Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405001623
Morgan Elementary
3860 Liberty Rd, Gold Hill, NC 28071 · (704) 636-0169 · Rowan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
272 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
42.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Morgan Elementary
Morgan Elementary's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Elementary this school | 275 | 98.9% | 46.4% |
| Hayesville Elementary Hayesville | 280 | 98.9% | 62.9% |
| Southmont Elementary Lexington | 281 | 98.9% | 54.5% |
| Casar Elementary Casar | 275 | 98.9% | 76.2% |
| Highfalls Elementary Bennett | 293 | 99.0% | 65.5% |
| Ranger Elementary Murphy | 264 | 98.9% | 61.1% |
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 Morgan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #921 of 1,297 | #8 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #987 of 1,296 | #8 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #855 of 1,300 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #1,239 of 1,485 | #17 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #737 of 1,377 | #5 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #1,326 of 1,379 | #17 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #693 of 1,414 | #15 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #197 of 937 | #3 of 12 |
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
275
+26 (+10%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 275 | 18.4 | 14.9:1 | 99% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 20.4 | 13.6:1 | 97% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 18.6 | 15.2:1 | 64% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 55% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 22.9 | 15.7:1 | 56% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 57% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 51% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 29% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 16 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morgan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (359 to 275); teachers down 20% (22.9 to 18.4).
About Morgan Elementary
Morgan Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Gold Hill, North Carolina. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 275 students. By comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll about 467 students on average.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools (32 schools, 17,683 students) runs Morgan Elementary.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Morgan Elementary. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 70% White among all Rowan County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.
Morgan Elementary lists 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.9 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 99% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, Morgan Elementary lands at C, ahead of 30% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Morgan Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.4%; the prediction is 48.6%.
For Rowan County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $65,725 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Rowan County number 35, with about 18,917 students.
Rockwell Elementary is about 4.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Morgan Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 46.1% on proficiency, and Morgan Elementary is above that at 46.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 275 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 249. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Morgan Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Rowan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,875
Census ACS
Median income
$65,725
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,917 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools
- Carson HighHigh · 1,063 students
- West Rowan HighHigh · 988 students
- East Rowan HighHigh · 986 students
- South Rowan HighHigh · 932 students
- Salisbury HighHigh · 930 students
- Erwin MiddleMiddle · 763 students
Other Morgan Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Morgan Elementary. Morgan Elementary is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Morgan Elementary SchoolSHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI · 563 students
- Morgan Elementary SchoolPalmyra, IN · 442 students
- Morgan ElementaryHutchinson, KS · 388 students
- Morgan Elementary SchoolHamilton, OH · 385 students
- Morgan Elementary SchoolPaducah, KY · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Rockwell Elementary4.7 mi · 502
- East Rowan High5.0 mi · 986
- Erwin Middle5.0 mi · 763
- Shive Elementary6.1 mi · 413
- Granite Quarry Elementary6.6 mi · 586
- Southmont Elementary6.9 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Morgan ElementaryHow many students attend Morgan Elementary?
Morgan Elementary enrolls approximately 275 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Morgan Elementary serve?
Morgan Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Morgan Elementary have?
Morgan Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Morgan Elementary?
Morgan Elementary reports a student body of 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Morgan Elementary?
Morgan Elementary is overseen by Rowan-Salisbury Schools in Rowan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.