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Concord Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

732^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Concord Middle is a public magnet middle school in Concord, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 592 students. While the school is part of the Cabarrus County Schools district, which is ranked 66 out of 242 districts in the state, Concord Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic proficiency.

Concord Middle's proficiency rates in Mathematics (15.3-18%) and Reading (21.4-33.3%) are significantly lower than the district (55.8-66.2%) and state (48.7-57.2%) averages. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of North Carolina middle schools for African American, Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. As a result, Concord Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Interestingly, Concord Middle's academic performance lags significantly behind nearby middle schools within the Cabarrus County Schools district, such as Harris Road Middle, Hickory Ridge Middle, and C.C. Griffin Middle, which consistently outperform Concord Middle in Mathematics, Reading, and Science proficiency. Despite Concord Middle's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio, these additional resources have not translated into improved academic outcomes for the school.

583

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,893

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Gold Rush Drive
Concord, NC 28025-1508

(704) 260-6430

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Students who attend Concord Middle usually attend:

High:

Concord High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.6%

African American:

37.4%

White:

18.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (25% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg54%

732^nd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Middle Schools in the Cabarrus County Schools

66^th of 242Cabarrus 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
2025	7.5	732 of 773	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	725 of 793	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	650 of 784	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	642 of 786	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	572 of 741	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	641 of 737	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	535 of 691	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	596 of 694	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	594 of 692	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	594 of 705	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.2	526 of 627	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.7	398 of 673	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	450 of 662	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.7	350 of 648	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.0	360 of 640	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.0	272 of 630	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.2	277 of 620	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.7	309 of 606	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.3	312 of 598	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	526 of 546	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	538 of 560	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	482 of 559	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	464 of 550	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	377 of 533	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	475 of 519	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	444 of 494	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.6	437 of 449	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	339 of 478	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	489 of 504	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	461 of 475	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	314 of 371	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	343 of 356	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	165 of 318	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	166 of 312	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.2	21 of 236	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	15.4	211 of 211	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	717 of 733	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	714 of 738	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	637 of 731	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	596 of 733	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	498 of 706	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	618 of 684	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	524 of 656	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	63.1	181 of 452	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	245 of 450	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	287 of 448	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	299 of 416	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.2	14 of 127	89.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	536 of 562	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	523 of 564	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	445 of 553	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	452 of 541	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	438 of 522	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	487 of 493	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	455 of 472	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	23.7	47 of 50	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	60.5	14 of 50	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	3 of 37	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	29.2	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	706 of 729	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	694 of 743	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	608 of 735	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	561 of 689	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	468 of 633	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	607 of 639	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	577 of 604	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	691 of 733	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	680 of 751	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	622 of 747	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	629 of 748	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	598 of 711	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	620 of 697	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	546 of 665	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	296 of 328	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	248 of 306	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	237 of 302	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	249 of 283	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	208 of 248	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	229 of 237	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	208 of 221	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	470 of 478	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	374 of 473	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	608 of 649	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	513 of 652	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	400 of 656	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	394 of 658	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	345 of 632	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	461 of 624	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	371 of 596	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)60th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)6th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-24 vs state

Reading29%-24 vs state

Mathematics17%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Concord Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1500 Gold Rush Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6430	583	36	16.2	99.5%	108 (18.5%)	218 (37.4%)	219 (37.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.0%)	7.5	732^nd of 773 public middle schools	5.3%		11	725^th of 793 public middle schools	8.6%	7	18.0	17.3	15.3	33.3	21.4	30.4	36.0	$9,893	$515	$9,378
Mount Pleasant Middle	Public	6-8	466 Walker Road	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6530	660	39	16.9	47.9%	461 (69.8%)	49 (7.4%)	116 (17.6%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	67	231^st of 773 public middle schools	70.1%		57.9	307^th of 793 public middle schools	61.3%	76	62.2	61.9	57.8	58.7	56.3	57.0	72.2	$8,999	$443	$8,556
J N Fries Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	133 Stonecrest Circle SW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6510	755	44	17.3	50.9%	294 (38.9%)	190 (25.2%)	163 (21.6%)	51 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.4%)	63.1	261^st of 773 public middle schools	66.2%		74.5	172^nd of 793 public middle schools	78.3%	89	62.7	46.9	57.0	57.8	52.1	68.0	67.2	$8,307	$482	$7,825
Kannapolis Middle School 7/8	Public	7-8	1000 Virginia Dare Street	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 932-4102	782	47	16.5	99.6%	211 (27.0%)	189 (24.2%)	322 (41.2%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	13.8	694^th of 773 public middle schools	10.2%		15.9	700^th of 793 public middle schools	11.7%	6		32.1	26.7		28.0	34.3	38.0	$9,092	$930	$8,162
Kannapolis Middle School 6	Public	6	1445 Oakwood Ave.	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 932-4102	358	18	20.0	99.2%	78 (21.8%)	107 (29.9%)	139 (38.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)								(n/a)	31.6			27.1
Harold E. Winkler Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4501 Weddington Rd NW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6450	1,094	63	17.3	62.2%	317 (29.0%)	292 (26.7%)	352 (32.2%)	54 (4.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (6.7%)	47.8	406^th of 773 public middle schools	47.5%		79.9	132^nd of 793 public middle schools	83.4%	274	49.6	45.8	48.8	53.9	49.9	53.6	58.7	$8,533	$668	$7,865
Northwest Cabarrus Middle	Public	6-8	5140 NW Cabarrus Drive	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6550	825	40	20.4	33.0%	323 (39.2%)	173 (21.0%)	121 (14.7%)	156 (18.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.5%)	81.5	124^th of 773 public middle schools	84.0%		44.7	442^nd of 793 public middle schools	44.3%	318	73.6	73.0	59.1	69.3	68.3	66.7	74.5	$8,575	$473	$8,102
Roberta Road Middle	Public	6-8	4850 Roberta Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 260-6840	906	53	17.2	53.8%	307 (33.9%)	278 (30.7%)	218 (24.1%)	45 (5.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.7%)	54.5	334^th of 773 public middle schools	56.8%		43.8	451^st of 793 public middle schools	43.1%	117	57.7	59.5	29.8	59.6	58.0	53.9	61.6
C C Griffin Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7650 Griffin's Gate Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6410	792	43	18.5	54.8%	266 (33.6%)	230 (29.0%)	216 (27.3%)	32 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (5.4%)	51.9	370^th of 773 public middle schools	52.1%		44.3	446^th of 793 public middle schools	43.8%	76	61.1	49.8	33.3	57.9	57.1	53.3	57.6	$8,618	$798	$7,820
Corriher Lipe Middle	Public	6-8	214 West Rice St	Landis	28088	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 857-7946	457	26	17.9	99.3%	246 (53.8%)	50 (10.9%)	119 (26.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.9%)	22.6	613^th of 773 public middle schools	20.7%		19.8	658^th of 793 public middle schools	17.0%	45	36.7	40.0	36.4	41.8	35.7	40.1	38.7	$9,905	$690	$9,216

Frequently Asked Questions about Concord Middle

Is Concord Middle a good school?

Concord Middle ranks in the bottom 5.3% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Concord Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Concord Middle.

What high school do graduates of Concord Middle attend?

Students who attend Concord Middle usually go on to attend Concord High

What district is Concord Middle in?

Cabarrus County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Concord Middle?

Students at Concord Middle are 38% Hispanic, 37% African American, 19% White, 6% Two or more races.

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