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Morris Grove Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Morris Grove Elementary is a PK–5 school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, serving 383 students in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district—a district ranked in the 89th percentile statewide. Even within that strong district, Morris Grove stands out: it currently ranks 97th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the 93rd percentile with a 5-star SchoolDigger rating. The school has been a consistent high performer for a decade, finishing between roughly 46th and 152nd statewide in each of the past ten reported school years and peaking at 46th in 2023–2024. Among nearby schools, only Glenwood Elementary currently ranks higher, and Morris Grove actually edged out Glenwood in 2024–2025 (67th vs. 69th), putting the two essentially neck-and-neck at the top of the local field.

Academically, Morris Grove is strong in every tested subject and grade level. On the most recent EOG tests, proficiency rates range from roughly 77% to 86%—well above district and state averages. For example, 4th grade math proficiency is 85.9% (vs. 75.8% for the district and 61.4% statewide), and 5th grade reading is 83.3% (vs. 72.1% for the district). The school also posts favorable results against high-performing neighbors: it beats Seawell Elementary in most categories and outperforms McDougle Elementary in every reported subject. Only about 22% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, lower than most nearby schools, and chronic absenteeism is just 9.9%—less than half the district rate of 19.2% and well below the 24.2% statewide figure.

Morris Grove's most distinctive strength is how well it supports students who typically lag at other schools. Its special education students ranked 7th out of 821 schools statewide in 2024–2025 (the 99th percentile), and English learners ranked in the 88th percentile that same year. At roughly $12,863 per student, it also spends less than several comparable campuses nearby, suggesting strong cost efficiency. The main area to watch is equity across subgroups: low-income students ranked in the 67th percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 84th percentile the year before, and gifted-identified students have recently posted middle-of-the-pack relative results despite the school's overall high achievement. If those gaps narrow, Morris Grove should be poised to rejoin the very top tier of North Carolina elementary schools.

383

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

22.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

215 Eubanks Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 918-4800

District: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Students who attend Morris Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McDougle Middle
High:	Chapel Hill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

Asian:

14.6%

Hispanic:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (82% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg75%

North Carolina avg61%

97^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 246Chapel Hill-Carrboro City 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
2026	91.2	97 of 1492	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	67 of 1490	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	46 of 1505	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	101 of 1502	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	59 of 1514	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	126 of 1489	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	152 of 1473	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	108 of 1434	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	90.6	82 of 1429	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	89.7	88 of 1425	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	88.9	103 of 1440	92.8%	★★★★★
2014	90.3	99 of 1390	92.9%	★★★★★
2013	92.4	80 of 1403	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	81.8	169 of 1388	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	84.9	127 of 1381	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	87.9	68 of 1363	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	85.5	117 of 1354	91.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	18.3	877 of 949	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	69 of 131	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	89 of 114	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	82 of 107	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	75 of 95	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	79 of 106	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.9	41 of 99	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	72.5	87 of 646	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	145 of 878	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	206 of 897	77.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	69 of 563	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	45.1	252 of 514	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.3	30 of 485	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	49.9	131 of 385	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	186 of 497	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	55 of 421	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	106 of 1447	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	92.2	66 of 1451	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	46 of 1455	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	117 of 1459	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	90 of 1458	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	90 of 1440	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	69 of 1424	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	88 of 1405	93.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	312 of 710	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	420 of 669	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.7	245 of 582	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	280 of 500	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	209 of 981	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	226 of 961	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	217 of 915	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	71 of 893	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	48.1	387 of 843	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	478 of 865	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	458 of 851	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	470 of 1434	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.8	228 of 1437	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	431 of 1450	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	42.9	855 of 1437	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.3	422 of 1366	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	848 of 1329	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1109 of 1361	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	953 of 1332	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	94 of 1451	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	71 of 1450	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	46 of 1464	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	93 of 1461	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	45 of 1464	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	158 of 1444	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	271 of 1430	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	141 of 1413	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	44 of 815	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	98.7	7 of 821	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	64 of 1146	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	93.4	15 of 1172	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	15 of 1166	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	80 of 1183	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	33 of 1194	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	81 of 1172	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	35 of 1183	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	5 of 1178	99.6%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2021)87th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)56th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-48 vs school

