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W R Odell Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

W R Odell Elementary is a public elementary school in Concord, North Carolina, serving 927 students in grades 3-5. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top 50 elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

W R Odell Elementary's academic performance is truly outstanding, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science that significantly outpace the Cabarrus County Schools district and the state of North Carolina. For example, 90.9% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 70.2% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's performance is particularly impressive for subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, who consistently rank among the top in the state.

While nearby schools in the Cabarrus County Schools and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools districts also perform well, W R Odell Elementary consistently outperforms them across various academic metrics. The school's efficient use of resources, with a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and per-student spending, further highlights its exceptional educational outcomes.

1,052

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,938

Per pupil spending ?

16.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1885 Odell School Rd
Concord, NC 28027

(704) 260-6030

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Students who attend W R Odell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Harris Road Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

45.4%

White:

29.4%

African American:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2019 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (89% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cabarrus County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg67%

North Carolina avg57%

21^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From top 5% (2019) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	96.9	21 of 1490	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	50 of 1505	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	32 of 1502	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	32 of 1514	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	46 of 1489	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	77 of 1473	94.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	14 of 918	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	54 of 924	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	26 of 933	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	17 of 927	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	15 of 896	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	8 of 949	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	57 of 927	93.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	26 of 131	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	26 of 130	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	38 of 114	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	38 of 107	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	37 of 95	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	36 of 106	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	29 of 99	70.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	78.8	58 of 634	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	47 of 646	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	82 of 878	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	47.0	418 of 897	53.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	2 of 563	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	5 of 533	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	5 of 514	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	10 of 485	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	2 of 385	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	15 of 1451	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	40 of 1455	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	23 of 1459	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	33 of 1458	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	47 of 1440	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	43 of 1424	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	114 of 1405	91.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	66.1	186 of 669	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	209 of 500	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	151 of 494	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	377 of 612	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	32 of 961	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	51 of 951	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	45 of 915	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	12 of 893	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	18 of 843	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	32 of 865	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	69.5	193 of 851	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	16 of 1437	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	110 of 1450	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	105 of 1437	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	144 of 1366	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	93.3	29 of 1329	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	154 of 1361	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	201 of 1332	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	27 of 1450	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	55 of 1464	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	44 of 1461	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	43 of 1464	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	53 of 1444	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	117 of 1430	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.9	213 of 1413	84.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	7 of 175	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	15 of 159	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	18 of 154	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	95.3	2 of 133	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	13 of 97	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	16 of 103	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	8 of 86	90.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	50 of 821	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	71.9	116 of 801	85.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	54 of 1172	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	81 of 1166	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	61 of 1183	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	57 of 1194	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	74 of 1172	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	156 of 1183	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	298 of 1178	74.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)72nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science94%+32 vs state

Mathematics91%+30 vs state

Reading84%+32 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
W R Odell Elementary	Public	3-5	1885 Odell School Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6030	1,052	59	17.7	16.3%	309 (29.4%)	129 (12.3%)	81 (7.7%)	478 (45.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.8%)	96.9	21^st of 1490 public elementary schools	98.6%		94.9	50^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.7%	29	90.9	88.7	93.6	75.8	87.5	88.7	94.2	$7,938	$390	$7,548
W R Odell Primary	Public	K-2	1 Dragon Pride Dr	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6760	938	59	15.8	14.4%	269 (28.7%)	92 (9.8%)	68 (7.2%)	459 (48.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.0%)								(n/a)								$8,788	$299	$8,490
Cox Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1450 Cox Mill Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6170	1,086	79	13.7	10.6%	285 (26.2%)	122 (11.2%)	53 (4.9%)	581 (53.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.9%)	96.6	28^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.1%		96.1	33^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	97.8%	5	89.2	93.3	89.6	77.5	85.4	90.7	91.2	$8,388	$334	$8,054
Charles E Boger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5150 Dove Field Lane	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6130	895	58	15.5	47.9%	377 (42.1%)	212 (23.7%)	157 (17.5%)	100 (11.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.1%)	72.1	362^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	75.7%		72.1	368^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.5%	6	80.8	59.4	70.5	57.5	60.1	63.0	71.2	$9,284	$566	$8,718
Highland Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	7242 Highland Creek Pkwy	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1065	477	29	16.7	42.1%	149 (31.2%)	196 (41.1%)	65 (13.6%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	74.1	332^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	77.7%		67.7	448^th of 1505 public elementary schools	70.2%	116	74.2	65.6	66.2	63.4	66.7	58.0	73.5	$9,491	$658	$8,833
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
Shady Brook Elementary	Public	K-5	903 Rogers Lake Road	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 933-2434	322	23	14.0	99.1%	78 (24.2%)	92 (28.6%)	115 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.5%)	22.1	1244^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.5%		6.5	1465^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.7%	221	65.2	19.0	39.1	45.7	16.7	28.3	42.6	$11,062	$1,752	$9,310
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2945 Johnston-Oehler Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9915	437	27	16.1	99.3%	36 (8.2%)	284 (65.0%)	60 (13.7%)	27 (6.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	65.2	482^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	67.7%		53.9	686^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.4%	204	77.3	57.6	76.3	60.6	54.2	64.4	50.8	$10,513	$809	$9,704
Fred L Wilson Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1401 Pine Street	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 932-8656	415	30	13.7	99.3%	78 (18.8%)	59 (14.2%)	250 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	26	1157^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.3%		25.3	1186^th of 1505 public elementary schools	21.2%	29	42.4	56.8	38.9	24.2	51.9	29.2	54.2	$10,056	$1,308	$8,748

Frequently Asked Questions about W R Odell Elementary

How many students attend W R Odell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,052 students attended W R Odell Elementary.

Is W R Odell Elementary a good school?

Yes! W R Odell Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is W R Odell Elementary in?

Cabarrus County Schools

What schools do graduates of W R Odell Elementary attend?

Students who attend W R Odell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harris Road Middle

What is the racial makeup of W R Odell Elementary?

Students at W R Odell Elementary are 45% Asian, 29% White, 12% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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