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Kannapolis Middle School 7/8

Public Grades 7-8

694^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 10% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Kannapolis Middle is a public middle school in Kannapolis, North Carolina, serving 1,171 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Kannapolis City Schools district, which is ranked 208 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kannapolis Middle consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading were around 30%, compared to the state averages of 53.5% and 51.9%, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools. Additionally, Kannapolis Middle has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.74% to 99.77% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Mount Pleasant Middle, China Grove Middle, and Ridge Road Middle, generally outperform Kannapolis Middle in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. Some of the nearby magnet schools, like J.N. Fries Magnet School and Concord Middle, also demonstrate significantly higher academic performance compared to Kannapolis Middle, despite serving similar demographics in terms of free and reduced-price lunch rates.

782

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,092

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Virginia Dare Street
Kannapolis, NC 28081

(704) 932-4102

District: Kannapolis City Schools

Students who attend Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 usually attend:

High:

A L Brown High

Feeder schools for Kannapolis Middle School 7/8:

Elementary:	Forest Park Elementary
	Fred L Wilson Elementary
	GW Carver Elementary
	Jackson Park Elementary
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	North Kannapolis Elementary
	Shady Brook Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.2%

White:

27.0%

African American:

24.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (32% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

North Carolina avg54%

694^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 10% (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	13.8	694 of 773	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	700 of 793	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	674 of 784	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	616 of 786	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	485 of 741	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	551 of 737	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	503 of 691	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	524 of 694	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	540 of 692	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	550 of 705	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	501 of 627	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.8	358 of 673	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.9	380 of 662	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.1	363 of 648	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.9	361 of 640	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.0	357 of 630	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.2	415 of 620	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.1	393 of 606	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.5	415 of 598	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	479 of 546	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	491 of 560	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	495 of 559	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	414 of 550	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	282 of 533	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	374 of 519	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	357 of 494	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	19.4	455 of 478	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	294 of 504	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	326 of 475	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	367 of 371	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	352 of 356	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	278 of 312	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	171 of 236	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	102 of 211	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	32 of 151	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	670 of 733	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	681 of 738	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	673 of 731	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	620 of 733	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	467 of 706	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	552 of 684	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	526 of 656	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	448 of 458	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	454 of 461	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	419 of 452	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	423 of 450	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	351 of 448	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	333 of 416	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	66.9	37 of 127	70.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	485 of 562	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	489 of 564	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	506 of 553	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	438 of 541	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	331 of 522	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	405 of 493	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	371 of 472	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	670 of 729	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	677 of 743	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	678 of 735	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	472 of 689	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	401 of 633	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	513 of 639	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	455 of 604	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	666 of 733	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	637 of 751	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	629 of 747	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	560 of 748	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	475 of 711	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	505 of 697	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	491 of 665	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	325 of 328	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	278 of 306	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	272 of 302	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	189 of 283	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	173 of 248	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	171 of 237	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	183 of 221	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	600 of 649	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	602 of 652	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	530 of 656	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	517 of 658	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	396 of 632	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	451 of 624	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	454 of 596	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

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

White (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)5th percentile-30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-22 vs state

Reading31%-22 vs state

Mathematics29%-22 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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kannapolis Middle School 7/8	Public	7-8	1000 Virginia Dare Street	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 932-4102	782	47	16.5	99.6%	211 (27.0%)	189 (24.2%)	322 (41.2%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	13.8	694^th of 773 public middle schools	10.2%		15.9	700^th of 793 public middle schools	11.7%	6		32.1	26.7		28.0	34.3	38.0	$9,092	$930	$8,162
Kannapolis Middle School 6	Public	6	1445 Oakwood Ave.	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 932-4102	358	18	20.0	99.2%	78 (21.8%)	107 (29.9%)	139 (38.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)								(n/a)	31.6			27.1
Northwest Cabarrus Middle	Public	6-8	5140 NW Cabarrus Drive	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6550	825	40	20.4	33.0%	323 (39.2%)	173 (21.0%)	121 (14.7%)	156 (18.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.5%)	81.5	124^th of 773 public middle schools	84.0%		44.7	442^nd of 793 public middle schools	44.3%	318	73.6	73.0	59.1	69.3	68.3	66.7	74.5	$8,575	$473	$8,102
Harold E. Winkler Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4501 Weddington Rd NW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6450	1,094	63	17.3	62.2%	317 (29.0%)	292 (26.7%)	352 (32.2%)	54 (4.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (6.7%)	47.8	406^th of 773 public middle schools	47.5%		79.9	132^nd of 793 public middle schools	83.4%	274	49.6	45.8	48.8	53.9	49.9	53.6	58.7	$8,533	$668	$7,865
Concord Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1500 Gold Rush Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6430	583	36	16.2	99.5%	108 (18.5%)	218 (37.4%)	219 (37.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.0%)	7.5	732^nd of 773 public middle schools	5.3%		11	725^th of 793 public middle schools	8.6%	7	18.0	17.3	15.3	33.3	21.4	30.4	36.0	$9,893	$515	$9,378
Corriher Lipe Middle	Public	6-8	214 West Rice St	Landis	28088	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 857-7946	457	26	17.9	99.3%	246 (53.8%)	50 (10.9%)	119 (26.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.9%)	22.6	613^th of 773 public middle schools	20.7%		19.8	658^th of 793 public middle schools	17.0%	45	36.7	40.0	36.4	41.8	35.7	40.1	38.7	$9,905	$690	$9,216
Harris Road Middle	Public	6-8	1251 Patriot Blvd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6470	1,368	68	20.0	13.5%	423 (30.9%)	201 (14.7%)	88 (6.4%)	593 (43.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.3%)	97.2	17^th of 773 public middle schools	97.8%		96.6	23^rd of 793 public middle schools	97.1%	6	90.5	88.2	87.9	82.5	83.6	89.6	93.4	$7,552	$400	$7,151
J N Fries Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	133 Stonecrest Circle SW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6510	755	44	17.3	50.9%	294 (38.9%)	190 (25.2%)	163 (21.6%)	51 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.4%)	63.1	261^st of 773 public middle schools	66.2%		74.5	172^nd of 793 public middle schools	78.3%	89	62.7	46.9	57.0	57.8	52.1	68.0	67.2	$8,307	$482	$7,825
Roberta Road Middle	Public	6-8	4850 Roberta Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 260-6840	906	53	17.2	53.8%	307 (33.9%)	278 (30.7%)	218 (24.1%)	45 (5.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.7%)	54.5	334^th of 773 public middle schools	56.8%		43.8	451^st of 793 public middle schools	43.1%	117	57.7	59.5	29.8	59.6	58.0	53.9	61.6
China Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1013 North Main St	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 857-7038	572	30	19.0	99.5%	410 (71.7%)	17 (3.0%)	111 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	36.2	502^nd of 773 public middle schools	35.1%		29.2	568^th of 793 public middle schools	28.4%	66	53.3	50.5	27.7	42.6	46.2	48.4	50.8	$9,348	$833	$8,516

Frequently Asked Questions about Kannapolis Middle School 7/8

What high school do graduates of Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 attend?

Students who attend Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 usually go on to attend A L Brown High

How many students attend Kannapolis Middle School 7/8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended Kannapolis Middle School 7/8.

What is the racial makeup of Kannapolis Middle School 7/8?

Students at Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 are 41% Hispanic, 27% White, 24% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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Kannapolis City Schools

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