African American (2019)8th percentile-82 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science86%+19 vs state

Mathematics83%+20 vs state

Reading80%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morris Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Eubanks Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-4800	383	32	12.1	22.5%	211 (55.1%)	30 (7.8%)	54 (14.1%)	56 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	91.2	97^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.5%		93.5	67^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.5%	30	81.4	85.9	83.3	77.1	79.7	83.3	86.4	$12,863	$298	$12,565
Seawell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9115 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 967-4343	416	34	12.4	30.0%	142 (34.1%)	55 (13.2%)	44 (10.6%)	136 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.4%)	88	146^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.2%		86.9	145^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.3%	1	76.8	78.3	84.7	75.0	71.1	73.5	92.9	$13,527	$419	$13,108
McDougle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	890 Old Fayetteville Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 969-2435	497	39	12.9	31.4%	281 (56.5%)	76 (15.3%)	90 (18.1%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	76.9	280^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.2%		79.4	253^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	83.0%	27	72.0	69.8	77.0	68.8	68.6	68.9	77.0	$12,936	$505	$12,431
Carrboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Shelton St	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 968-3652	515	40	12.8	32.6%	286 (55.5%)	17 (3.3%)	174 (33.8%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	85.5	171^st of 1492 public elementary schools	88.5%		82.1	216^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.5%	45	82.7	81.5	77.0	72.8	79.0	72.7	76.1	$13,407	$564	$12,843
Estes Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Estes Dr	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-4753	336	31	10.9	26.5%	191 (56.8%)	39 (11.6%)	39 (11.6%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.5%)	88.7	136^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.8	141^st of 1490 public elementary schools	90.5%	5	77.4	84.2	86.0	71.7	82.5	79.1	81.4	$14,515	$862	$13,653
New Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 New Hope Church Rd	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-9696	528	46	11.5	—	142 (26.9%)	62 (11.7%)	273 (51.7%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	48.6	756^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.3%		47.4	791^st of 1490 public elementary schools	46.9%	35	68.6	70.2	65.3	43.0	46.8	50.7	66.7	$13,203	$1,160	$12,043
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Caldwell St	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 918-2220	412	32	12.9	52.9%	172 (41.7%)	110 (26.7%)	50 (12.1%)	51 (12.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	51.8	697^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.3%		46.8	808^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.8%	111	72.6	65.5	54.8	59.7	63.8	53.4	53.4	$14,816	$528	$14,288
FPG Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	101 Smith Level Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 942-6491	536	40	13.2	36.4%	206 (38.4%)	20 (3.7%)	275 (51.3%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	72.8	363^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	75.7%		76	305^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.5%	58	70.9	68.6	72.3	64.0	68.6	69.9	72.3	$11,908	$501	$11,407
Ephesus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1495 Ephesus Church Rd	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 929-8715	410	33	12.5	30.0%	203 (49.5%)	72 (17.6%)	57 (13.9%)	55 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.4%)	84.9	182^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	87.8%		78.9	265^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.2%	83	79.1	76.8	80.8	76.1	71.4	76.9	76.9	$13,810	$557	$13,253
Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2 Prestwick Rd	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 968-3473	390	33	12.0	19.2%	150 (38.5%)	34 (8.7%)	17 (4.4%)	137 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.1%)	93.5	66^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.6%		93.3	69^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.4%	3	84.0	88.2	91.3	74.7	88.2	85.5	88.4	$13,438	$519	$12,919

Frequently Asked Questions about Morris Grove Elementary

How many students attend Morris Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Morris Grove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Morris Grove Elementary?

Students at Morris Grove Elementary are 55% White, 15% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Morris Grove Elementary a good school?

Yes. Morris Grove Elementary ranks in the top 6.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Morris Grove Elementary in?

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

What schools do graduates of Morris Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morris Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McDougle Middle
High : Chapel Hill High

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