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Pitts School Road Elementary

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Pitts School Road Elementary ranks 308 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pitts School Road Elementary is a public elementary school in Concord, North Carolina, serving 870 students in grades K-5 as part of the Cabarrus County Schools district, which is ranked 66 out of 242 school districts in the state.

Pitts School Road Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with strong proficiency rates, often exceeding 60% in Mathematics and Reading for 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students. In 5th-grade Science, the school's proficiency rates have been consistently above 70%, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school has shown exceptional performance among its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 schools in North Carolina for these subgroups, and its English Language Learner (ELL) students also perform well, ranking in the top 100 schools in the state.

Compared to other nearby schools in the Cabarrus County Schools district, Pitts School Road Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in Mathematics and Science. However, some nearby schools, such as Hickory Ridge Elementary and Harrisburg Elementary, have even stronger academic performance, ranking in the top 100 schools in North Carolina, indicating that Pitts School Road Elementary has room for improvement to reach the highest levels of academic excellence.

885

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,735

Per pupil spending ?

51%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 Pitts School Road SW
Concord, NC 28027-3922

(704) 260-6250

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Students who attend Pitts School Road Elementary usually attend:

High:

Jay M Robinson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.4%

African American:

30.8%

Hispanic:

14.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg67%

North Carolina avg57%

308^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	75.8	308 of 1490	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	386 of 1505	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	450 of 1502	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	401 of 1514	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	341 of 1489	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	475 of 1473	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	524 of 1434	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.0	423 of 1429	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	68.6	424 of 1425	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	74.2	338 of 1440	76.5%	★★★★☆
2014	71.7	363 of 1390	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	70.8	341 of 1403	75.7%	★★★★☆
2012	66.0	477 of 1388	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.5	480 of 1381	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.9	399 of 1363	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	67.1	459 of 1354	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.8	586 of 1324	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.6	355 of 1293	72.5%	★★★★☆
2006	76.7	217 of 1276	83.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	47 of 918	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	93 of 924	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	110 of 933	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	148 of 927	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.2	63 of 896	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	111 of 949	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	268 of 927	71.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	90 of 131	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	91 of 130	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	87 of 114	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.6	63 of 99	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	434 of 634	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.9	71 of 646	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	29.8	676 of 878	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.3	183 of 897	79.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	76 of 563	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	89 of 533	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	102 of 421	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	266 of 1451	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	309 of 1455	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	431 of 1459	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	310 of 1458	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	304 of 1440	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	421 of 1424	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	524 of 1405	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	475 of 710	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	305 of 669	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	259 of 582	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	112 of 500	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	184 of 494	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	351 of 612	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.4	19 of 69	72.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	277 of 961	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	261 of 951	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	262 of 915	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	174 of 893	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	135 of 843	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	304 of 865	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	257 of 851	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	175 of 1437	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	309 of 1450	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	356 of 1437	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	437 of 1366	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	181 of 1329	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	467 of 1361	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	464 of 1332	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	358 of 1450	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	483 of 1464	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	452 of 1461	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	531 of 1464	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	397 of 1444	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	516 of 1430	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	505 of 1413	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	24 of 175	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	41.2	93 of 154	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	30 of 103	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	44 of 86	48.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	396 of 821	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	242 of 801	69.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	502 of 1172	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	542 of 1166	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	603 of 1183	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.3	423 of 1194	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	447 of 1172	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	672 of 1183	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	616 of 1178	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)95th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)33rd percentile-46 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-42 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+11 vs state

Mathematics73%+12 vs state

Reading62%+9 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Harrisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Stallings Road	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6190	850	53	16.0	21.1%	364 (42.8%)	145 (17.1%)	63 (7.4%)	228 (26.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	93.5	65^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.6%		86.7	156^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.6%	91	83.9	82.7	89.4				73.7	79.5	81.4				85.7		$8,156	$486	$7,670
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
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
A.C.E. Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7807 Caldwell Road	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	A.C.E. Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 456-7153	421	28	14.7	97.9%	9 (2.1%)	323 (76.7%)	68 (16.2%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	24.7	1192^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	20.0%		27.1	1156^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.2%	36	46.0	46.2	38.1	54.2	52.0	37.5	36.0	48.7	42.9	37.5	46.0	37.5	19.0	32.3
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
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
Hickory Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	9464 Hickory Ridge Rd	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-5950	927	65	14.3	15.0%	288 (31.1%)	149 (16.1%)	64 (6.9%)	360 (38.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.6%)	94	61^st of 1490 public elementary schools	95.9%		90.3	110^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.7%	49	89.9	86.9	84.7				73.0	80.0	79.0				85.4
Patriots Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1510 Holden Ave SW	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6230	636	46	13.7	37.3%	207 (32.5%)	185 (29.1%)	111 (17.5%)	90 (14.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	69.7	398^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.3%		66.3	467^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.0%	69	74.0	70.6	54.3				58.3	76.1	61.2				62.9		$8,181	$456	$7,725
University Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Pavilion Blvd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3685	737	38	19.1	99.6%	46 (6.2%)	418 (56.7%)	212 (28.8%)	32 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	21.3	1255^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.8%		15.6	1353^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	10.1%	98	38.7	33.0	48.4				25.3	43.0	40.2				52.9		$10,305	$1,460	$8,845

Frequently Asked Questions about Pitts School Road Elementary

How many students attend Pitts School Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 885 students attended Pitts School Road Elementary.

Is Pitts School Road Elementary a good school?

Pitts School Road Elementary ranks 308^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Pitts School Road Elementary in?

Cabarrus County Schools

What schools do graduates of Pitts School Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pitts School Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Jay M Robinson High

What is the racial makeup of Pitts School Road Elementary?

Students at Pitts School Road Elementary are 37% White, 31% African American, 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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