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Concord High

Q: Is Concord High a good school?

Concord High ranks 386 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 40% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Concord High is a public magnet high school serving 1,003 students in grades 9-12 in Concord, North Carolina. The school is part of the Cabarrus County Schools district, which is ranked 66 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its status as a magnet school, Concord High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, maintaining a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, ranking higher for African American and English Language Learner students but lower for Multi-racial and Special Education students. Concord High's four-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.9% to 91.7%, are slightly below the Cabarrus County Schools district average of 87.7%. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates on End-of-Course exams are consistently lower than the district and state averages in subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III.

Compared to other high schools in the Cabarrus County Schools district, such as Jay M Robinson High, Mount Pleasant High, Northwest Cabarrus High, and Central Cabarrus High, Concord High's performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools tending to have higher statewide rankings, better graduation rates, and higher proficiency rates on EOC exams. The school's high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 40.26% to 99.6%, suggests that it serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may contribute to its underperformance compared to other schools in the district.

1,128

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,116

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

481 Burrage Road NE
Concord, NC 28025-2501

(704) 260-6000

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.5%

African American:

31.5%

White:

27.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Biology scores 17 pts below the North Carolina average

!Near the bottom of Cabarrus County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg53%

386^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10High 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	38.8	386 of 641	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	467 of 640	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	464 of 626	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	443 of 621	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	403 of 594	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	326 of 514	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	293 of 469	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.2	334 of 476	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.9	287 of 507	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.1	296 of 531	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.0	263 of 451	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	177 of 505	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.9	326 of 502	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.8	326 of 506	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.8	308 of 499	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.7	183 of 490	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.5	176 of 477	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.1	219 of 453	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.2	253 of 431	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	237 of 440	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	227 of 437	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	265 of 434	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	276 of 430	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	220 of 364	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	258 of 369	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	262 of 359	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	249 of 330	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	317 of 334	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	355 of 364	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	56 of 273	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	40.6	133 of 262	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	102 of 226	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	32 of 156	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	382 of 610	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	441 of 602	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	437 of 588	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	445 of 594	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	309 of 475	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	308 of 475	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	273 of 449	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	115 of 412	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.7	250 of 403	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	297 of 403	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.3	187 of 398	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.8	68 of 337	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	194 of 325	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	263 of 462	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	360 of 454	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	397 of 449	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	360 of 436	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	263 of 370	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	303 of 354	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	323 of 340	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	66.2	11 of 47	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	5 of 45	88.9%	★★★★★
2022	20.2	33 of 34	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	361 of 606	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	454 of 613	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	462 of 597	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	402 of 544	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	320 of 432	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	349 of 446	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	347 of 424	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	363 of 601	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	451 of 607	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	460 of 602	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	408 of 585	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	303 of 481	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	337 of 488	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	335 of 463	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	185 of 253	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	191 of 261	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	209 of 249	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.1	109 of 226	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.5	185 of 199	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	71 of 195	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	135 of 352	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.4	318 of 349	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	214 of 542	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	338 of 553	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	288 of 537	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	275 of 534	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	209 of 439	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	192 of 444	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	160 of 427	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+40 vs school

Homeless (2024)77th percentile+50 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)72nd percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III70%+4 vs state

English II48%-11 vs state

Math I41%+6 vs state

Biology31%-17 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, September 24, 2010

Why in the world would any officials of this school or Cabarrus County ever allow the property to be used to distribute Mexican Consulate Matricula cards??!! We all know the only reason for these cards is to either 1) obtain an alias or 2) allow an illegal alien to get ID which they otherwise wouldn't have. These cards are so bogus the Mexican government itself will not accept them as ID.

The Concord High School and Mexican Consulate constitute violations of Section 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii) of the Federal Immigration and Nationality Act. This Act clearly states it is a violation of Federal law applied to anyone who "conceals, harbors, or shields from detection" or "encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law" or "aids or abets the commission of any of the preceding acts".

