It was founded in 1976 as a part of the ministry of First Assembly Worship Center (now Multiply Church).

Concord Academy uses a variety of curricula to comprise its academics, including A Beka, Bob Jones, Saxon, Rosetta Stone, Cengage, Houghton Mifflin, Glencoe, and Prentice Hall.

In the high school, a college-preparatory curriculum is taught in the traditional classroom setting under the leadership of certified teachers.

Concord Academy students regularly score above state and national averages on achievement and college entrance tests.

[citation needed] The boys track team won the 2017 NCISAA 2A State Championship.

[citation needed] The school is a member of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association and the Metrolina Athletic Conference along with: Concord Academy has produced athletes that have gone on to play at NCAA Division I institutions such as Georgetown, San Francisco, Wake Forest, UAB, Toledo, UNC-Wilmington, Presbyterian, High Point, and UNC-Asheville, as well as various Division II and III and NAIA schools.