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Patriots Elementary

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Patriots Elementary ranks 277 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Patriots Elementary is a K–5 school in Concord, NC, serving 636 students within Cabarrus County Schools. In 2025-2026, Patriots earned 4 stars and ranked 277th out of 1,492 elementary schools statewide, placing it in the 81st percentile—a clear improvement from its 3-star, 69th-percentile ranking two years earlier.

Academically, Patriots stands out for consistent strength across all six grade-level reading and math tests, with proficiency rates comfortably above both district and state averages. Its chronic absenteeism rate (13.1%) is well below the district (18.0%) and state (24.2%) levels, and it outperforms most nearby schools on attendance. Particularly notable are the school’s results for African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the 93rd and 90th percentiles statewide, respectively—each earning 5 stars. That said, Patriots is not the top school in its immediate area: Hickory Ridge Elementary (97th percentile) and Harrisburg Elementary (95th percentile) rank higher, while Bethel Elementary (83rd percentile) is close behind. Science is the one visible soft spot: 5th grade science proficiency (73.1%) trails the district (80.2%) and is far behind Bethel’s 88.9%.

Year-to-year swings in upper-grade scores suggest cohort-to-cohort variability, and subgroup results are not uniform across the board: White students, low-income students, and gifted students show more average or mixed outcomes, while special education performance has been inconsistent. At 37.3% free/reduced lunch, Patriots sits between very low-poverty schools like Hickory Ridge and much higher-poverty schools like Wolf Meadow Elementary, yet its reading scores dwarf those at Wolf Meadow by over 30 points. With per-pupil spending lower than most neighbors, Patriots delivers strong, well-rounded results and appears to be an unusually effective school for its economic mix.

636

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

37.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1510 Holden Ave SW
Concord, NC 28025-8540

(704) 260-6230

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Students who attend Patriots Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	C C Griffin Middle
High:	Hickory Ridge High

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.5%

African American:

29.1%

Hispanic:

17.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

277^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▬ steady since 2016

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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	77.0	277 of 1492	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	398 of 1490	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	467 of 1505	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	376 of 1502	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	395 of 1514	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	270 of 1489	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	241 of 1473	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	298 of 1434	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	82.8	179 of 1429	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	258 of 1425	81.9%	★★★★☆
2015	83.1	182 of 1440	87.4%	★★★★☆
2014	68.7	415 of 1390	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	60.1	517 of 1403	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	645 of 1388	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.4	588 of 1381	57.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	61 of 903	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	76.1	140 of 918	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	151 of 924	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	120 of 933	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	81 of 927	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	41 of 896	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	29 of 949	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	96 of 927	89.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	83 of 134	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.9	75 of 131	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.5	66 of 130	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.9	33 of 114	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	49 of 107	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	34 of 95	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	22 of 106	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	35 of 99	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	72.8	91 of 634	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	169 of 646	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	256 of 878	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	317 of 897	64.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	44.3	261 of 533	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	127 of 514	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	128 of 485	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	52 of 385	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	84 of 497	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	42.1	231 of 421	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	239 of 1447	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.7	403 of 1451	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	616 of 1455	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	389 of 1459	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	400 of 1458	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	271 of 1440	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	281 of 1424	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	337 of 1405	76.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	438 of 743	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.6	363 of 710	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.6	178 of 669	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	189 of 582	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	199 of 500	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	136 of 494	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	231 of 612	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	96 of 981	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	66.6	247 of 961	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	384 of 951	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	235 of 915	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	269 of 893	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	218 of 843	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	324 of 865	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	419 of 851	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	540 of 1434	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	719 of 1437	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	718 of 1450	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	501 of 1437	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	744 of 1366	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.7	243 of 1329	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	357 of 1361	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	596 of 1332	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	372 of 1451	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	388 of 1450	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	329 of 1464	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	348 of 1461	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	389 of 1464	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	295 of 1444	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	216 of 1430	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	269 of 1413	81.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	56.0	73 of 159	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	77 of 154	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	30 of 97	69.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	460 of 815	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	357 of 821	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.2	684 of 801	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	479 of 1146	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	512 of 1172	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	522 of 1166	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	494 of 1183	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	525 of 1194	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	346 of 1172	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	405 of 1183	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	338 of 1178	71.3%	★★★★☆

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)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)54th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile-38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)41st percentile-40 vs school

Asian (2026)38th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics75%+11 vs state

Science73%+5 vs state

Reading68%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	77	277^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.4%		69.7	398^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.3%	121	75.3	73.7	75.0				64.9	69.5	70.2				73.1		100%	0%	$8,181	$456	$7,725
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	—	133 (20.4%)	220 (33.7%)	245 (37.6%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	46.8	788^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.2%		55.2	650^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.4%	138	77.0	72.3	57.0				39.8	42.9	42.0				73.0		93%	3.5%	$9,867	$992	$8,875
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%)	94.5	51^st of 1492 public elementary schools	96.6%		94	61^st of 1490 public elementary schools	95.9%	10	83.9	94.9	87.6				77.4	87.6	83.6				92.1		97.7%	0.8%
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	70^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.3%		93.5	65^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.6%	5	87.3	85.2	86.3				77.6	81.2	82.6				87.6		81%	18.1%	$8,156	$486	$7,670
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%)	69.5	427^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.4%		75.8	308^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.3%	119	69.7	69.1	72.9				56.4	64.8	61.9				81.3		96.9%	2.1%	$8,735	$586	$8,149
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%)	21	1264^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.3%		24.7	1192^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	20.0%	72	40.8	55.8	32.6	34.7	69.8	55.6	28.6	42.3	47.8	51.0	58.1	60.0	47.8	68.9	96.5%	1.8%
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	—	152 (23.2%)	190 (29.0%)	244 (37.3%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.4%)	22.5	1235^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.2%		9.5	1428^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.2%	193	59.7	54.2	52.1				29.5	32.5	38.7				50.4		96%	3%	$9,734	$1,173	$8,561
A T Allen Elementary	Public	K-5	3939 Abilene Rd	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 260-6050	626	43	14.7	—	324 (51.8%)	113 (18.1%)	151 (24.1%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.2%)	50.6	720^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.7%		51.7	715^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.0%	5	60.4	57.9	64.4				44.6	57.0	54.8				76.0		93.7%	6.3%	$9,205	$951	$8,254
Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2425 Midland Road	Midland	28107	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6070	611	46	13.3	43.4%	358 (58.6%)	90 (14.7%)	115 (18.8%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	78.9	254^th of 1492 public elementary schools	83.0%		81.6	230^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.6%	24	72.1	64.4	82.8				69.7	64.4	76.8				88.9		97.5%	2.5%	$9,140	$715	$8,425
Coltrane-Webb Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	541 Sunnyside Drive SE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6150	386	35	11.1	66.6%	83 (21.5%)	64 (16.6%)	168 (43.5%)	51 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	47.9	768^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.5%		40.4	911^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.9%	143	55.7	58.3	75.7				45.9	50.0	57.1				64.3		100%	0%	$10,232	$772	$9,461

Frequently Asked Questions about Patriots Elementary

What schools do graduates of Patriots Elementary attend?

Students who attend Patriots Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : C C Griffin Middle
High : Hickory Ridge High

What district is Patriots Elementary in?

Cabarrus County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Patriots Elementary?

Students at Patriots Elementary are 33% White, 29% African American, 17% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Patriots Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 636 students attended Patriots Elementary.

Is Patriots Elementary a good school?

Patriots Elementary ranks 277^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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