Cabarrus County Schools report strong statewide gains in test scores, growth and graduation rates

Cabarrus County Schools officials presented the district’s latest state school performance results to the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, reporting higher average letter grades, stronger student growth and an all-time high graduation rate for the district. Dr. Kopicki, representing Cabarrus County Schools, and Carl Sain, chief technology and information officer for the district, led the report and answered questions from commissioners.

The district outperformed the state on multiple measures, Sain said, including a districtwide proficiency rate of about 63.7% compared with a state average near 55%. He said roughly a quarter of Cabarrus County schools earned an A on the state performance grade, compared with about 7% statewide, and more than half earned an A or B. “By any objective measure, this was the most successful school year we've had from a testing, from a graduation, from a participation standpoint in Cabarrus County Schools history,” Sain said.

The report focused on three statewide measures that…