide ranking of #70 out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, Harrisburg sits in the 95th percentile and has earned a 5-star rating in 8 of the last 10 school years. Academic proficiency rates are far above district and state averages in every tested grade — for example, 3rd grade math proficiency is 87.3% versus 72.5% for the district and 66.4% statewide, and 5th grade reading is 82.6% versus 65.6% for the district and 55.3% statewide.

The school's only true near-peer is Hickory Ridge Elementary, which edges it out slightly in some test scores, but Harrisburg posts a better chronic absenteeism rate of 8.7% versus 9.5%. The gap to nearly every other nearby school is massive. Harrisburg averages 86.3% math proficiency across grades 3–5, while Patriots Elementary averages 74.7%, Pitts School Road Elementary averages 70.6%, and Wolf Meadow Elementary just 55.3%. Reading tells a similar story: Harrisburg averages 80.5%, compared with 61.0% at Pitts School Road, 41.6% at Rocky River Elementary, and 33.6% at Wolf Meadow. Schools from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools like Reedy Creek Elementary and University Meadows Elementary, plus area charter A.C.E. Academy, also trail Harrisburg by wide margins.

What truly sets Harrisburg apart is that strong results extend across all student subgroups. African American students rank in the 97th percentile statewide, low-income students in the 94th, English Language Learners in the 98th, and special education students also score well above average. Chronic absenteeism sits at just 8.7%, roughly one-third of the state's 24.2% rate, and the school achieves these outcomes while spending less per student than several neighboring schools. With elite academics, excellent attendance, and broad-based success across every group of students, Harrisburg Elementary is one of the most impressive elementary schools in the greater Charlotte area.

850

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

21.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3900 Stallings Road
Harrisburg, NC 28075-8484

(704) 260-6190

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Students who attend Harrisburg Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hickory Ridge Middle
High:	Hickory Ridge High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.8%

Asian:

26.8%

African American:

17.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (84% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

70^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 246Cabarrus County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	70 of 1492	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	65 of 1490	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	156 of 1505	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	267 of 1502	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	121 of 1514	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	82 of 1489	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	130 of 1473	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	123 of 1434	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.8	70 of 1429	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	91.1	74 of 1425	94.8%	★★★★★
2015	88.8	104 of 1440	92.8%	★★★★★
2014	83.5	187 of 1390	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	86.4	144 of 1403	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	80.5	195 of 1388	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.6	173 of 1381	87.5%	★★★★☆
2010	85.4	112 of 1363	91.8%	★★★★★
2009	81.3	177 of 1354	86.9%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	152 of 1324	88.5%	★★★★☆
2007	78.0	200 of 1293	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	83.0	133 of 1276	89.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.3	26 of 903	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	95.2	20 of 918	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	91 of 924	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	71.0	193 of 933	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	33 of 927	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	24 of 896	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	63 of 949	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	65 of 927	93.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	36 of 134	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	62.8	56 of 131	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	72 of 130	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	80 of 114	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.4	47 of 107	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	24 of 95	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	49 of 106	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	36 of 99	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	81.2	48 of 634	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	35 of 646	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	53.7	316 of 878	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	338 of 897	62.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	14 of 563	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	73.8	78 of 533	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	48 of 514	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	14 of 497	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	62 of 1447	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	92.1	68 of 1451	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	177 of 1455	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	221 of 1459	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	133 of 1458	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	110 of 1440	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	138 of 1424	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	78 of 1405	94.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	2 of 743	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	69.9	138 of 710	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	434 of 669	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.5	161 of 582	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	109 of 500	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	74 of 494	85.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	147 of 981	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	95.7	20 of 961	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	69.9	204 of 951	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	145 of 915	84.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	89 of 1434	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	47 of 1437	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	74.2	243 of 1450	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	42.9	857 of 1437	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.2	273 of 1329	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	624 of 1361	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	230 of 1332	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	75 of 1451	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	69 of 1450	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	139 of 1464	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	73.8	317 of 1461	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	125 of 1464	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	66 of 1444	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	127 of 1430	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	180 of 1413	87.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	51.6	58 of 103	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	155 of 815	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	80 of 821	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	49.6	320 of 801	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	194 of 1146	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	175 of 1172	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	203 of 1166	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	451 of 1183	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	275 of 1194	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	151 of 1172	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	202 of 1183	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	171 of 1178	85.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2026)100th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)73rd percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)44th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science88%+20 vs state

