Wolf Meadow Elementary

Summary:

Wolf Meadow Elementary is a public elementary school in Concord, North Carolina, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Cabarrus County Schools district. The school has a diverse student population, with a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average spending per student, Wolf Meadow Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of North Carolina elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance on state standardized tests compared to the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the bottom 40-50% of North Carolina elementary schools. In contrast, the school's performance for students with disabilities and English language learners is relatively better, with these groups ranking in the top 50% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Nearby schools in the Cabarrus County district, such as Winecoff Elementary, W.M. Irvin Elementary, and Pitts School Road Elementary, generally perform better academically than Wolf Meadow Elementary, with higher proficiency rates on state tests and higher overall rankings. Additionally, these nearby schools have lower percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a less economically disadvantaged student population. The trends at Wolf Meadow Elementary suggest that the school is struggling to improve academic outcomes for its diverse and economically disadvantaged student population, despite the relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average spending per student.


Detail:

Public K-5

 150 Wolf Meadow Drive SW
       Concord, NC  28027-8898


(704) 260-6390

District: Cabarrus County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1430th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,734 Help


Students who attend Wolf Meadow Elementary usually attend:

High:    West Cabarrus High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.7 Help
Number of students:  528

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
38.3%
African American:
28.6%
White:
23.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Wolf Meadow Elementary ranks worse than 95% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Cabarrus County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.6. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Wolf Meadow Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (38.3%), African American (28.6%), White (23.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wolf Meadow Elementary is 13.7, which is the 6th best among 19 elementary schools in the Cabarrus County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wolf Meadow Elementary is $9,734, which is the 8th highest among 19 elementary schools in the Cabarrus County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wolf Meadow Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Wolf Meadow Elementary 1430th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Wolf Meadow Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Cabarrus County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Cabarrus County Schools 75th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Wolf Meadow Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Wolf Meadow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 32.18 979th 1276 23.3%
2007 25.07 1085th 1293 16.1%
2008 23.10 1096th 1324 17.2%
2009 21.56 1136th 1354 16.1%
2010 16.16 1225th 1363 10.1%
2011 11.64 1290th 1381 6.6%
2012 15.92 1265th 1388 8.9%
2013 29.71 1036th 1403 26.2%
2014 30.01 1007th 1390 27.6%
2015 42.48 868th 1440 39.7%
2016 45.99 817th 1425 42.7%
2017 30.89 1060th 1429 25.8%
2018 38.25 950th 1434 33.8%
2019 33.90 1035th 1473 29.7%
2021 23.68 1126th 1489 24.4%
2022 24.00 1191st 1514 21.3%
2023 7.25 1448th 1502 3.6%
2024 9.60 1430th 1505 5.0%
