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A L Brown High

Q: Is A L Brown High a good school?

A L Brown High ranks in the bottom 7.8% of North Carolina high schools.

Q: How many students attend A L Brown High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,753 students attended A L Brown High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of A L Brown High?

Students at A L Brown High are 40% Hispanic, 28% African American, 24% White, 7% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into A L Brown High?

A L Brown High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Forest Park Elementary Elementary : Fred L Wilson Elementary Elementary : GW Carver Elementary Elementary : Jackson Park Elementary Elementary : North Kannapolis Elementary Elementary : Shady Brook Elementary Middle : Kannapolis Middle School 7/8

Public Grades 9-12

591^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

A L Brown High is a public high school located in Kannapolis, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,776 students. The school is part of the Kannapolis City Schools district, which is ranked 208 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A L Brown High consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a ranking between 487-591 out of 594-641 schools over the past 5 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over this period, indicating very low academic performance compared to other schools in the state. A L Brown High struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of North Carolina high schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, English Language Learner, special education, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students.

The nearby schools in the Cabarrus County Schools district, such as Cox Mill High, West Cabarrus High, and Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early College, significantly outperform A L Brown High on academic metrics. These schools have higher rankings, proficiency rates, and graduation rates, as well as lower percentages of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. Despite being in the same district, A L Brown High has not shown significant improvement in its ranking or academic performance over the past 5-10 years, remaining in the bottom tier of North Carolina high schools.

1,753

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,314

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 Martin Luther King Jr Ave
Kannapolis, NC 28083-4501

(704) 932-6125

District: Kannapolis City Schools

Feeder schools for A L Brown High:

Elementary:	Forest Park Elementary
	Fred L Wilson Elementary
	GW Carver Elementary
	Jackson Park Elementary
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	North Kannapolis Elementary
	Shady Brook Elementary
Middle:	Kannapolis Middle School 7/8

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.0%

African American:

28.4%

White:

24.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (27% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

North Carolina avg53%

591^st of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

208^th of 242Kannapolis City 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	11.4	591 of 641	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	583 of 640	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	543 of 626	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	535 of 621	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	487 of 594	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	404 of 514	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	394 of 469	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	415 of 476	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	401 of 507	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.9	350 of 531	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.4	313 of 451	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.0	310 of 505	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.8	345 of 502	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.6	273 of 506	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.5	241 of 499	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	149 of 490	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.4	65 of 477	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	62.3	123 of 453	72.8%	★★★★☆
2006	55.2	191 of 431	55.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	412 of 440	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	411 of 437	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	390 of 434	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	387 of 430	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	298 of 364	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	303 of 369	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	307 of 359	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	16.8	321 of 330	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	319 of 334	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	259 of 364	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	334 of 349	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	257 of 273	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	251 of 262	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	192 of 226	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	132 of 156	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	52 of 124	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	99 of 173	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	569 of 610	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	570 of 602	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	529 of 588	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	535 of 594	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	391 of 475	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	397 of 475	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	385 of 449	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	371 of 412	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	391 of 403	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	382 of 403	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	351 of 398	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	229 of 337	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	228 of 325	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	449 of 462	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	434 of 454	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	420 of 449	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	390 of 436	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	296 of 370	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	306 of 354	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	337 of 340	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	555 of 606	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	570 of 613	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	535 of 597	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	447 of 544	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	388 of 432	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	392 of 446	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	384 of 424	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	569 of 601	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	560 of 607	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	533 of 602	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	500 of 585	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	391 of 481	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	400 of 488	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	418 of 463	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	233 of 253	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	244 of 261	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	215 of 249	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	218 of 226	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	158 of 199	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	146 of 195	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	181 of 185	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	351 of 352	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	492 of 542	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	498 of 553	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	482 of 537	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	473 of 534	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	361 of 439	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	339 of 444	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	356 of 427	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II38%-22 vs state

Math III36%-31 vs state

Biology21%-27 vs state

Math I9%-26 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

It is a very calm and great school. You have fun doing what you like. It has just opened a new and advanced S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.) academy. In this school you have your own net-book that you get to take home with you. It has all sorts of sports you can get involved in and also a lot of clubs. Close Quote

Schools Near A L Brown High

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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
A L Brown High	Public	9-12	415 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 932-6125	1,753	94	18.6	99.8%	422 (24.1%)	497 (28.4%)	702 (40.0%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (6.7%)	11.4	591^st of 641 public high schools	7.8%		11.2	583^rd of 640 public high schools	8.9%	8	21.4	37.8	8.6	35.5	$9,314	$705	$8,609
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
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
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
South Rowan High	Public	9-12	1655 Patterson St	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 857-1161	932	43	21.5	99.7%	552 (59.2%)	85 (9.1%)	230 (24.7%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.4%)	16.2	552^nd of 641 public high schools	13.9%		11.9	578^th of 640 public high schools	9.7%	26	32.0	38.3	15.0	37.0	$9,584	$1,002	$8,582
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 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
Carson High	Public	9-12	290 Kress Venture Dr	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 855-7297	1,063	46	22.9	99.7%	677 (63.7%)	67 (6.3%)	253 (23.8%)	12 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.1%)	44.2	343^rd of 641 public high schools	46.5%		24.8	487^th of 640 public high schools	23.9%	144	35.0	59.4	48.8	61.6	$8,570	$767	$7,803
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

Frequently Asked Questions about A L Brown High

What is the racial makeup of A L Brown High?

Students at A L Brown High are 40% Hispanic, 28% African American, 24% White, 7% Two or more races.

What schools feed into A L Brown High?

A L Brown High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Forest Park Elementary
Elementary : Fred L Wilson Elementary
Elementary : GW Carver Elementary
Elementary : Jackson Park Elementary
Elementary : North Kannapolis Elementary
Elementary : Shady Brook Elementary
Middle : Kannapolis Middle School 7/8

What district is A L Brown High in?

Kannapolis City Schools

Is A L Brown High a good school?

A L Brown High ranks in the bottom 7.8% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend A L Brown High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,753 students attended A L Brown High.

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