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Weddington Hills Elementary

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Weddington Hills Elementary ranks 469 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Weddington Hills Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Concord, North Carolina, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 971 students. The school is part of the Cabarrus County Schools district, which is ranked 66 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Weddington Hills Elementary has consistently performed above the state average in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency across grades 3-5 over the past few years. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 64%, compared to the state average of 64.1%, and its 4th-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 72%, significantly higher than the state average of 58.9%. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate in 2024-2025 was 66.5%, outperforming the state average of 62%. However, the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups have struggled, ranking in the bottom half of the state in recent years.

Weddington Hills Elementary generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Cabarrus County district, particularly in mathematics and science proficiency. For example, Cox Mill Elementary has consistently ranked among the top 30 elementary schools in the state, with exceptional performance in mathematics and reading. The school's ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 413th out of 1,514 schools in 2021-2022 to 692nd out of 1,505 schools in 2023-2024, influenced by changes in its performance and the overall performance of other schools in the state.

1,038

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,873

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4401 Weddington Road
Concord, NC 28025-8096

(704) 260-6350

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Students who attend Weddington Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Harold E. Winkler Middle
High:	West Cabarrus High

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.1%

Hispanic:

31.7%

African American:

19.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (63% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg67%

North Carolina avg57%

469^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 18Elementary 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	65.7	469 of 1490	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	692 of 1505	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	683 of 1502	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	413 of 1514	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	622 of 1489	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	539 of 1473	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	823 of 1434	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.1	888 of 1429	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.0	713 of 1425	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.7	615 of 1440	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.8	636 of 1390	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.6	688 of 1403	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.1	813 of 1388	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.8	863 of 1381	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.5	711 of 1363	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.3	585 of 1354	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.9	652 of 1324	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.9	607 of 1293	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.2	514 of 1276	59.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	250 of 918	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	184 of 924	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	184 of 933	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	145 of 927	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	230 of 896	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	143 of 949	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	163 of 927	82.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	73 of 131	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.7	525 of 634	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	496 of 646	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	512 of 878	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	717 of 897	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	282 of 563	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	306 of 533	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	382 of 514	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	254 of 485	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	287 of 385	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	302 of 497	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	261 of 421	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	389 of 1451	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.9	644 of 1455	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	650 of 1459	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	440 of 1458	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	575 of 1440	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	546 of 1424	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	854 of 1405	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	216 of 710	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	341 of 669	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.9	22 of 582	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	67.6	134 of 500	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	158 of 494	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	217 of 612	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	497 of 961	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	672 of 951	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	693 of 915	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	451 of 893	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	538 of 843	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	532 of 865	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	722 of 851	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	642 of 1437	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	817 of 1450	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	792 of 1437	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	512 of 1366	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	691 of 1329	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	464 of 1361	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	886 of 1332	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	527 of 1450	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	714 of 1464	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	678 of 1461	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	391 of 1464	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	619 of 1444	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	494 of 1430	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	779 of 1413	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	19 of 175	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	49 of 159	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.2	79 of 97	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	402 of 821	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	520 of 801	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	280 of 1172	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	420 of 1166	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	268 of 1183	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	173 of 1194	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	177 of 1172	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	184 of 1183	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	555 of 1178	52.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+7 vs state

Science66%+4 vs state

Reading56%+4 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 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
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%)	65.7	469^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.5%		53.4	692^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	54.0%	223	64.0	72.0	69.3	47.8	64.9	57.4	66.5	$8,873	$892	$7,981
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%)	9.5	1428^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.2%		9.6	1430^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.0%	2	28.5	32.1	29.6	22.8	43.8	31.0	33.6	$9,734	$1,173	$8,561
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%)	32.2	1055^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.2%		36	993^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	34.0%	62	43.2	60.9	40.9	34.6	59.4	39.9	48.9	$9,519	$965	$8,554
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%)	75.8	308^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.3%		70.9	386^th of 1505 public elementary schools	74.4%	78	74.5	66.0	77.5	60.2	66.0	58.8	73.1	$8,735	$586	$8,149
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%)	22.9	1221^st of 1490 public elementary schools	18.1%		16.1	1342^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	10.8%	121	51.0	41.9	42.1	34.2	42.9	43.0	41.3	$10,252	$1,087	$9,166
Charles E Boger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5150 Dove Field Lane	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6130	895	58	15.5	47.9%	377 (42.1%)	212 (23.7%)	157 (17.5%)	100 (11.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.1%)	72.1	362^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	75.7%		72.1	368^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.5%	6	80.8	59.4	70.5	57.5	60.1	63.0	71.2	$9,284	$566	$8,718
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%)	55.2	650^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.4%		39.4	943^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	37.3%	293	69.7	68.8	63.1	37.6	47.9	50.5	70.3	$9,867	$992	$8,875
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%)	40.4	911^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.9%		79.7	246^th of 1505 public elementary schools	83.7%	665	50.7	53.8	57.1	30.4	56.4	48.6	60.0	$10,232	$772	$9,461
Cox Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1450 Cox Mill Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6170	1,086	79	13.7	10.6%	285 (26.2%)	122 (11.2%)	53 (4.9%)	581 (53.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.9%)	96.6	28^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.1%		96.1	33^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	97.8%	5	89.2	93.3	89.6	77.5	85.4	90.7	91.2	$8,388	$334	$8,054
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%)	51.1	728^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.1%		70.1	396^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.7%	332	60.5	50.5	55.5	44.5	60.0	51.8	70.0	$10,408	$712	$9,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Weddington Hills Elementary

What district is Weddington Hills Elementary in?

Cabarrus County Schools

What schools do graduates of Weddington Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Weddington Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harold E. Winkler Middle
High : West Cabarrus High

What is the racial makeup of Weddington Hills Elementary?

Students at Weddington Hills Elementary are 33% White, 32% Hispanic, 19% African American, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Weddington Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,038 students attended Weddington Hills Elementary.

Is Weddington Hills Elementary a good school?

Weddington Hills Elementary ranks 469^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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