Concord Middle

Summary:

Concord Middle is a public magnet middle school in Concord, North Carolina, serving 713 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Cabarrus County Schools district, which is ranked 75 out of 242 districts in the state.

Concord Middle faces significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming compared to the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 25.5% of 6th graders, 23.3% of 7th graders, and 18.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 64.2%, 61%, and 51.9% for the district, respectively. The school's diverse student population, with 38.85% African American, 34.08% Hispanic, and 20.48% White students, does not see equitable academic performance, as Concord Middle ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools for all racial subgroups. Additionally, over 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Despite these challenges, Concord Middle has shown exceptional performance in serving its homeless student population, ranking 3rd out of 37 North Carolina middle schools in the 2021-2022 school year. The school's performance for its gifted and talented student population is also relatively stronger, ranking in the middle third of North Carolina middle schools in this category. Nearby schools in the Cabarrus County district, such as Hickory Ridge Middle and Harold E. Winkler Middle, consistently outperform Concord Middle on standardized tests and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

 1500 Gold Rush Drive
       Concord, NC  28025-1508


(704) 260-6430

District: Cabarrus County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
725th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,893 Help


Students who attend Concord Middle usually attend:

High:    Concord High

Feeder schools for Concord Middle:

Elementary:    Beverly Hills Elementary
    Coltrane-Webb Elementary
    R Brown McAllister Elementary
    Royal Oaks Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  713

Racial breakdown:

African American:
38.8%
Hispanic:
34.1%
White:
20.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Concord Middle ranks worse than 91.4% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 8 ranked middle schools in the Cabarrus County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.03. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Concord Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (38.8%), Hispanic (34.1%), White (20.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Cabarrus County Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Concord Middle is 15.1, which is the lowest among 8 middle schools in the Cabarrus County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Concord Middle is $9,893, which is the highest among 8 middle schools in the Cabarrus County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Concord Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Concord Middle 725th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Concord Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Concord Middle

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Rank History for all students at Concord Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 54.34 312th 598 47.8%
2007 55.74 309th 606 49.0%
2008 59.19 277th 620 55.3%
2009 62.00 272nd 630 56.8%
2010 53.98 360th 640 43.8%
2011 54.74 350th 648 46.0%
2012 41.68 450th 662 32.0%
2013 40.75 398th 673 40.9%
2014 18.21 526th 627 16.1%
2015 18.30 594th 705 15.7%
2016 15.67 594th 692 14.2%
2017 15.48 596th 694 14.1%
2018 24.59 535th 691 22.6%
2019 16.80 641st 737 13.0%
2021 24.21 572nd 741 22.8%
2022 21.55 642nd 786 18.3%
2023 19.89 650th 784 17.1%
2024 11.03 725th 793 8.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Concord Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.10 208th 221 5.9%
2019 12.20 229th 237 3.4%
2021 25.80 208th 248 16.1%
2022 20.14 249th 283 12.0%
2023 28.68 237th 302 21.5%
2024 26.77 248th 306 19.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Concord Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.37 211th 211 0.0%
2021 70.22 21st 236 91.1%
2022 40.58 166th 312 46.8%
2023 41.70 165th 318 48.1%
2024 17.66 343rd 356 3.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Concord Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 27.03 374th 473 20.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Concord Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.00 577th 604 4.5%
2019 11.16 607th 639 5.0%
2021 29.54 468th 633 26.1%
2022 25.36 561st 689 18.6%
2023 22.55 608th 735 17.3%
2024 12.47 694th 743 6.6%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Concord Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.17 11th 12 8.3%
2022 77.36 3rd 37 91.9%
2023 60.54 14th 50 72.0%
2024 23.66 47th 50 6.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Homeless Students!

