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Morven Elementary

Public Grades K-6

1431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Morven Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-6 in Morven, North Carolina, which is part of the Anson County Schools district. With consistently low academic performance and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, Morven Elementary is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Morven Elementary's academic struggles are evident across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in math ranged from 31-36%, compared to 37-52% for the Anson County Schools district and 57-64% for the state of North Carolina. Reading proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 16-41% at Morven Elementary, compared to 34-48% for the district and 47-58% for the state. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the nearby Ansonville Elementary and Peachland-Polkton Elementary schools in the Anson County Schools district perform significantly better on academic measures, Morven Elementary's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, with no clear signs of improvement. This suggests that the school may be facing systemic challenges that are difficult to overcome.

197

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,556

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6715 Hwy 52 S
Morven, NC 28119

(704) 851-9306

District: Anson County Schools

Students who attend Morven Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Anson Middle
High:	Anson County Early College High
	Anson High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.6%

Hispanic:

17.8%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (31% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg43%

North Carolina avg57%

1,431^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Anson County Schools

182^nd of 242Anson County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1431 of 1490	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1267 of 1505	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1303 of 1502	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1411 of 1514	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1430 of 1489	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1359 of 1473	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1348 of 1434	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	1135 of 1429	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	1237 of 1425	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	1279 of 1440	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	1270 of 1390	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.8	1375 of 1403	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	1235 of 1388	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.0	1339 of 1381	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.2	1340 of 1363	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.1	1306 of 1354	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.5	1288 of 1324	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	1217 of 1293	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	1253 of 1276	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	812 of 918	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	586 of 924	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	658 of 933	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	788 of 927	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	789 of 896	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	755 of 949	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	592 of 927	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1301 of 1451	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1069 of 1455	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1212 of 1459	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1161 of 1458	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1327 of 1440	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1290 of 1424	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1323 of 1405	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	928 of 961	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1257 of 1437	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1055 of 1450	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1119 of 1437	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1195 of 1366	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1264 of 1329	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1255 of 1361	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1181 of 1332	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1395 of 1450	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1341 of 1464	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1321 of 1461	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1435 of 1464	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1405 of 1444	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1276 of 1430	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1269 of 1413	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics34%-26 vs state

Reading29%-24 vs state

Science25%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)				EOG Reading (2025)				EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morven Elementary	Public	K-6	6715 Hwy 52 S	Morven	28119	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 851-9306	197	11	17.5	98.5%	3 (1.5%)	145 (73.6%)	35 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.1%)	9.4	1431^st of 1490 public elementary schools	4.0%		21	1267^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.8%	164	36.0	31.0	35.7	34.5	16.0	41.4	21.4	34.5	25.0	$13,556	$2,409	$11,147
Wadesboro Primary	Public	K-3	1542 Hwy 52 S	Wadesboro	28170	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 694-4423	295	23	12.8	99.0%	29 (9.8%)	226 (76.6%)	22 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)								(n/a)	43.5				31.4					$12,412	$1,837	$10,575
Lilesville Elementary	Public	K-6	121 Camden Street	Lilesville	28091	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 848-4975	257	21	12.4	98.4%	86 (33.5%)	134 (52.1%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.1%)	39	938^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.0%		40.4	924^th of 1505 public elementary schools	38.6%	14	43.3	50.0	58.8	67.7	33.3	50.0	47.1	51.6	47.1	$13,073	$2,369	$10,704
West Rockingham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	271 W US 74 Hwy	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9802	314	22	14.0	98.4%	110 (35.0%)	106 (33.8%)	59 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	14.1	1362^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	8.6%		32.4	1055^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.9%	307	20.5	47.2	21.4		15.9	52.8	26.2		45.2	$10,508	$1,851	$8,657
L J Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	442 Hawthorne Ave	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9834	449	26	17.4	98.0%	184 (41.0%)	161 (35.9%)	56 (12.5%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	35.9	983^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	34.0%		47.6	786^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.8%	197	55.8	52.9	47.4		38.9	47.9	42.3		60.3	$9,668	$1,319	$8,349
East Rockingham Elementary	Public	K-5	154 Chalk Road	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 557-0900	430	24	17.6	99.1%	183 (42.6%)	106 (24.7%)	79 (18.4%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (11.2%)	23.2	1216^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.4%		20	1285^th of 1505 public elementary schools	14.6%	69	45.7	46.6	46.9		27.7	40.5	40.6		54.7	$9,938	$1,903	$8,035
Washington Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	566 E Washington St Ext	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9836	417	23	18.2	96.2%	113 (27.1%)	218 (52.3%)	36 (8.6%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (8.2%)	21.9	1245^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.4%		28.9	1122^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	25.4%	123	61.1	32.1	47.5		25.0	33.9	37.3		47.5	$9,981	$1,768	$8,213
Ansonville Elementary	Public	K-6	9104 Hwy 52 N	Ansonville	28007	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 826-8337	158	11	14.6	98.1%	76 (48.1%)	58 (36.7%)	10 (6.3%)	6 (3.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	51.4	721^st of 1490 public elementary schools	51.6%		63.6	515^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.8%	206	82.8	33.3	63.0	61.5	34.5	25.0	57.1	61.5	66.7	$12,916	$1,926	$10,991
Fairview Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Hamilton Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7900	480	28	16.9	97.3%	183 (38.1%)	192 (40.0%)	41 (8.5%)	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	37.3	958^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.7%		41.9	892^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	40.7%	66	54.1	38.8	60.5		29.7	46.3	48.1		65.4	$10,407	$1,710	$8,696
Peachland-Polkton Elementary	Public	K-6	9633 Hwy 74 W	Peachland	28133	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 272-8061	473	28	16.8	99.4%	201 (42.5%)	155 (32.8%)	87 (18.4%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	49.3	755^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.3%		71.8	374^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.1%	381	60.3	49.2	50.0	58.6	45.0	59.3	46.3	60.3	63.0	$10,790	$1,480	$9,311

Frequently Asked Questions about Morven Elementary

What district is Morven Elementary in?

Anson County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Morven Elementary?

Students at Morven Elementary are 74% African American, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Morven Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morven Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anson Middle
High : Anson County Early College High
High : Anson High School

How many students attend Morven Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 197 students attended Morven Elementary.

Is Morven Elementary a good school?

Morven Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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