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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
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of North Carolina public elementary 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 elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
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 →
Schools most like Morris Grove Elementary
Morris Grove Elementary's state test result (82.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Grove Elementary this school | 383 | 22.5% | 82.8% |
| Scroggs Elementary Chapel Hill | 410 | 30.0% | 67.3% |
| Ephesus Elementary Chapel Hill | 410 | 30.0% | 70.7% |
| Summerfield Elementary Summerfield | 584 | 27.4% | 81.7% |
| Estes Hills Elementary Chapel Hill | 336 | 26.5% | 77.9% |
| Hemby Bridge Elementary Indian Trail | 491 | 35.0% | 71.8% |
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 Morris Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #48 of 1,297 | #2 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.4% | #49 of 1,296 | #1 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #54 of 1,300 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #948 of 1,485 | #15 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #105 of 1,377 | #6 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #512 of 1,379 | #10 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #1,341 of 1,414 | #16 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.3% | #100 of 937 | #2 of 15 |
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
383
-104 (-21%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 383 | 31.5 | 12.2:1 | 22% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 23% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 36.3 | 11.6:1 | 22% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 38 | 12.8:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 37.4 | 14.5:1 | 20% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 23% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 26% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (542 to 383); teachers down 16% (37.4 to 31.5).
About Morris Grove Elementary
Morris Grove Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 383 students.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools counts 11,392 students in its 20 schools, and Morris Grove Elementary is one of them.
At 55%, White students outnumber all other groups at Morris Grove Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 15% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Orange County, the White share is about 69%. By the diversity index, Morris Grove Elementary comes in at 64%.
Staffing totals 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Morris Grove Elementary is 22%. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in Orange County is 18 points.
The allk12 Grade for Morris Grove Elementary is A. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 72.0%. Morris Grove Elementary scores 82.8%.
Orange County census figures show that median household income is about $90,089, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 62% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 38 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 19,582 students.
The nearest public school is Chapel Hill High, at about 1.9 miles. Morris Grove Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 72.7%, lower than Morris Grove Elementary's 82.8%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count in 2024-25 was 383, 21% below the 487 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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.
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