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Northwest Cabarrus Middle

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Northwest Cabarrus Middle ranks 113 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

113^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 85% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Northwest Cabarrus Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Concord, NC, serving 825 students within Cabarrus County Schools, and it has become one of the area's strongest middle schools after a remarkable turnaround — jumping from the 44th percentile (2 stars) in 2023–24 to the 85th percentile (4 stars, ranked 113th of 778 North Carolina middle schools) in 2025–26.

The school's academic rebound is broad-based. In the most recent testing year, Northwest Cabarrus Middle outperformed both district and state averages in every subject and grade. Math and science are standout areas: 7th grade math proficiency is 77.1% (nearly 21 points above the state average) and 8th grade science is 82.7% (14 points above the state). Reading scores are also consistently above district and state averages. Among nearby schools, Harris Road Middle remains the regional leader at the 97th percentile, but Northwest Cabarrus now ranks well ahead of J N Fries Magnet School, Roberta Road Middle, and Harold E. Winkler Middle. The contrast with nearby Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 is even starker: Northwest Cabarrus's 7th grade math proficiency is 77.1% versus 30.6% at the Kannapolis school.

Attendance and subgroup results also tell a positive story. Chronic absenteeism has fallen to 14.7%, well below the district average of 18.0% and the state average of 24.2%. The school's success extends across student groups — English learners rank in the 88th percentile statewide, special education students in the 71st, and male and female students are equally strong. Low-income students perform above the statewide median but remain the group to watch, with results that have fluctuated in recent years. One caution: the student-teacher ratio has risen to 20.4, higher than most nearby middle schools, which could create sustainability challenges if class sizes continue to grow.

825

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5140 NW Cabarrus Drive
Concord, NC 28027-7624

(704) 260-6550

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Students who attend Northwest Cabarrus Middle usually attend:

High:

Northwest Cabarrus High

Feeder schools for Northwest Cabarrus Middle:

Elementary:	Charles E Boger Elementary
	Winecoff Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.2%

African American:

21.0%

Asian:

18.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (73% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg67%

North Carolina avg58%

113^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 42 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 15% (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	82.0	113 of 778	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	124 of 773	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	44.7	442 of 793	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	275 of 784	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	337 of 786	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	354 of 741	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	332 of 737	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	391 of 691	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.7	423 of 694	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.5	394 of 692	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.9	325 of 705	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.3	286 of 627	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.9	258 of 673	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.8	301 of 662	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	240 of 648	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.3	317 of 640	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.3	269 of 630	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.7	242 of 620	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.7	269 of 606	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	210 of 598	64.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	141 of 553	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	92 of 546	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	46.8	269 of 560	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	131 of 559	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	47.0	246 of 550	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	155 of 533	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	229 of 519	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	226 of 494	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	20 of 121	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	25 of 111	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	50 of 110	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	29.2	332 of 449	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	396 of 478	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	353 of 504	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	406 of 475	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	43 of 363	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	50 of 371	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	33.2	245 of 356	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	113 of 318	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	190 of 312	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	113 of 236	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	38 of 211	82.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	112 of 731	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.4	136 of 733	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	39.7	450 of 738	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	296 of 731	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	313 of 733	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	342 of 706	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	309 of 684	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	402 of 656	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	188 of 465	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.0	91 of 458	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	54.4	263 of 461	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.6	175 of 452	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	145 of 450	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	132 of 448	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	68 of 416	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	2 of 127	98.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	175 of 566	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	182 of 562	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	392 of 564	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	249 of 553	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	222 of 541	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	214 of 522	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	167 of 493	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	275 of 472	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	307 of 725	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.6	188 of 729	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	37.4	478 of 743	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.6	225 of 735	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	300 of 689	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	262 of 633	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	249 of 639	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	339 of 604	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	109 of 736	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	107 of 733	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.5	389 of 751	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.4	251 of 747	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	327 of 748	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	339 of 711	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	325 of 697	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	379 of 665	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	87 of 333	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	42 of 328	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	38.8	189 of 306	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.6	86 of 302	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.8	119 of 283	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	126 of 248	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	106 of 237	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.3	189 of 221	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	143 of 500	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	58.5	110 of 478	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	38.4	260 of 473	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	174 of 644	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	166 of 649	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	285 of 652	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	208 of 656	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	245 of 658	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	363 of 632	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	278 of 624	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	315 of 596	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)88th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)83rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)75th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)74th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)60th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science83%+14 vs state

Mathematics74%+18 vs state

Reading68%+13 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 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
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%)	82	113^th of 778 public middle schools	85.5%		81.5	124^th of 773 public middle schools	84.0%	11	73.5	77.1	71.1	68.2	67.2	69.8	82.7	$8,575	$473	$8,102
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%)	8.2	733^rd of 778 public middle schools	5.8%		13.8	694^th of 773 public middle schools	10.2%	39		30.6	25.5		29.1	28.5	40.5	$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)	35.2			30.4
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%)	48.5	410^th of 778 public middle schools	47.3%		47.8	406^th of 773 public middle schools	47.5%	4	53.0	50.9	47.6	56.8	62.5	52.4	62.1	$8,533	$668	$7,865
Harris Road Middle	Public	6-8	1251 Patriot Blvd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6470	1,368	68	20.0	13.5%	423 (30.9%)	201 (14.7%)	88 (6.4%)	593 (43.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.3%)	95.9	27^th of 778 public middle schools	96.5%		97.2	17^th of 773 public middle schools	97.8%	10	93.2	88.8	85.9	89.4	84.6	85.1	91.2	$7,552	$400	$7,151
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%)	19.3	657^th of 778 public middle schools	15.6%		7.5	732^nd of 773 public middle schools	5.3%	75	42.9	31.3	35.4	34.4	41.6	35.8	59.1	$9,893	$515	$9,378
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%)	22.7	629^th of 778 public middle schools	19.2%		22.6	613^th of 773 public middle schools	20.7%	16	44.8	40.0	45.7	45.9	40.6	31.4	43.8	$9,905	$690	$9,216
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%)	53.4	366^th of 778 public middle schools	53.0%		63.1	261^st of 773 public middle schools	66.2%	105	60.2	54.0	47.1	59.3	60.3	55.6	65.8	$8,307	$482	$7,825
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%)	53.8	360^th of 778 public middle schools	53.7%		54.5	334^th of 773 public middle schools	56.8%	26	58.2	55.5	48.5	51.2	55.0	62.5	73.2
Ridge Road Middle	Public	6-8	7260 Highland Creek Pkwy	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-3410	840	49	17.1	99.6%	53 (6.3%)	560 (66.7%)	154 (18.3%)	33 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.5%)	28.3	578^th of 778 public middle schools	25.7%		19.6	642^nd of 773 public middle schools	16.9%	64	55.1	37.0	29.6	50.0	40.2	45.8	58.4	$8,052	$671	$7,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Cabarrus Middle

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Cabarrus Middle?

Students at Northwest Cabarrus Middle are 39% White, 21% African American, 19% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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Northwest Cabarrus Middle ranks 113^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northwest Cabarrus Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 825 students attended Northwest Cabarrus Middle.

What district is Northwest Cabarrus Middle in?

Cabarrus County Schools

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Students who attend Northwest Cabarrus Middle usually go on to attend Northwest Cabarrus High

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