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Which teacher or staff member at Morehead City Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
506
Middle
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370063000255
Morehead City Middle
400 Barbour Rd, Morehead City, NC 28557 · (252) 726-1126 · Carteret County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
503 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 154 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 193 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 31% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
61.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Morehead City Middle
Morehead City Middle's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead City Middle this school | 506 | 99.4% | 64.9% |
| East Alexander Middle Hiddenite | 510 | 98.8% | 53.5% |
| Brevard Middle Brevard | 472 | 99.4% | 54.5% |
| West McDowell Middle School Marion | 550 | 99.5% | 50.0% |
| Tyro Middle Lexington | 528 | 98.5% | 50.0% |
| North Iredell Middle Olin | 556 | 99.5% | 45.9% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Morehead City Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #88 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #82 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #97 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #297 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #138 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #379 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #130 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #136 of 143 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
506
+63 (+14%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 506 | 33.6 | 15.1:1 | 99% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 34.1 | 15.4:1 | 41% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 34.1 | 14.1:1 | 99% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 99% (440) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 37.4 | 13.4:1 | 38% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 43% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 34% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 44 | 13.2:1 | 30% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 32 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morehead City Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (503 to 506); teachers down 10% (37.4 to 33.6).
About Morehead City Middle
Morehead City, North Carolina, is home to Morehead City Middle, a low-enrollment middle school. Its 506 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Carteret County Public Schools has 7,847 students in 17 schools, and Morehead City Middle is one of those schools.
White students are the majority at Morehead City Middle, with 71% of enrollment. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. Carteret County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1 at Morehead City Middle, with 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 99%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Carteret County is 76%.
Morehead City Middle is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Morehead City Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.9%; the prediction is 48.5%.
Carteret County census figures show that the median household income is $72,322, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 19 public schools in Carteret County, enrolling about 8,053 students in all.
Nearby, Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn is about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Morehead City Middle, there are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Morehead City Middle ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Enrollment grew 14% from its 2020-21 level of 443. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.0:1 in 2020-21, and 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Carteret County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,148
Census ACS
Median income
$72,322
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carteret County Public Schools
- West Carteret HighHigh · 1,095 students
- Croatan HighHigh · 1,019 students
- White Oak ElementaryElementary · 784 students
- Broad Creek MiddleMiddle · 722 students
- Newport ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- East Carteret HighHigh · 521 students
Other schools in Morehead City
- West Carteret HighHigh · 1,095 students
- Morehead City PrimaryElementary · 502 students
- Morehead Elem at Camp GlennElementary · 253 students
- Bridges SchoolHigh · 11 students
- Marine Sci. and Tech. Early College HSCombined
Nearby schools
- Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn0.7 mi · 253
- Morehead City Primary2.1 mi · 502
- West Carteret High2.6 mi · 1,095
- Bridges School2.8 mi · 11
- Beaufort Elementary5.4 mi · 346
- Beaufort Middle5.5 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Morehead City MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Morehead City Middle?
Morehead City Middle enrolls approximately 506 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Morehead City Middle serve?
Morehead City Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morehead City Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morehead City Middle is approximately 15.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Morehead City Middle?
At Morehead City Middle, the student body is approximately 71% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Morehead City Middle public or private?
Morehead City Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carteret County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.