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Wolf Meadow Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1235^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wolf Meadow Elementary is a K–5 public school in Concord, North Carolina, serving 655 students in the Charlotte area as part of the Cabarrus County Schools district. The district is strong — rated 4 stars and in the 73rd percentile statewide — but Wolf Meadow itself ranks in just the 17th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools for 2025–2026, the lowest among its nearby district elementary peers. The school is also high-need: 99.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Wolf Meadow’s biggest academic challenge is reading. Among students in grades 3–5, 33.6% are proficient in reading — about half the district rate of 63.6% — and only 29.5% of 3rd graders are proficient. Science is another striking lag: 50.4% of 5th graders are proficient versus 80.2% districtwide. Nearby Rocky River Elementary, Winecoff Elementary, and W M Irvin Elementary serve nearly identical poverty rates yet post far higher science results (73% to 80%) and better reading scores, so poverty alone does not explain the gap. Math is a relative exception: 55.3% proficiency trails the district (72.1%) but is right in line with those same high-poverty schools.

There is some momentum to build on. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 40.7% in 2020–2021 to 24.1% in 2024–2025 — about the state average — and math proficiency jumped roughly 25 points in a single year, helping lift the school’s state ranking from the 4th percentile to the 17th. Reading has not followed suit: overall reading proficiency barely moved, and 4th grade reading actually declined. Wolf Meadow was once stronger, ranking near the 43rd percentile in 2015–2016, before a steep slide left it near the bottom of the state for three consecutive years. It remains a clear outlier in an otherwise high-performing district, and reading support is the most urgent area of need.

655

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Wolf Meadow Drive SW
Concord, NC 28027-8898

(704) 260-6390

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Students who attend Wolf Meadow Elementary usually attend:

High:

West Cabarrus High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.3%

African American:

29.0%

White:

23.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2023 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Reading scores 23 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

1,235^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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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	22.5	1235 of 1492	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	1428 of 1490	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1430 of 1505	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1448 of 1502	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1191 of 1514	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	1126 of 1489	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1035 of 1473	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	950 of 1434	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.9	1060 of 1429	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.0	817 of 1425	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.5	868 of 1440	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.0	1007 of 1390	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	1036 of 1403	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.9	1265 of 1388	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	1290 of 1381	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.2	1225 of 1363	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	1136 of 1354	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.1	1096 of 1324	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.1	1085 of 1293	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.2	979 of 1276	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	653 of 903	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	850 of 918	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	903 of 924	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	916 of 933	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	552 of 927	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	466 of 896	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	329 of 949	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	354 of 927	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	47.2	267 of 634	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	443 of 646	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.0	851 of 878	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	736 of 897	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	396 of 519	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	500 of 563	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	449 of 533	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	467 of 514	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	357 of 485	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	257 of 385	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	216 of 497	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	253 of 421	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	1248 of 1447	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	1385 of 1451	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1387 of 1455	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1421 of 1459	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1037 of 1458	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	1031 of 1440	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	987 of 1424	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	875 of 1405	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	545 of 743	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	549 of 669	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	430 of 612	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	641 of 981	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.6	858 of 961	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	842 of 951	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	876 of 915	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	719 of 893	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	523 of 843	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	511 of 865	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	661 of 851	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	1210 of 1434	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	1395 of 1437	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1379 of 1450	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1337 of 1437	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	999 of 1366	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	815 of 1329	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	721 of 1361	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	671 of 1332	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	1139 of 1451	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	1384 of 1450	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1387 of 1464	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1391 of 1461	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1253 of 1464	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1161 of 1444	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1016 of 1430	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	994 of 1413	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	678 of 815	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	768 of 821	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	434 of 801	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	1040 of 1146	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	1146 of 1172	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1134 of 1166	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1159 of 1183	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	968 of 1194	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1085 of 1172	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1040 of 1183	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	640 of 1178	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)58th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics56%-8 vs state

Science50%-17 vs state

Reading33%-23 vs state

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Weddington Hills Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4401 Weddington Road	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6350	1,038	68	15.1	53.9%	344 (33.1%)	198 (19.1%)	329 (31.7%)	102 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.1%)	52.2	687^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.0%		65.7	469^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.5%	218	58.9	66.1	58.0	48.0	61.2	54.1	73.5	$8,873	$892	$7,981
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
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
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
Coltrane-Webb Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	541 Sunnyside Drive SE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6150	386	35	11.1	66.6%	83 (21.5%)	64 (16.6%)	168 (43.5%)	51 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	47.9	768^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.5%		40.4	911^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.9%	143	55.7	58.3	75.7	45.9	50.0	57.1	64.3	$10,232	$772	$9,461
R Brown McAllister Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	505 Sunnyside Drive SE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6270	698	48	14.5	55.0%	327 (46.8%)	179 (25.6%)	145 (20.8%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.3%)	62.8	540^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.8%		51.1	728^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.1%	188	74.1	55.5	65.3	64.7	56.3	59.4	79.2	$10,408	$712	$9,696
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
Winecoff Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	375 Winecoff Sch Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6370	740	48	15.3	99.6%	159 (21.5%)	285 (38.5%)	219 (29.6%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.8%)	34.3	1022^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	31.5%		22.9	1221^st of 1490 public elementary schools	18.1%	199	48.8	48.3	56.7	49.6	44.2	45.2	75.0	$10,252	$1,087	$9,166
W M Irvin Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1400 Gold Rush Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6330	760	54	13.9	99.6%	304 (40.0%)	197 (25.9%)	194 (25.5%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	37.3	956^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.9%		32.5	1046^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.8%	90	57.0	53.2	50.4	35.5	46.8	49.6	80.0	$10,791	$1,213	$9,578

Frequently Asked Questions about Wolf Meadow Elementary

What district is Wolf Meadow Elementary in?

Cabarrus County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Wolf Meadow Elementary?

Students at Wolf Meadow Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 29% African American, 23% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Wolf Meadow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 655 students attended Wolf Meadow Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wolf Meadow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wolf Meadow Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : West Cabarrus High

Is Wolf Meadow Elementary a good school?

Wolf Meadow Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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