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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28025

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At a glance

Schools

8,868

Students

5-star school

Top rankedCabarrus Health Sciences Institute60^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

R Brown McAllister Elementary up 188 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Coltrane-Webb Elementary 11.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 28025 covers the Concord, NC area and contains 13 schools in the Cabarrus County Schools district — 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 4 secondary schools serving about 8,868 students. The district performs well overall, ranking 67th of 246 in North Carolina with a 4-star rating. The standout school is Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute, a specialized high school in the 91st percentile of NC high schools with 100% English II proficiency and the ZIP's lowest chronic absenteeism at 9.3%. Among traditional elementaries, Patriots Elementary ranks highest at the 81st percentile, and C C Griffin Middle is the stronger middle school, placing at the 48th percentile versus Concord Middle's 16th.

A sharp socioeconomic divide exists across the ZIP. Five schools — W M Irvin Elementary, Rocky River Elementary, A T Allen Elementary, Concord Middle, and Concord High — serve more than 99% free/reduced lunch populations. Chronic absenteeism ranges from 9.3% to 45.3%, with the highest rates at Concord High (34.3%), Concord Middle (33.2%), and the alternative Cabarrus County Opportunity School (45.3%), which also spends a striking $29,596 per student with a 4:1 student-teacher ratio. Graduation rates at Central Cabarrus High (89.3%) and Concord High (87.7%) trail the district average of 92.5%. Spending among traditional schools ranges from $8,181 at Patriots Elementary to $10,791 at W M Irvin Elementary.

Several takeaways matter for parents. First, the ZIP resembles a two-tier system: lower-poverty schools such as Patriots and the Health Sciences Institute post strong results, while near-universal-poverty schools like Concord Middle and Concord High score well below district averages. Second, science is a notable strength at high-poverty elementaries — W M Irvin Elementary (80%), A T Allen Elementary (76%), and Rocky River Elementary (73%) all meet or exceed the state average of 67.7%. Third, Concord Middle shows genuine turnaround momentum, with 6th-grade math proficiency more than doubling from 18% to 42.9%. Finally, per-pupil spending does not align with performance: Patriots spends the least among traditional schools yet ranks first academically, while R Brown McAllister Elementary improved its rank from the 51st to 64th percentile, making it the second-best traditional elementary in the ZIP.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	99.5%	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		$9,205	$951	$8,254
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%)	45	366^th of 662 public high schools	44.7%		32.6	428^th of 641 public high schools	33.2%	62	58.5	60.2	38.8	69.9															$8,314	$531	$7,784
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		$10,232	$772	$9,461
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%)	19.3	657^th of 778 public middle schools	15.6%		7.5	732^nd of 773 public middle schools	5.3%	75								42.9	31.3	35.4				34.4	41.6	35.8		59.1	$9,893	$515	$9,378
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%)	37.8	421^st of 662 public high schools	36.4%		38.8	386^th of 641 public high schools	39.8%	35	46.5	51.9	45.3	69.6															$9,116	$520	$8,595
R Brown McAllister Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	505 Sunnyside Drive SE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6270	698	48	14.5	55.0%	327 (46.8%)	179 (25.6%)	145 (20.8%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.3%)	62.8	540^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.8%		51.1	728^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.1%	188					74.1	55.5	65.3				64.7	56.3	59.4				79.2		$10,408	$712	$9,696
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%)	52.2	687^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.0%		65.7	469^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.5%	218					58.9	66.1	58.0				48.0	61.2	54.1				73.5		$8,873	$892	$7,981
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
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	99.5%	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		$9,867	$992	$8,875
W M Irvin Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1400 Gold Rush Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6330	760	54	13.9	99.6%	304 (40.0%)	197 (25.9%)	194 (25.5%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	37.3	956^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.9%		32.5	1046^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.8%	90					57.0	53.2	50.4				35.5	46.8	49.6				80.0		$10,791	$1,213	$9,578
C C Griffin Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7650 Griffin's Gate Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6410	792	43	18.5	54.8%	266 (33.6%)	230 (29.0%)	216 (27.3%)	32 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (5.4%)	48.9	407^th of 778 public middle schools	47.7%		51.9	370^th of 773 public middle schools	52.1%	37								50.8	54.3	53.5				51.3	56.1	56.2		65.8	$8,618	$798	$7,820
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		$8,181	$456	$7,725
Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute	Public	9-12	421 Medical Park Dr NE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 260-6860	159	6	25.1	30.2%	47 (29.6%)	28 (17.6%)	31 (19.5%)	38 (23.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.8%)	91.7	60^th of 662 public high schools	90.9%					(n/a)	92.5	100.0	80.0	96.5

Cities Near Zip Code 28025

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Concord	0.84 mi	35	227^th
Kannapolis	4.14 mi	12	315^th
Mount Pleasant	5.75 mi	3	113^th
Harrisburg	6.53 mi	5	107^th
Charlotte	8.65 mi	185	282^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.