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Northwest Cabarrus Middle

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Northwest Cabarrus Middle ranks 124 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 84% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Northwest Cabarrus Middle is a public middle school in Concord, North Carolina, serving 817 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Northwest Cabarrus Middle has consistently performed above state and district averages in academic subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 73.6% in 6th grade math, 73% in 7th grade math, and 59.1% in 8th grade math. In reading, the proficiency rates were 69.3% in 6th grade, 68.3% in 7th grade, and 66.7% in 8th grade. The school also excelled in 8th grade science, with a 74.5% proficiency rate. These scores significantly outperformed the averages for Cabarrus County Schools and the state of North Carolina.

Northwest Cabarrus Middle has also demonstrated strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly compared to other North Carolina middle schools. For example, the school ranked 136 out of 733 for female students, 107 out of 733 for male students, and 25 out of 111 for Asian students. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school has maintained its academic excellence, suggesting effective support for economically disadvantaged students. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Concord Middle, J.N. Fries Magnet School, Roberta Road Middle, and Harris Road Middle, Northwest Cabarrus Middle stands out as a high-performing institution.

825

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,575

Per pupil spending ?

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 — 54th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg54%

124^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

African American (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+14 vs state

Mathematics69%+15 vs state

Reading68%+15 vs state

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Schools Near Northwest Cabarrus Middle

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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
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
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
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%)	97.2	17^th of 773 public middle schools	97.8%		96.6	23^rd of 793 public middle schools	97.1%	6	90.5	88.2	87.9	82.5	83.6	89.6	93.4	$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%)	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
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
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
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
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%)	19.6	642^nd of 773 public middle schools	16.9%		21.2	648^th of 793 public middle schools	18.3%	6	51.4	28.4	25.0	38.1	34.7	36.6	39.1	$8,052	$671	$7,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Cabarrus Middle

What high school do graduates of Northwest Cabarrus Middle attend?

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

Is Northwest Cabarrus Middle a good school?

Northwest Cabarrus Middle ranks 124^th of 773 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

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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