Rank History for Female students at Concord Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.47 524th 656 20.1%
2019 15.53 618th 684 9.6%
2021 29.85 498th 706 29.5%
2022 22.50 596th 733 18.7%
2023 17.63 637th 731 12.9%
2024 7.81 714th 738 3.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Concord Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.39 461st 475 2.9%
2019 13.63 489th 504 3.0%
2021 34.11 339th 478 29.1%
2022 15.59 437th 449 2.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Concord Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.23 14th 127 89.0%
2019 47.88 299th 416 28.1%
2021 49.52 287th 448 35.9%
2022 55.97 245th 450 45.6%
2023 63.13 181st 452 60.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Concord Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.67 546th 665 17.9%
2019 14.97 620th 697 11.0%
2021 18.82 598th 711 15.9%
2022 19.64 629th 748 15.9%
2023 21.08 622nd 747 16.7%
2024 13.94 680th 751 9.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Concord Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.82 444th 494 10.1%
2019 18.84 475th 519 8.5%
2021 31.55 377th 533 29.3%
2022 23.75 464th 550 15.6%
2023 22.15 482nd 559 13.8%
2024 11.66 538th 560 3.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Concord Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.83 455th 472 3.6%
2019 8.32 487th 493 1.2%
2021 24.34 438th 522 16.1%
2022 23.32 452nd 541 16.5%
2023 25.86 445th 553 19.5%
2024 14.68 523rd 564 7.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Concord Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.34 371st 596 37.8%
2019 33.22 461st 624 26.1%
2021 43.74 345th 632 45.4%
2022 41.27 394th 658 40.1%
2023 40.75 400th 656 39.0%
2024 26.54 513th 652 21.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle 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 Concord Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 442 195 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 640
1989 550 186 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 744
1990 591 160 2 3 0 n/a n/a -2 754
1991 627 169 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 802
1992 628 172 7 3 0 n/a n/a 0 810
1993 642 190 9 7 2 n/a n/a 0 850
1994 645 190 6 12 1 n/a n/a 0 854
1995 664 205 4 27 0 n/a n/a 0 900
1996 664 205 4 27 0 n/a n/a 0 900
1997 654 187 3 29 1 n/a n/a 0 874
1998 655 194 4 35 6 n/a n/a 0 894
1999 693 234 8 43 3 n/a n/a 0 981
2000 784 278 11 70 3 n/a n/a 0 1146
2001 788 296 16 84 2 n/a n/a 0 1186
2002 597 257 12 93 4 n/a n/a 0 963
2003 597 257 12 93 4 n/a n/a 0 963
2004 572 252 13 106 3 n/a n/a 0 946
2005 577 254 5 119 5 n/a n/a 0 960
2006 538 243 4 127 3 n/a n/a 0 915
2007 538 213 6 160 5 n/a n/a 30 952
2008 537 195 7 155 5 n/a n/a 32 931
2009 509 239 7 166 5 n/a n/a 0 926
2010 496 268 7 141 5 n/a n/a 0 917
2011 474 265 9 152 1 0 38 0 939
2012 417 281 10 190 1 0 29 0 928
2013 418 259 8 218 1 0 31 0 935
2014 365 273 12 228 2 0 34 0 914
2015 338 295 9 236 2 1 41 0 922
2016 300 252 8 224 2 1 35 0 822
2017 269 261 4 218 0 1 41 0 794
2018 324 265 16 255 0 2 43 0 905
2019 260 272 4 280 0 0 42 0 858
2020 186 255 2 288 0 1 46 0 778
2021 164 234 0 289 0 1 37 0 725
2022 162 244 1 253 0 1 41 0 702
2023 146 277 1 243 0 1 45 0 713

