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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370063001044
Morehead City Primary
4409 Country Club Rd, Morehead City, NC 28557 · (252) 247-2448 · Carteret County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
494 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 24% |
Student demographics
50%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Morehead City Primary→Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn
Based on grade levels within Carteret County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
51.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
73.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Primary
Morehead City Primary's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead City Primary this school | 502 | 98.4% | 62.2% |
| Glen Arden Elementary Arden | 505 | 95.8% | 70.5% |
| Locust Elementary Locust | 563 | 99.5% | 75.2% |
| Pleasant Garden Elementary Pleasant Garden | 453 | 99.3% | 68.7% |
| Cool Spring Elementary Cleveland | 447 | 99.3% | 73.9% |
| Fair Grove Elementary Thomasville | 524 | 99.4% | 54.5% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Carteret County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #437 of 1,297 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #259 of 1,296 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #569 of 1,300 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #603 of 1,485 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #86 of 1,377 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #981 of 1,379 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #853 of 1,414 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #440 of 937 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
502
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 502 | 42 | 11.9:1 | 98% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 48.4 | 10.7:1 | 51% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 48.9 | 11.2:1 | 99% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 48 | 10.8:1 | 99% (517) |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 44.7 | 13.1:1 | 48% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 45 | 12.9:1 | 54% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 50 | 14.0:1 | 46% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 684 | 53 | 12.9:1 | 44% (298) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morehead City Primary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (585 to 502); teachers down 6% (44.7 to 42).
About Morehead City Primary
Morehead City Primary is a mid-sized elementary school in Morehead City, North Carolina, one of the schools in Carteret County Public Schools. In all, 502 students attend the school in pre-K through 3.
Carteret County Public Schools includes 17 schools. Together they enroll 7,847 students.
White students are 68% of those enrolled at Morehead City Primary. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Carteret County's population at about 86%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
Morehead City Primary lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.9 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1. About 98% of students at Morehead City Primary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Carteret County averages 76%, lower than here.
Morehead City Primary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Morehead City Primary is 13.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 62.2%. Predicted: 48.8%.
In Carteret County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $72,322, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 19 public schools and about 8,053 students.
Measured in a straight line, West Carteret High is about 0.5 miles from Morehead City Primary. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. On proficiency, Morehead City Primary is ahead of the 61.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 520 students in 2020-21 to 502 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.9:1) than in 2020-21 (10.8:1).
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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 MiddleMiddle · 506 students
- Morehead Elem at Camp GlennElementary · 253 students
- Bridges SchoolHigh · 11 students
- Marine Sci. and Tech. Early College HSCombined
Nearby schools
- West Carteret High0.5 mi · 1,095
- Bridges School0.7 mi · 11
- Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn1.7 mi · 253
- Morehead City Middle2.1 mi · 506
- Newport Middle5.5 mi · 346
- Newport Elementary6.1 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Morehead City PrimaryHow large is Morehead City Primary?
Morehead City Primary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Morehead City Primary serve?
Morehead City Primary serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morehead City Primary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morehead City Primary is approximately 11.9:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Morehead City Primary?
Student demographics at Morehead City Primary are roughly 68% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Morehead City Primary in?
Morehead City Primary is part of Carteret County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.