About Us

R. Brown McAllister is a STEM Elementary school located in Concord, North Carolina. It is the proud home of the Bobcats and a Model level NC STEM School of Distinction.

R. Brown McAllister Elementary School opened in 1958 and is named in honor of Dr. Robert Brown McAllister who was a classroom teacher, school principal, superintendent of Concord City Schools, and instructional supervisor for Cabarrus County Schools before the 1983 merger. Thirty-five hundred Concord residents petitioned the Concord Graded School Board to name the school for him, after it became known that the school might be called the South Concord Elementary School. The oringinal building had twelve classrooms which consisted of first through sixth grades. 

In 2022, construction began on a new building, located yards away from the oringinal R. Brown McAlliser site. The current building opened to welcome students, staff, and families in 2024.

In 2011, R. Brown McAllister Elementary became a STEM school.  The school received the designation of a North Carolina STEM School of Distinction in 2015 at the Model Level, which was renewed in 2020 and 2024.

R. Brown McAllister STEM Elementary continues to strive for excellence through fostering innate curiosity and joy of discovery in students.  Through student-centered, collaborative, problem-based learning and active engagement from the community, our students prepare to be successful citizens ready for their future.

Mission and Vision

Mission: R. Brown McAllilster STEM Elementary partners with families and the community to ignite curiosity, foster growth, and empower every student to reach their full potential.

Vision: We aspire to be a school where every student is empowered to take risks, embrace challenges, and grow into a resilient lifelong learner, compassionate leader, and engaged citizen prepared to positively shape their community and the world around them.