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Cabarrus County Schools Schools
Cabarrus County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Cabarrus County (Concord). SchoolGrade grades 42 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Cabarrus County Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Cabarrus County Schools
39 of 42 schools in Cabarrus County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 13B: 12C: 10D: 2F: 2
Best schools in Cabarrus County Schools
Statewide rankings: all 608 high schools in North Carolina · all 453 middle schools in North Carolina · all 1409 elementary schools in North Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Cabarrus Kannapolis Early Coll (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Harris Road Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ W R Odell Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Cox Mill Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Hickory Ridge Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Harrisburg Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Hickory Ridge Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Cabarrus Early College Of Technology (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A Bethel Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Mount Pleasant Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Cabarrus County Schools
High schools (8)
- C- Central Cabarrus High, Concord
- C- Concord High, Concord
- A- Cox Mill High School, Concord
- B+ Hickory Ridge High, Harrisburg
- C Jay M Robinson High, Concord
- C+ Mount Pleasant High, Mount Pleasant
- B Northwest Cabarrus High, Concord
- C West Cabarrus High, Concord
Middle and junior high schools (7)
- B- C C Griffin Middle, Concord
- F Concord Middle, Concord
- C+ Harold E Winkler Middle, Concord
- A+ Harris Road Middle, Concord
- A+ Hickory Ridge Middle, Harrisburg
- B+ Mount Pleasant Middle, Mount Pleasant
- A Northwest Cabarrus Middle, Concord
Elementary and primary schools (23)
- C+ A T Allen Elementary, Concord
- A Bethel Elementary, Midland
- Beverly Hills Elementary, Concord
- A Cabarrus Early College Of Technology, Concord
- A+ Cabarrus Kannapolis Early Coll, Concord
- D+ Carl A Furr Elementary, Concord
- B+ Charles E Boger Elementary, Kannapolis
- C Coltrane Webb Elementary, Concord
- A+ Cox Mill Elementary, Concord
- A+ Harrisburg Elementary, Harrisburg
- A+ Hickory Ridge Elementary, Harrisburg
- A Mount Pleasant Elementary, Mount Pleasant
- B+ Patriots Elementary, Concord
- A- Pitts School Road Elementary, Concord
- B- R Brown Mcallister Elementary, Concord
- B- Rocky River Elementary, Concord
- B+ Royal Oaks Elementary, Kannapolis
- C- W M Irvin Elementary, Concord
- A+ W R Odell Elementary, Concord
- W R Odell Primary, Concord
- B Weddington Hills Elementary, Concord
- D Winecoff Elementary, Concord
- F Wolf Meadow Elementary, Concord
Other schools and academies (4)
- Cabarrus Co Opportunity School, Concord
- B+ Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy, Concord
- B+ J N Fries Magnet School, Concord
- C- Performance Learning Center, Concord
Where Cabarrus County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Concord (32)
- Harrisburg (4)
- Mount Pleasant (3)
- Kannapolis (2)
- Midland (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Cabarrus County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 35,021 students with 2,161 full-time-equivalent teachers and 4,288 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3700530
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Kannapolis City Schools (8 schools, 9 mi)
- Stanly County Schools (23 schools, 17 mi)
- Rowan-Salisbury Schools (33 schools, 18 mi)
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (178 schools, 19 mi)
- Mooresville Graded School District (7 schools, 20 mi)
- Union County Public Schools (52 schools, 27 mi)
- Lexington City Schools (7 schools, 34 mi)
- Davidson County Schools (36 schools, 34 mi)
Questions about Cabarrus County Schools
How many schools are in Cabarrus County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 42 public schools in Cabarrus County Schools, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Cabarrus County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Concord, Harrisburg, Mount Pleasant, Kannapolis, Midland.
How good are the schools in Cabarrus County Schools?
Across the 39 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 63.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 52.8%. 87% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Cabarrus County Schools?
35,021 students were enrolled in Cabarrus County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Cabarrus County Schools?
Cabarrus County Schools is in North Carolina, based in Cabarrus County, with its district office in Concord. Its boundary covers about 348 sq mi.