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Carl A Furr Elementary

Cabarrus County Schools · Cabarrus County

Address
2725 Clover Road, Concord, NC 28027
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Grades served
K-5
NCES school ID
370053002839
782
Students
61.2
Teachers (FTE)
12.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
56
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
18.7%
Chronically absent
63%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Cabarrus County Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Carl A Furr Elementary — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Cabarrus County Schools

The area Cabarrus County Schools assigns to Carl A Furr Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Cabarrus County Schools as “School_Boundary_Layers”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How Carl A Furr Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 56 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools34th percentile
Higher than 34% · rank 1,563 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools36th percentile
Higher than 36% · rank 865 of 1,419
Cabarrus County Schools12th percentile
Higher than 12% · rank 34 of 41

Chronic absence is lower here than at 62% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 9 points since 2014 (65 → 56). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202556CMet49.3
202456CMet49.4
202351DNot Met48.5
202256CMet50.5
201969CExceeded64.3
201863CMet58.1
201767CExceeded62
201660CNot Met59
201560CNot Met58
201465CMet63

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Cabarrus County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 38.75%Black 27.49%White 23.4%Two+ Races 5.24%Asian 5.12%
Hispanic: 38.75% (303) Black: 27.49% (215) White: 23.4% (183) Two+ Races: 5.24% (41) Asian: 5.12% (40)
Hispanic38.75%
Black27.49%
White23.4%
Two+ Races5.24%
Asian5.12%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 782
47.44%371 Female
52.56%411 Male

Student counts for Carl A Furr Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 782 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 81.3%Chronically absent 18.7%
Regular attendance: 81.3% (704) Chronically absent: 18.7% (162)
Regular attendance81.3%
Chronically absent18.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 866
63%Economically disadvantaged
19.18%150 English learners

Student indicators for Carl A Furr Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 866 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 63.48%Beginning 36.52%
Experienced: 63.48% (33) Beginning: 36.52% (19)
Experienced63.48%
Beginning36.52%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 52.7 FTE
91.36%Fully licensed
8.64%Emergency or provisional
13.29%7 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Carl A Furr Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 52.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)48.6%20.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)47.7%32.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)44%28.2%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)52.3%15.4%23.7%8.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)56%15.8%19.2%9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)51.4%27.9%17.1%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.6684.1

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers52.69
Experienced teachers33.45 (63%)
Beginning teachers19.24 (37%)
Holding a standard license48.14 (91%)
Emergency or provisional licenses4.55 (9%)
National Board certified7

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (162 of 866)18.7%
Economically disadvantaged63%
English learners making progress (of 150)66.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.82
Library books per student16.48
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.27

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Carl A Furr Elementary report card PDF

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Carl A Furr Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.