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West Cabarrus High

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West Cabarrus High ranks 375 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 41% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

West Cabarrus High is a public high school located in Concord, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,863 students. It is part of the Cabarrus County Schools district, which is ranked 66 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While West Cabarrus High is part of a well-regarded district, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in academic metrics such as end-of-course (EOC) test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state averages in Biology (34.4% vs. 49.2% and 48.3%), English II (47.7% vs. 65.1% and 59.6%), and Math I (33.5% vs. 45.6% and 34.4%). Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rates have been lower than the district and state averages, ranging from 84.9% to 91.7% over the past few years, compared to the district's 87.7% rate.

West Cabarrus High's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students performing better than the school's overall average, while Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform significantly worse. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 37.37% to 64.57% over the past few years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. While West Cabarrus High faces academic challenges, the school's ranking and rating within the state suggest that there is room for improvement, and the district can work to implement targeted strategies and interventions to drive improvement and ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

1,627

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

57.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 Weddington Rd
Concord, NC 28027

(704) 260-5970

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Feeder schools for West Cabarrus High:

Elementary:	Weddington Hills Elementary
	Wolf Meadow Elementary
Middle:	J N Fries Magnet School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.3%

African American:

31.2%

White:

29.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2022 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 53% meeting standards)

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

!Biology scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg53%

375^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 1 pts since 2022

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	40.1	375 of 641	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	395 of 640	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	406 of 626	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	358 of 621	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	162 of 440	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	201 of 437	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	204 of 434	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	198 of 430	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	132 of 364	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	50 of 106	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	53 of 101	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	269 of 330	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	180 of 334	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	153 of 273	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	196 of 262	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	146 of 226	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	104 of 156	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	39 of 124	68.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	353 of 610	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	392 of 602	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	404 of 588	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	350 of 594	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	240 of 475	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	194 of 412	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	176 of 403	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	216 of 403	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.6	165 of 398	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.0	38 of 337	88.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	289 of 462	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	313 of 454	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	331 of 449	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	283 of 436	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	195 of 370	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	32 of 47	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	325 of 606	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	380 of 613	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	400 of 597	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	323 of 544	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	194 of 432	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	376 of 601	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	378 of 607	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	383 of 602	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	348 of 585	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	267 of 481	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	155 of 253	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	172 of 261	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	88 of 249	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	124 of 226	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	123 of 199	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	197 of 352	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	250 of 349	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	249 of 542	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	262 of 553	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	261 of 537	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	214 of 534	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	157 of 439	64.2%	★★★☆☆

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)63rd percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2024)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III79%+12 vs state

English II48%-12 vs state

Biology34%-14 vs state

Math I34%~ state avg

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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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cox Mill High School	Public	9-12	1355 Cox Mill Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6600	1,772	81	21.7	14.1%	673 (38.0%)	360 (20.3%)	168 (9.5%)	478 (27.0%)	7 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	78 (4.4%)	86.1	101^st of 641 public high schools	84.2%		85.9	108^th of 640 public high schools	83.1%	7	76.9	87.1	63.1	89.0	$7,456	$383	$7,073

Frequently Asked Questions about West Cabarrus High

Is West Cabarrus High a good school?

West Cabarrus High ranks 375^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is West Cabarrus High in?

Cabarrus County Schools

How many students attend West Cabarrus High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,627 students attended West Cabarrus High.

What schools feed into West Cabarrus High?

West Cabarrus High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Weddington Hills Elementary
Elementary : Wolf Meadow Elementary
Middle : J N Fries Magnet School

What is the racial makeup of West Cabarrus High?

Students at West Cabarrus High are 32% Hispanic, 31% African American, 29% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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