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Best public schools in Kannapolis, NC

12 public schools in Kannapolis: 8 elementary · 1 middle · 1 high · 2 K-8. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.

Elementary schools

8 schools in Kannapolis, best first
1
Charles E Boger Elementary 75.2
Cabarrus County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 887 students
ELA 63%Math 72%Science 76%
#312 of 1,256 in North Carolina
2
Jackson Park Elementary 66.2
Kannapolis City Schools · Grades K-5 · 435 students
ELA 53%Math 69%Science 88%
#425 of 1,256 in North Carolina
3
North Kannapolis Elementary 30.3
Kannapolis City Schools · Grades PK-5 · 290 students
ELA 40%Math 49%Science 80%
#876 of 1,256 in North Carolina
4
GW Carver Elementary 18.0
Kannapolis City Schools · Grades K-5 · 494 students
ELA 40%Math 49%Science 55%
#1,030 of 1,256 in North Carolina
5
Forest Park Elementary 14.4
Kannapolis City Schools · Grades K-5 · 476 students
ELA 38%Math 48%Science 54%
#1,076 of 1,256 in North Carolina
6
Fred L Wilson Elementary 11.4
Kannapolis City Schools · Grades K-5 · 432 students
ELA 36%Math 43%Science 56%
#1,113 of 1,256 in North Carolina
7
Shady Brook Elementary 6.7
Kannapolis City Schools · Grades K-5 · 311 students
ELA 33%Math 42%Science 46%
#1,172 of 1,256 in North Carolina
8
Kannapolis Middle School 6 2.7
Kannapolis City Schools · Grades 6
ELA 30%Math 35%
#1,222 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Middle schools

1 school in Kannapolis
1
Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 3.7
Kannapolis City Schools · Grades 7-8 · 1,171 students
ELA 29%Math 28%Science 41%
#443 of 460 in North Carolina

High schools

1 school in Kannapolis
1
A L Brown High 7.1
Kannapolis City Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,776 students
ELA 42%Math 24%Science 27%
#476 of 512 in North Carolina

K-8 schools

2 schools in Kannapolis, best first
1
Concord Lake STEAM Academy 73.9
Concord Lake STEAM Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 708 students
ELA 66%Math 66%Science 77%
#46 of 174 in North Carolina
2
Royal Oaks Elementary 72.1
Cabarrus County Schools · Grades K-8 · 598 students
ELA 62%Math 68%Science 81%
#49 of 174 in North Carolina

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