Summary:
Zip code 28027 in Concord, North Carolina is home to seven public elementary schools in the Cabarrus County Schools district, serving 6,138 students. Most schools serve grades K–5, but W R Odell Primary covers only grades K–2 and feeds into W R Odell Elementary, which serves grades 3–5. The district ranks 67th of 246 North Carolina districts, placing it in the 73rd percentile with a 4-star rating. Enrollment spans from 655 students at Wolf Meadow Elementary to 1,086 at Cox Mill Elementary.
The clear standouts are W R Odell Elementary and Cox Mill Elementary. W R Odell Elementary ranks 37th out of 1,492 elementary schools statewide (98th percentile, 5 stars) and posts the highest average EOG proficiency in the zip at 87.3%, including a 92.6% 5th-grade science rate. Cox Mill Elementary ranks 46th (97th percentile, 5 stars), with 86.4% average proficiency, the group's strongest math scores at 90.3%, and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 8.8%. Pitts School Road Elementary sits solidly in the middle at 68.0% (71st percentile). Carl A Furr Elementary (53.1%), Winecoff Elementary (52.5%), and Wolf Meadow Elementary (45.3%) trail far behind. W R Odell Primary has no EOG data because testing starts in 3rd grade, but its low poverty and absenteeism rates point to a strong K–2 foundation.
Economic need and achievement align closely across this zip code. Winecoff and Wolf Meadow have free/reduced lunch rates near 100% and chronic absenteeism around 24%, versus 10.6% and 8.8% at Cox Mill. Reading is the weakest subject at every school—at Wolf Meadow, math proficiency is 55.3% but reading is just 33.6%. Interestingly, W R Odell Elementary spends the least per pupil ($7,938) yet ranks best, while Winecoff spends the most ($10,252) yet lags badly. The encouraging news is momentum: Wolf Meadow's average EOG proficiency jumped 13.7 points, Winecoff gained 10.2, and Carl A Furr improved 6.3 in one year.
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