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Central Cabarrus High

Cabarrus County Schools · Cabarrus County

Address
505 Hwy 49 S, Concord, NC 28025
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370053000210
1,369
Students
86.0
Teachers (FTE)
15.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
65
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
25.3%
Chronically absent
56.2%
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 Central Cabarrus High — 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 Central Cabarrus High. 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 for Central Cabarrus HighNeighbouring zoneThis school

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

How Central Cabarrus High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 65 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools60th percentile
Higher than 60% · rank 929 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools41st percentile
Higher than 41% · rank 294 of 514
Cabarrus County Schools39th percentile
Higher than 39% · rank 25 of 41

Chronic absence is lower here than at 39% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 6 points since 2014 (71 → 65). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202565CExceeded59.6
202465CMet63.7
202363CMet60.4
202263CNot Met61.3
201973BExceeded68.9
201873BExceeded69.1
201765CNot Met66
201668CMet67
201569CMet65
201471BExceeded66

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

White 38.79%Black 29.15%Hispanic 24.76%Two+ Races 5.48%Asian 0.95%Native Am. 0.44%Pacific Isl. 0.44%
White: 38.79% (531) Black: 29.15% (399) Hispanic: 24.76% (339) Two+ Races: 5.48% (75) Asian: 0.95% (13) Native Am.: 0.44% (6) Pacific Isl.: 0.44% (6)
White38.79%
Black29.15%
Hispanic24.76%
Two+ Races5.48%
Asian0.95%
Native Am.0.44%
Pacific Isl.0.44%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,369
50.4%690 Female
49.6%679 Male

Student counts for Central Cabarrus High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,369 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 74.7%Chronically absent 25.3%
Regular attendance: 74.7% (1,082) Chronically absent: 25.3% (366)
Regular attendance74.7%
Chronically absent25.3%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,448
56.2%Economically disadvantaged
11.25%154 English learners

Student indicators for Central Cabarrus High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,448 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 86.2%Beginning 13.8%
Experienced: 86.2% (67) Beginning: 13.8% (11)
Experienced86.2%
Beginning13.8%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 77.5 FTE
96.13%Fully licensed
3.86%Emergency or provisional
20.66%16 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Central Cabarrus High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 77.5 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
English II55%27.8%
NC Math 352.3%30.4%
Biology36.7%21.1%
NC Math 130.1%12.2%

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
Biology63.3%15.6%15.6%5.4%
English II45%27.2%24.4%--
NC Math 169.9%17.9%10.5%--
NC Math 347.7%21.9%24.1%6.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth2.3885.9

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers77.45
Experienced teachers66.76 (86%)
Beginning teachers10.69 (14%)
Holding a standard license74.45 (96%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.99 (4%)
National Board certified16

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (366 of 1,448)25.3%
Economically disadvantaged56.2%
English learners making progress (of 154)20.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.74
Library books per student4.52
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.38

Federal & state designations

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

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

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First page of the Central Cabarrus High report card PDF

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Central Cabarrus High'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.