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Concord High

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Concord High ranks 421 st of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 36% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Concord High is a large, comprehensive public high school in Concord, NC, serving 1,128 students in grades 9–12 as part of Cabarrus County Schools. In the 2025–2026 ranking cycle, the school ranks 421st out of 662 North Carolina high schools, placing it in the 36th percentile with a 2-star rating—a notable improvement after two straight years in the 26th percentile. It still trails several district peers, including Northwest Cabarrus High, West Cabarrus High, and Central Cabarrus High.

Poverty and attendance are the biggest differentiators between Concord High and its neighbors. Nearly 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 35% at Northwest Cabarrus High, 54% at Central Cabarrus High, and 57% at West Cabarrus High. Chronic absenteeism affected 34.3% of students in 2024–2025—almost double the district rate of 18.0%. On End-of-Course tests, proficiency lags the district in every subject, with the widest gaps in Biology (46.5% vs. 67.3%) and English II (51.9% vs. 70.9%). However, Math I proficiency (45.3%) is above the statewide average, and Math III proficiency (69.6%) is close to the state rate, suggesting students who persist to advanced math perform reasonably well.

The picture is not all discouraging. The graduation rate has climbed from 81.5% in 2022–2023 to 87.7% in 2025–2026, and several subgroups have shown real gains: special education students moved from the 9th statewide percentile to the 56th, and low-income students rose from the 26th to the 47th percentile over the same period. Concord High also outperforms A L Brown High in nearby Kannapolis City Schools, a school with nearly identical poverty, ranking much higher statewide and posting stronger proficiency in every tested subject. Attendance and core-course gaps remain real concerns, but the school’s trajectory and its results relative to similar high-poverty schools suggest continued improvement is possible.

1,128

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,116

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

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: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2023 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 36th (2026) from a 26th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (53% vs 60% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% North Carolina)

!English II scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg69%

North Carolina avg60%

421^st of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Cabarrus County Schools

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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	421 of 662	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.3	222 of 450	50.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	43.6	148 of 289	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.2	399 of 629	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	44.5	299 of 407	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	32.8	328 of 474	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	47.4	24 of 47	48.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	43.0	330 of 620	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.9	421 of 624	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	38.1	171 of 265	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.9	165 of 372	55.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	51.3	277 of 551	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Special Education (2026)56th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2026)49th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)35th percentile~ school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III70%~ state avg

English II52%-13 vs state

Biology46%-12 vs state

Math I45%+3 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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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 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	—	312 (27.7%)	355 (31.5%)	389 (34.5%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.6%)	37.8	421^st of 662 public high schools	36.4%		38.8	386^th of 641 public high schools	39.8%	35	46.5	51.9	45.3	69.6						$9,116	$520	$8,595
Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute	Public	9-12	421 Medical Park Dr NE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 260-6860	159	6	25.1	30.2%	47 (29.6%)	28 (17.6%)	31 (19.5%)	38 (23.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.8%)	91.7	60^th of 662 public high schools	90.9%					(n/a)	92.5	100.0	80.0	96.5
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%)	90.9	67^th of 662 public high schools	89.9%		93.5	44^th of 641 public high schools	93.1%	23	93.0	93.0	88.6	94.7						$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%)	47.1	348^th of 662 public high schools	47.4%		40.1	375^th of 641 public high schools	41.5%	27	50.6	57.1	44.4	80.2
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%)	91	66^th of 662 public high schools	90.0%		92.5	57^th of 641 public high schools	91.1%	9	84.7	95.0	93.3	96.4						$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%)	65.3	220^th of 662 public high schools	66.8%		56.7	251^st of 641 public high schools	60.8%	31	67.8	71.6	65.9	74.8						$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	—	422 (24.1%)	497 (28.4%)	702 (40.0%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (6.7%)	9.2	606^th of 662 public high schools	8.5%		11.4	591^st of 641 public high schools	7.8%	15	26.5	42.0	7.7	36.4						$9,314	$705	$8,609
Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	4511 Weddington Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 260-6820	107	4	26.7	42.1%	61 (57.0%)	15 (14.0%)	17 (15.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.3%)	45.9	359^th of 662 public high schools	45.8%		44.7	342^nd of 641 public high schools	46.6%	17	57.7	76.9	50.0	50.0	54.5	20.0	81.8	60.0	80.0
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%)	45	366^th of 662 public high schools	44.7%		32.6	428^th of 641 public high schools	33.2%	62	58.5	60.2	38.8	69.9						$8,314	$531	$7,784

Frequently Asked Questions about Concord High

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 School of the Arts
Middle : Concord Middle

Is Concord High a good school?

Concord High ranks 421^st of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Concord High?

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

What district is Concord High in?

Cabarrus County Schools

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.

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