STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Cabarrus County offers one of the only K-12 STEM Pipelines in the state of North Carolina. Our STEM schools teach using an interdisciplinary, problem-based approach to learning. Students are encouraged to utilize the design cycle, work collaboratively, and think creatively. Teachers use the inquiry model of teaching - they are facilitators who lead a student centered classroom.

 

Coltrane-Webb STEM Elementary

 

Patriots STEM Elementary

 

R. Brown McAllister STEM Elementary

W M Irvin Elementary 

 

CC Griffin STEM Middle School

 

J N Fries STEM Middle School

 

Northwest Cabarrus STEM Middle School

 

Central Cabarrus High School

 

Northwest Cabarrus High School

 

Elementary

• Elementary STEM Frequently Asked Questions
• Introduces students to Problem Based Learning providing opportunities for authentic growth and development.
• Links learning to career and industry as students investigate real world problems.
• Promotes innovative thinking through the use of technology and our engineering design cycle.
• Allows students the opportunity to explore, experiment, and solve problems logically.
• Young children with a strong foundation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics will go on to play an integral role in our nation’s global competitiveness and economic stability.

Middle

• Continues the use of Problem and Project Based Learning lessons to allow students to investigate and see real life connections.
• Develops innovative, critical thinkers who can communicate their ideas
• Lessons are student centered, and teachers are facilitators of learning
• Many lessons are hands-on and encourage the students to develop their curiosity.
• Uses the design cycle to help students improve their ideas and encourage a growth mindset.
• Interdisciplinary lessons help students transfer knowledge between subjects.

High

• The four-year Honors Pathway for STEM students requires enrollment starting in the ninth grade.
• Students will enroll in Honor Level Courses.
• Continues Problem and Project based learning to make global connections.
• Provides opportunities for students to visit and work with community partnerships to see and understand how STEM is applied in the community around them.
• Focuses on the concept of teamwork to solve real-world scenarios.
• Students are introduced to VEX robotics and higher levels of coding.
• Students focus on concepts of engineering and technology in depth in all content areas to better comprehend the twenty-first century’s stance politically, socially, and economically.

 

Where is STEM in Cabarrus County Schools?

If your home school is:	Your STEM school is:
Charles E. Boger, Royal Oaks, Winecoff, WM Irvin	WM Irvin Elementary
Carl A. Furr, Coltrane Webb, Cox Mill, Weddington Hills, WR Odell	Coltrane Webb Elementary
AT Allen, Mount Pleasant, Pitts School Road, R. Brown McAllister, Rocky River, Wolf Meadow	R. Brown McAllister Elementary
Patriots, Bethel, Harrisburg, Hickory Ridge (For the 2026-2027 school year, the Patriots Elementary STEM program will be available exclusively to children entering kindergarten zoned in Bethel, Harrisburg, Hickory Ridge & Patriots. However, students currently enrolled in kindergarten through fourth grade with an application and zoned for Hickory Ridge Elementary may be offered a seat for the 2026-2027 school year at Coltrane Webb and zoned students for Bethel and Harrisburg may be offered a seat for the 2026-27 school year at R. Brown McAllister.)	Patriots Elementary
CC Griffin Middle	CC Griffin Middle
Concord, Harris Road, HE Winkler, Hickory Ridge, JN Fries, Mount Pleasant, Roberta Road	JN Fries Middle
Northwest Cabarrus	Northwest Cabarrus Middle
Central Cabarrus, Concord, Hickory Ridge, Mount Pleasant	Central Cabarrus High
Cox Mill, Jay M Robinson, Northwest Cabarrus, West Cabarrus	Northwest Cabarrus High

 

Where can STEM take me?

In Cabarrus County, STEM can lead to a variety of high school options as well as both college and career pathways:

• Our two high school stem programs offer three distinct honors level pathways for graduates, including a STEM capstone diploma.
• Our high school academies offer seven different STEM related fields.
• Many STEM students go on to be successful in early college and career and college promise programs, achieving high marks in college course work. 

 

High School STEM Pathways