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What's one thing Morris Grove Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370072003027
Morris Grove Elementary
215 Eubanks Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 · (919) 918-4800 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
86 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
78.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
86.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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
82.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
383
-159 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.5:1
% White
55%
was 58%
% Hispanic
14%
was 13%
% Black
8%
was 9%
% Asian
15%
was 13%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Morris Grove Elementary
Morris Grove Elementary is one of the low-enrollment K-5 schools in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, one of the schools within Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, with 383 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
Morris Grove Elementary is one of 20 schools operated by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, a district that educates 11,392 students overall.
Demographically, Morris Grove Elementary shows that 55% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Morris Grove Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Orange County's rate of about 40%.
After controlling for student poverty, Morris Grove Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.0%; this one delivers 82.8%.
In the area at large, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,089 per year, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Orange County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,582 students), of which Morris Grove Elementary is one.
Chapel Hill High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Morris Grove Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 72.7%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Morris Grove Elementary has ticked down 29%, going from 542 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Morris Grove Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,678
Census ACS
Median income
$90,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
19,582 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
- Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,608 students
- East Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,419 students
- Carrboro HighHigh · 885 students
- Smith MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- McDougle MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Culbreth MiddleMiddle · 632 students
Other schools in Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,608 students
- East Chapel Hill HighHigh · 1,419 students
- Smith MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- Margaret B. Pollard MiddleMiddle · 736 students
- McDougle MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- Culbreth MiddleMiddle · 632 students
Nearby schools
- Chapel Hill High1.9 mi · 1,608
- Smith Middle2.2 mi · 763
- Seawell Elementary2.2 mi · 416
- McDougle Elementary2.5 mi · 497
- McDougle Middle2.6 mi · 659
- Phillips Middle3.7 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Morris Grove ElementaryHow many students attend Morris Grove Elementary?
Morris Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 383 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Morris Grove Elementary serve?
Morris Grove Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morris Grove Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morris Grove Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Morris Grove Elementary?
Student demographics at Morris Grove Elementary are roughly 55% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Morris Grove Elementary in?
Morris Grove Elementary is part of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.