W M Irvin Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Concord, North Carolina
W M Irvin Elementary in Concord, North Carolina enrolled 760 students in 2024-25 with 54.4 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 28-32% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
696 students in 2022-23, 620 students in 2023-24, 760 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.3 to 54.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 696 | 51.3 | 13.6 |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 48.5 | 12.8 |
| 2024-25 | 760 | 54.4 | 14.0 |
14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 327 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection W M Irvin Elementary enrolled 653 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 49 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 327 of the 653 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions49
- Chronically absent26.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.0% of students were White, 25.9% Black, 25.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White40.0%
- Black25.9%
- Hispanic25.5%
- Two or more races6.6%
- Asian1.8%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at W M Irvin Elementary scored proficient or above: 28-32% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 28‑32% | 61% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Concord
15 public elementary schools in Concord report 2024-25 enrollment; W M Irvin Elementary is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Mill Elementary | 1,086 | 13.8 | 10.2% |
| W R Odell Elementary | 1,052 | 17.7 | 13.8% |
| Weddington Hills Elementary | 1,038 | 15.2 | 49.7% |
| W R Odell Primary | 938 | 15.8 | 13.0% |
| Pitts School Road Elementary | 885 | 14.5 | 47.0% |
| Carl A Furr Elementary | 782 | 12.8 | 56.9% |
| W M Irvin Elementary | 760 | 14.0 | 99.6% |
| Winecoff Elementary | 740 | 15.4 | 99.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about W M Irvin Elementary
- R Brown McAllister ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 698 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Coltrane-Webb ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 386 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare W M Irvin Elementary with R Brown McAllister ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cabarrus County Schools spends per student$10,749 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,749
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaW M Irvin Elementary is the number 121 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#121 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about W M Irvin Elementary
How many students attend W M Irvin Elementary?
760 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 696 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Concord, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at W M Irvin Elementary?
14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is W M Irvin Elementary a Title I school?
W M Irvin Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at W M Irvin Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at W M Irvin Elementary scored proficient or above: 28-32% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is W M Irvin Elementary in?
Cabarrus County Schools, NCES district ID 3700530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370053002434 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.