See the entire list of North Carolina Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wolf Meadow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.74 253rd 421 39.9%
2019 48.75 216th 497 56.5%
2021 33.56 257th 385 33.2%
2022 31.90 357th 485 26.4%
2023 20.17 467th 514 9.1%
2024 26.02 449th 533 15.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Wolf Meadow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 41.34 434th 801 45.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wolf Meadow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.86 671st 1332 49.6%
2019 48.33 721st 1361 47.0%
2021 38.24 815th 1329 38.7%
2022 31.79 999th 1366 26.9%
2023 15.15 1337th 1437 7.0%
2024 12.96 1379th 1450 4.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Wolf Meadow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.04 875th 1405 37.7%
2019 35.35 987th 1424 30.7%
2021 28.50 1031st 1440 28.4%
2022 31.65 1037th 1458 28.9%
2023 6.74 1421st 1459 2.6%
2024 10.77 1387th 1455 4.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Wolf Meadow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.99 736th 897 17.9%
2019 14.05 851st 878 3.1%
2021 32.84 443rd 646 31.4%
2022 47.16 267th 634 57.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Wolf Meadow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 52.00 430th 612 29.7%
2024 43.86 549th 669 17.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Wolf Meadow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.72 994th 1413 29.7%
2019 35.40 1016th 1430 29.0%
2021 21.14 1161st 1444 19.6%
2022 18.95 1253rd 1464 14.4%
2023 9.87 1391st 1461 4.8%
2024 10.93 1387th 1464 5.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Wolf Meadow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.67 354th 927 61.8%
2019 58.49 329th 949 65.3%
2021 42.73 466th 896 48.0%
2022 39.60 552nd 927 40.5%
2023 9.15 916th 933 1.8%
2024 9.93 903rd 924 2.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Wolf Meadow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.55 661st 851 22.3%
2019 42.31 511th 865 40.9%
2021 37.56 523rd 843 38.0%
2022 28.82 719th 893 19.5%
2023 14.31 876th 915 4.3%
2024 21.70 842nd 951 11.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Wolf Meadow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.84 640th 1178 45.7%
2019 21.53 1040th 1183 12.1%
2021 16.02 1085th 1172 7.4%
2022 26.91 968th 1194 18.9%
2023 5.08 1159th 1183 2.0%
2024 9.62 1134th 1166 2.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Wolf Meadow Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 611 99 3 1 3 n/a n/a 0 717
1989 602 103 2 0 5 n/a n/a 0 712
1990 627 116 2 1 4 n/a n/a 0 750
1991 562 105 9 1 3 n/a n/a 0 680
1992 571 104 8 1 2 n/a n/a 0 686
1993 611 111 7 5 1 n/a n/a 0 735
1994 597 117 7 4 2 n/a n/a 0 727
1995 642 110 8 10 2 n/a n/a 0 772
1996 642 110 8 10 2 n/a n/a 0 772
1997 664 137 6 14 1 n/a n/a 0 822
1998 537 93 6 19 1 n/a n/a 0 656
1999 574 113 11 18 2 n/a n/a 0 718
2000 571 132 13 35 2 n/a n/a 0 753
2001 524 139 9 45 3 n/a n/a 0 720
2002 537 143 11 57 1 n/a n/a 0 749
2003 537 143 11 57 1 n/a n/a 0 749
2004 541 180 12 80 1 n/a n/a 0 814
2005 501 174 9 91 1 n/a n/a 0 776
2006 335 165 2 132 1 n/a n/a 0 635
2007 348 150 3 144 0 n/a n/a 26 671
2008 301 139 1 136 0 n/a n/a 25 602
2009 274 165 1 135 1 n/a n/a 0 576
2010 242 171 3 140 1 n/a n/a 0 557
2011 233 165 3 159 0 0 22 0 582
2012 199 145 4 143 0 0 21 0 512
2013 211 168 1 165 0 0 27 0 572
2014 195 176 1 181 1 4 37 0 595
2015 200 153 3 203 2 1 32 0 594
2016 181 148 2 205 1 0 24 0 561
2017 181 143 0 199 1 0 31 0 555
2018 177 173 1 211 1 0 34 0 597
2019 190 153 3 187 1 0 32 0 566
2020 179 144 4 187 0 0 28 0 542
2021 143 141 6 188 0 0 29 0 507
2022 121 129 7 196 0 0 33 0 486
2023 113 139 7 194 1 0 40 0 494
2024 123 151 8 202 2 0 42 0 528

