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West Cabarrus High

Cabarrus County Schools · Cabarrus County

Address
4100 Weddington Rd, Concord, NC 28027
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370053003482
1,627
Students
85.7
Teachers (FTE)
19.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
64
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
25.6%
Chronically absent
58.2%
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 West 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 West 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 West Cabarrus HighNeighbouring zoneThis school

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

How West Cabarrus High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 64 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools57th percentile
Higher than 57% · rank 991 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools39th percentile
Higher than 39% · rank 306 of 514
Cabarrus County Schools27th percentile
Higher than 27% · rank 26 of 41

Chronic absence is lower here than at 38% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2022

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Score up 10 points since 2022 (54 → 64). Met or exceeded expected growth in 3 of 4 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202564CMet59
202464CExceeded57.5
202360CMet55.9
202254DNot Met53.1

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 32.33%Black 31.22%White 29.01%Two+ Races 4.79%Asian 2.21%Native Am. 0.25%Pacific Isl. 0.18%
Hispanic: 32.33% (526) Black: 31.22% (508) White: 29.01% (472) Two+ Races: 4.79% (78) Asian: 2.21% (36) Native Am.: 0.25% (4) Pacific Isl.: 0.18% (3)
Hispanic32.33%
Black31.22%
White29.01%
Two+ Races4.79%
Asian2.21%
Native Am.0.25%
Pacific Isl.0.18%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,627
47.45%772 Female
52.55%855 Male

Student counts for West Cabarrus High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,627 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 74.4%Chronically absent 25.6%
Regular attendance: 74.4% (1,291) Chronically absent: 25.6% (444)
Regular attendance74.4%
Chronically absent25.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,735
58.2%Economically disadvantaged
13.83%225 English learners

Student indicators for West Cabarrus High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,735 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 84.48%Beginning 15.52%
Experienced: 84.48% (68) Beginning: 15.52% (13)
Experienced84.48%
Beginning15.52%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 80.5 FTE
93.93%Fully licensed
6.08%Emergency or provisional
7.45%6 teachers certified

Teacher figures for West 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 80.5 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 378.8%55.9%
English II47.8%24.7%
Biology34.6%23%
NC Math 133.8%14.2%

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
Biology65.4%11.6%16.7%6.4%
English II52.2%23.1%22%--
NC Math 166.2%19.5%11.3%--
NC Math 321.2%22.9%36%19.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.681.5

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers80.54
Experienced teachers68.04 (84%)
Beginning teachers12.5 (16%)
Holding a standard license75.65 (94%)
Emergency or provisional licenses4.9 (6%)
National Board certified6

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (444 of 1,735)25.6%
Economically disadvantaged58.2%
English learners making progress (of 225)9.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.67
Library books per student6.09
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.76

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.

First page of the West Cabarrus High report card PDF

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West 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.