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Schools Near Concord High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Concord High	Public, Magnet	9-12	481 Burrage Road NE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6000	1,128	71	15.9	99.1%	312 (27.7%)	355 (31.5%)	389 (34.5%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.6%)	38.8	386^th of 641 public high schools	39.8%		28.1	467^th of 640 public high schools	27.0%	81	30.9	48.5	40.7	70.3	$9,116	$520	$8,595
Cabarrus County Opportunity School	Public	6-12	120 Marsh Avenue NW	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-5800	41	10	4.1	92.7%	8 (19.5%)	19 (46.3%)	9 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.2%)								(n/a)					$29,596	$2,369	$27,226
Cabarrus Early College of Technology	Public	9-12	670 Concord Parkway North	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6750	236	7	36.1	32.2%	113 (47.9%)	35 (14.8%)	44 (18.6%)	28 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.9%)	93.5	44^th of 641 public high schools	93.1%		88.9	91^st of 640 public high schools	85.8%	47	88.3	91.8	85.7	96.1	$8,795	$218	$8,577
West Cabarrus High	Public	9-12	4100 Weddington Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-5970	1,627	86	18.9	57.2%	472 (29.0%)	508 (31.2%)	526 (32.3%)	36 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (4.8%)	40.1	375^th of 641 public high schools	41.5%		36.7	395^th of 640 public high schools	38.3%	20	34.4	47.7	33.5	78.8
Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll	Public	9-12	1531 Trinity Church Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6780	234	10	24.2	35.5%	87 (37.2%)	67 (28.6%)	49 (20.9%)	22 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	92.5	57^th of 641 public high schools	91.1%		92.4	54^th of 640 public high schools	91.6%	3	85.7	95.3	88.7	88.9	$7,514	$205	$7,309
Northwest Cabarrus High	Public	9-12	5130 NW Cabarrus Drive	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6720	1,142	68	16.9	35.4%	518 (45.4%)	285 (25.0%)	179 (15.7%)	83 (7.3%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (6.1%)	56.7	251^st of 641 public high schools	60.8%		58.9	240^th of 640 public high schools	62.5%	11	54.6	70.4	38.5	66.9	$9,034	$555	$8,479
A L Brown High	Public	9-12	415 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 932-6125	1,753	94	18.6	99.8%	422 (24.1%)	497 (28.4%)	702 (40.0%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (6.7%)	11.4	591^st of 641 public high schools	7.8%		11.2	583^rd of 640 public high schools	8.9%	8	21.4	37.8	8.6	35.5	$9,314	$705	$8,609
Central Cabarrus High	Public, Magnet	9-12	505 Hwy 49 S	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6570	1,369	86	15.9	54.0%	531 (38.8%)	399 (29.1%)	339 (24.8%)	13 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	75 (5.5%)	32.6	428^th of 641 public high schools	33.2%		37.4	392^nd of 640 public high schools	38.8%	36	36.6	55.3	30.3	52.3	$8,314	$531	$7,784
Performance Learning Center	Public	6-12	4521 Weddington Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6800	77	7	11.8	96.1%	37 (48.1%)	13 (16.9%)	23 (29.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	29.2	462^nd of 641 public high schools	27.9%		18.6	527^th of 640 public high schools	17.7%	65	42.9	38.9		53.1	$10,998	$489	$10,509
Mount Pleasant High	Public	9-12	700 Walker Road	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6690	894	51	17.4	38.4%	689 (77.1%)	51 (5.7%)	114 (12.8%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	50.1	295^th of 641 public high schools	54.0%		54	274^th of 640 public high schools	57.2%	21	40.9	55.7	44.0	77.7	$9,787	$661	$9,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Concord High

What district is Concord High in?

Cabarrus County Schools

Is Concord High a good school?

Concord High ranks 386^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Concord High?

Students at Concord High are 34% Hispanic, 31% African American, 28% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Concord High?

Concord High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coltrane-Webb Elementary
Elementary : R Brown McAllister Elementary
Elementary : Royal Oaks Elementary
Middle : Concord Middle

How many students attend Concord High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,128 students attended Concord High.

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