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wolf Meadow Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 717 36.0 19.9 20.8
1989 712 36.0 19.7 29.4
1990 750 36.0 20.8 24.9
1991 680 36.0 18.8 27.5
1992 686 39.0 17.5 15.3
1993 735 41.0 17.9 25.6
1994 727 39.0 18.6 21.5
1995 772 43.0 18.0 19.8
1996 772 43.0 18.0 19.8
1997 822 43.0 19.1 22.3
1998 656 41.0 16.0 22.7
1999 718 41.0 17.5 27.2
2000 753 45.0 16.7 29.1
2001 720 46.0 15.7 33.2
2002 749 50.0 15.0 31.4
2003 749 50.0 15.0 31.4
2004 814 50.0 16.3 34.9
2005 776 50.0 15.5 35.4
2006 635 50.0 12.7 55.7
2007 671 n/a n/a 58.6
2008 602 41.9 14.4 66.6
2009 576 41.9 13.7 65.8
2010 557 41.1 13.5 73.2
2011 582 37.8 15.3 75.9
2012 512 38.8 13.1 80.3
2013 572 39.9 14.3 80.8
2014 595 41.5 14.3 82.4
2015 594 43.0 13.8 99.5
2016 561 41.0 13.6 99.8
2017 555 40.5 13.6 99.5
2018 597 41.5 14.3 99.5
2019 566 41.1 13.7 99.5
2020 542 40.1 13.5 99.4
2021 507 38.0 13.3 99.4
2022 486 42.5 11.4 99.4
2023 494 38.3 12.8 99.4
2024 528 38.4 13.7 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wolf Meadow Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 717 36.0 19.9 20.8
1989 712 36.0 19.7 29.4
1990 750 36.0 20.8 24.9
1991 680 36.0 18.8 27.5
1992 686 39.0 17.5 15.3
1993 735 41.0 17.9 25.6
1994 727 39.0 18.6 21.5
1995 772 43.0 18.0 19.8
1996 772 43.0 18.0 19.8
1997 822 43.0 19.1 22.3
1998 656 41.0 16.0 22.7
1999 718 41.0 17.5 27.2
2000 753 45.0 16.7 29.1
2001 720 46.0 15.7 33.2
2002 749 50.0 15.0 31.4
2003 749 50.0 15.0 31.4
2004 814 50.0 16.3 34.9
2005 776 50.0 15.5 35.4
2006 635 50.0 12.7 55.7
2007 671 n/a n/a 58.6
2008 602 41.9 14.4 66.6
2009 576 41.9 13.7 65.8
2010 557 41.1 13.5 73.2
2011 582 37.8 15.3 75.9
2012 512 38.8 13.1 80.3
2013 572 39.9 14.3 80.8
2014 595 41.5 14.3 82.4
2015 594 43.0 13.8 99.5
2016 561 41.0 13.6 99.8
2017 555 40.5 13.6 99.5
2018 597 41.5 14.3 99.5
2019 566 41.1 13.7 99.5
2020 542 40.1 13.5 99.4
2021 507 38.0 13.3 99.4
2022 486 42.5 11.4 99.4
2023 494 38.3 12.8 99.4
2024 528 38.4 13.7 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Wolf Meadow Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,173 (12.1%) $8,561 (87.9%) $9,734

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wolf Meadow Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1035th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1448th of 1502 Elementary schools
 26.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wolf Meadow Elementary)54.920
 34.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cabarrus County Schools)6766
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Wolf Meadow Elementary)42.913.3
 29.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Cabarrus County Schools)60.253.7
 6.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Wolf Meadow Elementary)56.924.7
 32.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cabarrus County Schools)65.764
 1.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Wolf Meadow Elementary)4424.7
 19.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Cabarrus County Schools)60.662.3
 1.7%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Wolf Meadow Elementary)55.535
 20.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cabarrus County Schools)66.862.8
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Wolf Meadow Elementary)36.423
 13.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Cabarrus County Schools)61.656.4
 5.2%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Wolf Meadow Elementary)7038.4
 31.6%
   5th Grade Science (Cabarrus County Schools)78.871.1
 7.7%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students566494
 12.7%
African American153139
 9.2%
American Indian11
Asian37
 133.3%
Hispanic187194
 3.7%
Pacific Islander00
White190113
 40.5%
Two or More Races3240
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.5%99.4%
 0.1%


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Students at Wolf Meadow Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 29% African American, 23% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Wolf Meadow Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students who attend Wolf Meadow Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : West Cabarrus High

In the 2023-24 school year, 528 students attended Wolf Meadow Elementary.


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