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Performance Learning Center

PublicHighGrades 6–12Alternative Education School

4521 Weddington Road, Concord, NC 28027 · (704) 260-6800 · Part of Cabarrus County Schools

Concord’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
77
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Performance Learning Center

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4521 Weddington Road, Concord

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 98
Grade 1016
Grade 1125
Grade 1228
Enrollment over time
100’20
74’21
95’22
75’23
77’24

Down 23% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Hispanic 30%Black 17%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Performance Learning Center from Concord families.

Other schools in Cabarrus County Schools

The district →
Charles E Boger Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kannapolis
B
895 students16:1
Harrisburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Harrisburg
A
850 students16:1
W M Irvin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
C−
760 students14:1
Winecoff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
C−
740 students15:1
R Brown McAllister Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
B+
698 students15:1
Rocky River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
C
652 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Concord’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.