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C C Griffin Middle

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C C Griffin Middle ranks 407 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

407^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 48% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

C C Griffin Middle is a public school in Concord, NC, serving 792 students in grades 6–8 as part of Cabarrus County Schools. This is a strong district overall—ranking at the 73rd percentile statewide—but C C Griffin itself sits closer to the middle, ranking at the 48th percentile among North Carolina middle schools in 2025–2026. In every tested subject, the school trails its district by 8 to 17 percentage points; for example, 6th-grade math proficiency is 50.8% compared to 68% district-wide. Relative to the state average, C C Griffin is roughly on par in 7th and 8th grade, with 6th grade being its clearest academic weak point and the area most in need of support.

One genuine bright spot is attendance: C C Griffin's chronic absenteeism rate is 17.3%, better than the district rate of 18.0% and well below the state rate of 24.2%, and it has improved markedly in recent years. Academically, the school lands in the middle of its nearest peers. Just three miles away, Hickory Ridge Middle ranks at the 95th percentile statewide, though it serves a considerably less economically disadvantaged population. At the other end of the spectrum, Concord Middle ranks at the 16th percentile. C C Griffin sits behind several same-district schools with similar economic profiles, including Mount Pleasant Middle, Roberta Road Middle, and J N Fries Magnet School.

Several subject-level trends are worth noting. Eighth-grade math proficiency jumped from 33.3% to 53.5% in a single year, making it a relative strength for the school. Among student subgroups, African-American students perform well above the school's overall statewide rank, and English learner outcomes have improved substantially in recent years. Special education outcomes, however, remain a persistent area of concern. Overall, C C Griffin is a solid, stable middle school—not a struggling one—but its central challenge is closing the gap with the higher-performing district around it.

792

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

54.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7650 Griffin's Gate Drive
Concord, NC 28025-1628

(704) 260-6410

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Students who attend C C Griffin Middle usually attend:

High:

Central Cabarrus High

Feeder schools for C C Griffin Middle:

Elementary:	Bethel Elementary
	Patriots Elementary
	Rocky River Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.6%

African American:

29.0%

Hispanic:

27.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 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 school56%

District avg67%

North Carolina avg58%

407^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 48% (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	48.9	407 of 778	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	370 of 773	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	446 of 793	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	403 of 784	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	386 of 786	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	294 of 741	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	373 of 737	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	418 of 691	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.1	489 of 694	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.4	514 of 692	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.9	431 of 705	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.9	477 of 627	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.3	407 of 673	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.4	378 of 662	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.0	317 of 648	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.4	183 of 640	71.4%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	171 of 630	72.9%	★★★★☆
2008	77.5	115 of 620	81.5%	★★★★☆
2007	75.6	105 of 606	82.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.8	85 of 598	85.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	158 of 553	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	57.7	185 of 546	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	191 of 560	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	159 of 559	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	133 of 550	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	101 of 533	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	99 of 519	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	175 of 494	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	61 of 121	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	60 of 111	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.7	55 of 110	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	391 of 449	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	435 of 478	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	400 of 504	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	396 of 475	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	177 of 363	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.1	209 of 371	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	276 of 356	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	227 of 318	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	233 of 312	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	173 of 236	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	139 of 211	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	107 of 151	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	407 of 731	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	398 of 733	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	422 of 738	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	400 of 731	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	364 of 733	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	282 of 706	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	341 of 684	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	410 of 656	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	263 of 465	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.9	264 of 458	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	215 of 461	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	144 of 452	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	210 of 450	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	175 of 448	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	45 of 416	89.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	337 of 566	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.2	246 of 562	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	358 of 564	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	299 of 553	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	279 of 541	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	180 of 522	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	345 of 493	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	352 of 472	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	378 of 725	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.5	321 of 729	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	419 of 743	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	401 of 735	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	289 of 689	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	187 of 633	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	228 of 639	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	303 of 604	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	384 of 736	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.0	308 of 733	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	440 of 751	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	390 of 747	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	394 of 748	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	306 of 711	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	376 of 697	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	427 of 665	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	197 of 333	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.4	130 of 328	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.7	249 of 306	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	222 of 302	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	187 of 283	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	141 of 248	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	173 of 237	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	191 of 221	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	362 of 500	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.9	190 of 478	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	286 of 473	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	358 of 644	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.8	311 of 649	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	384 of 652	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	387 of 656	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	383 of 658	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	264 of 632	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	345 of 624	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	387 of 596	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)71st percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)51st percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2026)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile~ school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

White (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)43rd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)41st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science66%-3 vs state

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics53%-3 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
C C Griffin Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7650 Griffin's Gate Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6410	792	43	18.5	54.8%	266 (33.6%)	230 (29.0%)	216 (27.3%)	32 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (5.4%)	48.9	407^th of 778 public middle schools	47.7%		51.9	370^th of 773 public middle schools	52.1%	37	50.8	54.3	53.5	51.3	56.1	56.2	65.8	$8,618	$798	$7,820
Hickory Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	7336 Raging Ridge Rd	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6490	1,057	51	20.8	17.1%	428 (40.5%)	198 (18.7%)	88 (8.3%)	283 (26.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.1%)	93.3	40^th of 778 public middle schools	94.9%		94.8	36^th of 773 public middle schools	95.3%	4	87.1	83.0	81.8	80.5	81.7	77.6	90.9	$7,652	$395	$7,258
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
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
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
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
Northridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7601 The Plaza	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5015	1,014	55	18.3	99.7%	29 (2.9%)	548 (54.0%)	363 (35.8%)	33 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (3.7%)	45	434^th of 778 public middle schools	44.2%		38	485^th of 773 public middle schools	37.3%	51	57.0	47.5	44.5	51.7	48.4	52.1	73.6	$9,314	$958	$8,355
Mount Pleasant Middle	Public	6-8	466 Walker Road	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6530	660	39	16.9	47.9%	461 (69.8%)	49 (7.4%)	116 (17.6%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	59.6	305^th of 778 public middle schools	60.8%		67	231^st of 773 public middle schools	70.1%	74	61.7	60.0	47.2	58.2	57.1	60.6	77.8	$8,999	$443	$8,556
Northeast Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5960 Brickstone Dr	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6920	594	33	17.8	99.5%	63 (10.6%)	209 (35.2%)	272 (45.8%)	28 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	29.3	564^th of 778 public middle schools	27.5%		23.5	601^st of 773 public middle schools	22.3%	37	39.2	41.9	48.6	41.0	45.3	38.9	65.2	$11,166	$1,453	$9,713
James Martin Middle	Public	6-8	6301 University Pointe Blvd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5382	659	39	17.1	99.5%	18 (2.7%)	348 (52.8%)	251 (38.1%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.2%)	18.6	664^th of 778 public middle schools	14.7%		14.1	692^nd of 773 public middle schools	10.5%	28	29.0	30.7	24.3	33.9	43.9	45.5	62.6	$9,806	$1,067	$8,739

Frequently Asked Questions about C C Griffin Middle

What district is C C Griffin Middle in?

Cabarrus County Schools

Is C C Griffin Middle a good school?

C C Griffin Middle ranks 407^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of C C Griffin Middle?

Students at C C Griffin Middle are 34% White, 29% African American, 27% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What high school do graduates of C C Griffin Middle attend?

Students who attend C C Griffin Middle usually go on to attend Central Cabarrus High

How many students attend C C Griffin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 792 students attended C C Griffin Middle.

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