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Cabarrus County Opportunity School

Q: How many students attend Cabarrus County Opportunity School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 41 students attended Cabarrus County Opportunity School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Cabarrus County Opportunity School?

Students at Cabarrus County Opportunity School are 46% African American, 22% Hispanic, 20% White, 12% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

Cabarrus County Opportunity School is a small public high school serving grades 6-12 in Concord, North Carolina, part of the Cabarrus County Schools district. With only 47 students, the school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, struggling with low academic performance, a high percentage of disadvantaged students, and declining outcomes over the years.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($29,596 in 2018-2019) compared to nearby high schools like A L Brown High, Mount Pleasant High, and Northwest Cabarrus High, Cabarrus County Opportunity School's proficiency rates on state assessments remain significantly lower than the district and state averages across all subject areas. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 93.62% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The racial composition of Cabarrus County Opportunity School has shifted over the years, with the percentage of African American students increasing from 30.95% in 2021-2022 to 55.32% in 2022-2023. This highlights the need to address potential racial inequities in the school's educational outcomes, which are significantly lower than the nearby high schools in the Cabarrus County Schools district. The school's small size, high percentage of disadvantaged students, and declining statewide ranking suggest that it may require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes for its students.

Students ?

4.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,596

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Marsh Avenue NW
Concord, NC 28025-4889

(704) 260-5800

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.3%

Hispanic:

22.0%

White:

19.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2007 → 2nd in 2023

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (11% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2007

!Science scores 50 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school11%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg52%

Not ranked this year

Cabarrus County Opportunity School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	1.8	773 of 784	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	713 of 737	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	687 of 691	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.4	625 of 673	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	595 of 662	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.9	605 of 648	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	587 of 640	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.0	576 of 630	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.8	576 of 620	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	35.2	458 of 606	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.6	559 of 598	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	3.7	723 of 733	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	2.4	629 of 639	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	4.7	676 of 697	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	659 of 665	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	3.1	615 of 626	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	428 of 514	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	458 of 469	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	479 of 505	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.2	491 of 502	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.9	425 of 506	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	66.6	113 of 499	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	41.8	324 of 490	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	78.8	26 of 477	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	46.1	262 of 453	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	22.0	310 of 369	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	4.0	595 of 597	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	393 of 446	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	422 of 424	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	4.4	589 of 602	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	328 of 488	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	3.7	449 of 463	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2022)1st percentile

High school

African American (2019)16th percentile~ school

Male (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2022-2023) ?

Science20%-50 vs state

English II13%-45 vs state

Reading12%-39 vs state

Biology10%-45 vs state

Math I6%-30 vs state

Mathematics6%-42 vs state

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Schools Near Cabarrus County Opportunity School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Jay M Robinson High	Public	9-12	300 Pitts School Road SW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6660	1,210	69	17.6	51.8%	381 (31.5%)	413 (34.1%)	299 (24.7%)	42 (3.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (5.8%)	43.2	348^th of 641 public high schools	45.7%		33.6	416^th of 640 public high schools	35.0%	68	35.1	57.5	42.2	65.5	$9,469	$752	$8,717
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cabarrus County Opportunity School

What is the racial makeup of Cabarrus County Opportunity School?

Students at Cabarrus County Opportunity School are 46% African American, 22% Hispanic, 20% White, 12% Two or more races.

What district is Cabarrus County Opportunity School in?

Cabarrus County Schools

How many students attend Cabarrus County Opportunity School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 41 students attended Cabarrus County Opportunity School.

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