Summary:
Schools in the Sterling Montessori Academy district in Morrisville, NC, consist of a single PK–8 school: Sterling Montessori Academy, which serves 702 students at a 21:1 student-teacher ratio. Though the state classifies the school as elementary, it actually operates its own district and carries a district ranking of #20 out of 246 North Carolina districts (92nd percentile, 5 stars), plus a school ranking of #308 out of 1,492 schools (79th percentile, 4 stars).
Reading and science are standout subjects at Sterling Montessori Academy. Average reading proficiency across all tested grades is 77.5 percent, a 21.5-point edge over the state, with every grade outperforming the state average. Science averages 82.6 percent, led by 8th grade at 88.6 percent proficient, roughly 20 points above the state's 68.6 percent. Math is solid but uneven: the school holds a 7.5-point overall advantage, with middle-school math a bright spot — 6th grade beats the state by 17.7 points and 8th grade by 22 points. The notable exception is 4th grade math at 50.0 percent, the only subject-grade score below the state average and a sharp drop from 67.2 percent the prior year.
Chronic absenteeism at Sterling Montessori Academy is just 10.1 percent, less than half the state's 24.2 percent. Large year-over-year swings in some grade-level scores, such as 6th grade reading jumping from 63.0 to 86.5 percent and 4th grade math falling sharply, suggest cohort effects at a school where grade groups are small. The school has held a 4-star rating for three consecutive years, though its statewide percentile has softened from 89th to 79th, a trend worth monitoring. Free and reduced-price lunch data is unavailable, limiting poverty-level analysis. Overall, this is a high-performing PK–8 school with exceptional reading and science outcomes, strong middle-grades math, very low chronic absenteeism, and one isolated 4th grade math dip that deserves attention.
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