Mathematics86%+23 vs state

Reading81%+24 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Harrisburg has very committed teachers that are willing to do all that they can to help to advance all students based on individual student needs. There are not many schools that have the resources to cater to more advanced students and push them even farther, but Harrisburg does. I am proud to be both a parent and a teacher at the school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harrisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Stallings Road	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6190	850	53	16.0	21.1%	364 (42.8%)	145 (17.1%)	63 (7.4%)	228 (26.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	93	70^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.3%		93.5	65^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.6%	5	87.3	85.2	86.3				77.6	81.2	82.6				87.6		$8,156	$486	$7,670
Pitts School Road Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Pitts School Road SW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6250	885	61	14.5	51.0%	331 (37.4%)	273 (30.8%)	129 (14.6%)	84 (9.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (7.1%)	69.5	427^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.4%		75.8	308^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.3%	119	69.7	69.1	72.9				56.4	64.8	61.9				81.3		$8,735	$586	$8,149
A.C.E. Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7807 Caldwell Road	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	A.C.E. Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 456-7153	421	28	14.7	97.9%	9 (2.1%)	323 (76.7%)	68 (16.2%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	21	1264^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.3%		24.7	1192^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	20.0%	72	40.8	55.8	32.6	34.7	69.8	55.6	28.6	42.3	47.8	51.0	58.1	60.0	47.8	68.9
Hickory Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	9464 Hickory Ridge Rd	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-5950	927	65	14.3	15.0%	288 (31.1%)	149 (16.1%)	64 (6.9%)	360 (38.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.6%)	94.5	51^st of 1492 public elementary schools	96.6%		94	61^st of 1490 public elementary schools	95.9%	10	83.9	94.9	87.6				77.4	87.6	83.6				92.1
Rocky River Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5454 Rocky River Road	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6290	652	50	13.0	99.5%	133 (20.4%)	220 (33.7%)	245 (37.6%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	46.8	788^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.2%		55.2	650^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.4%	138	77.0	72.3	57.0				39.8	42.9	42.0				73.0		$9,867	$992	$8,875
Patriots Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1510 Holden Ave SW	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6230	636	46	13.7	37.3%	207 (32.5%)	185 (29.1%)	111 (17.5%)	90 (14.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	77	277^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.4%		69.7	398^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.3%	121	75.3	73.7	75.0				64.9	69.5	70.2				73.1		$8,181	$456	$7,725
Wolf Meadow Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Wolf Meadow Drive SW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 260-6390	655	44	14.8	99.5%	152 (23.2%)	190 (29.0%)	244 (37.3%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.4%)	22.5	1235^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.2%		9.5	1428^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.2%	193	59.7	54.2	52.1				29.5	32.5	38.7				50.4		$9,734	$1,173	$8,561
University Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Pavilion Blvd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3685	737	38	19.1	99.6%	46 (6.2%)	418 (56.7%)	212 (28.8%)	32 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	34.7	1012^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.2%		21.3	1255^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.8%	243	59.6	42.9	54.3				49.0	45.6	38.3				73.4		$10,305	$1,460	$8,845
Reedy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10801 Plaza Rd Ext	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6480	850	55	15.3	99.6%	59 (6.9%)	408 (48.0%)	269 (31.6%)	56 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.7%)	45.5	816^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.3%		41.9	882^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.8%	66	62.9	62.9	56.1				53.0	50.0	51.3				64.3		$9,604	$751	$8,853
Carl A Furr Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2725 Clover Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6110	782	61	12.7	61.0%	183 (23.4%)	215 (27.5%)	303 (38.7%)	40 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.2%)	36.2	976^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.6%		32.2	1055^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.2%	79	56.0	51.5	52.7				52.0	47.3	48.1				64.1		$9,519	$965	$8,554

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrisburg Elementary

What district is Harrisburg Elementary in?

Cabarrus County Schools

What schools do graduates of Harrisburg Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harrisburg Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hickory Ridge Middle
High : Hickory Ridge High

What is the racial makeup of Harrisburg Elementary?

Students at Harrisburg Elementary are 43% White, 27% Asian, 17% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Harrisburg Elementary a good school?

Yes! Harrisburg Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 70^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Harrisburg Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 850 students attended Harrisburg Elementary.

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