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 Concord Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 640 36.0 17.7 27.3
1989 744 36.0 20.6 32.4
1990 754 36.0 20.9 28.1
1991 802 36.0 22.2 26.4
1992 810 59.0 13.7 13.7
1993 850 56.0 15.2 17.5
1994 854 57.0 15.0 23.5
1995 900 61.0 14.8 20.2
1996 900 61.0 14.8 20.2
1997 874 63.0 13.9 26
1998 894 67.0 13.3 22.7
1999 981 67.0 14.6 29.7
2000 1146 69.0 16.6 28.6
2001 1186 76.0 15.6 19.2
2002 963 96.0 10.0 42.3
2003 963 96.0 10.0 42.3
2004 946 96.0 9.9 48.6
2005 960 96.0 10.0 49.9
2006 915 96.0 9.5 49.5
2007 952 72.9 13.1 50
2008 931 72.8 12.8 51.1
2009 926 76.1 12.2 47.4
2010 917 67.4 13.6 53.1
2011 939 65.8 14.2 58.7
2012 928 66.7 13.9 62.2
2013 935 67.0 13.9 68.9
2014 914 63.5 14.3 70.5
2015 922 62.0 14.8 72
2016 822 58.0 14.1 71.4
2017 794 61.2 12.9 75.6
2018 905 64.3 14.0 99.3
2019 858 57.3 14.9 99.5
2020 778 52.2 14.8 99.6
2021 725 54.2 13.3 99.6
2022 702 50.0 14.0 99.6
2023 713 47.1 15.1 99.6

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 Concord Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 640 36.0 17.7 27.3
1989 744 36.0 20.6 32.4
1990 754 36.0 20.9 28.1
1991 802 36.0 22.2 26.4
1992 810 59.0 13.7 13.7
1993 850 56.0 15.2 17.5
1994 854 57.0 15.0 23.5
1995 900 61.0 14.8 20.2
1996 900 61.0 14.8 20.2
1997 874 63.0 13.9 26
1998 894 67.0 13.3 22.7
1999 981 67.0 14.6 29.7
2000 1146 69.0 16.6 28.6
2001 1186 76.0 15.6 19.2
2002 963 96.0 10.0 42.3
2003 963 96.0 10.0 42.3
2004 946 96.0 9.9 48.6
2005 960 96.0 10.0 49.9
2006 915 96.0 9.5 49.5
2007 952 72.9 13.1 50
2008 931 72.8 12.8 51.1
2009 926 76.1 12.2 47.4
2010 917 67.4 13.6 53.1
2011 939 65.8 14.2 58.7
2012 928 66.7 13.9 62.2
2013 935 67.0 13.9 68.9
2014 914 63.5 14.3 70.5
2015 922 62.0 14.8 72
2016 822 58.0 14.1 71.4
2017 794 61.2 12.9 75.6
2018 905 64.3 14.0 99.3
2019 858 57.3 14.9 99.5
2020 778 52.2 14.8 99.6
2021 725 54.2 13.3 99.6
2022 702 50.0 14.0 99.6
2023 713 47.1 15.1 99.6

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 Concord Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $515 (5.2%) $9,378 (94.8%) $9,893

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Concord Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 641st of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 650th of 784 Middle schools
 4.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Concord Middle)35.136.6
 1.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cabarrus County Schools)68.262.8
 5.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Concord Middle)39.636.5
 3.1%
   6th Grade Reading (Cabarrus County Schools)68.860.9
 7.9%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Concord Middle)29.623.6
 6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Cabarrus County Schools)68.459.4
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Concord Middle)37.438.2
 0.8%
   7th Grade Reading (Cabarrus County Schools)64.858
 6.8%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Concord Middle)36.119.8
 16.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Cabarrus County Schools)64.556.6
 7.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Concord Middle)37.833.3
 4.5%
   8th Grade Reading (Cabarrus County Schools)61.958
 3.9%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Concord Middle)6453.5
 10.5%
   8th Grade Science (Cabarrus County Schools)85.776.3
 9.4%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students858713
 16.9%
African American272277
 1.8%
American Indian00
Asian41
 75%
Hispanic280243
 13.2%
Pacific Islander01
White260146
 43.8%
Two or More Races4245
 7.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.5%99.6%
 0%


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Concord Middle ranks in the bottom 8.6% of North Carolina middle schools.

Students who attend Concord Middle usually go on to attend Concord High

Students at Concord Middle are 39% African American, 34% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 713 students attended Concord Middle.


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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.

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