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Morehead Montessori

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Morehead Montessori ranks 287 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Morehead Montessori is a public magnet elementary school in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 226 students. This high-performing school consistently outshines the Durham Public Schools district and the state of North Carolina in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.

Morehead Montessori's academic excellence is evident in its strong performance, particularly for specific student subgroups. The school ranks highly for White students and Gifted and Talented students, and it has also earned a 5-star rating for its Disabled student population. Additionally, Morehead Montessori has consistently ranked among the top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years. The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.6 to 11.8 students per teacher, further contributes to its ability to provide personalized attention to its students.

While Morehead Montessori's overall academic performance is impressive, the school faces challenges in addressing the needs of its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, who have a 1-star rating in the 2024-2025 school year. Compared to nearby public schools in the Durham Public Schools district, Morehead Montessori outperforms its counterparts, but it lags behind the nearby public charter schools, such as KIPP Durham College Preparatory and Central Park School for Children, in some areas. Nevertheless, Morehead Montessori's consistent academic excellence and its ability to serve specific student subgroups make it a valuable educational option for families in the Durham area.

278

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,804

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

909 Cobb Street
Durham, NC 27707-1315

(919) 560-3954

District: Durham Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

African American:

19.8%

Hispanic:

16.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg57%

287^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Durham Public Schools

163^rd of 242Durham Public 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	77.3	287 of 1490	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	223 of 1505	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	205 of 1502	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	283 of 1514	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	539 of 1489	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	411 of 1473	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	501 of 1434	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.7	412 of 1429	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	71.7	365 of 1425	74.4%	★★★★☆
2015	65.1	481 of 1440	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.7	721 of 1390	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	68.1	395 of 1403	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	30.3	1086 of 1388	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	1179 of 1381	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.9	841 of 1363	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.7	672 of 1354	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.4	644 of 1324	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.9	469 of 1293	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.0	307 of 1276	75.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	72.2	178 of 949	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	56 of 927	94.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	93.6	12 of 646	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	250 of 1451	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	251 of 1455	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	223 of 1459	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	277 of 1458	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	36.9	880 of 1440	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.1	425 of 1424	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	318 of 1405	77.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	105 of 710	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	303 of 669	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	37 of 582	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	55.0	297 of 500	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	399 of 494	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	333 of 612	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	31.4	648 of 851	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	1089 of 1437	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	802 of 1361	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	954 of 1332	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	321 of 1450	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	216 of 1464	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	213 of 1461	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	302 of 1464	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	302 of 1444	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	400 of 1430	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	695 of 1413	50.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	51 of 1172	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	73 of 1166	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	43 of 1183	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	73 of 1194	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.6	212 of 1172	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	151 of 1183	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	145 of 1178	87.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2021)98th percentile+34 vs school

White (2025)96th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)85th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

African American (2019)81st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-57 vs school

Hispanic (2018)24th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science83%+21 vs state

Reading69%+16 vs state

Mathematics69%+8 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morehead Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	909 Cobb Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3954	278	20	14.2	98.9%	136 (48.9%)	55 (19.8%)	46 (16.5%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	77.3	287^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.7%		81.2	223^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	85.2%	64	59.0	64.9	86.2				62.5	70.3	75.9				82.8		$16,804	$1,621	$15,183
C C Spaulding Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1531 S Roxboro Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3974	247	24	10.2	98.8%	22 (8.9%)	88 (35.6%)	117 (47.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.7%)	26	1156^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.4%		14.1	1376^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.6%	220	27.0	40.6	75.8				19.4	18.8	40.6				59.4		$16,448	$4,879	$11,568
Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 Vesson Avenue	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3939	439	39	11.2	98.9%	91 (20.7%)	119 (27.1%)	188 (42.8%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	16.7	1330^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.7	1351^st of 1505 public elementary schools	10.2%	21	38.2	40.3	35.8				36.8	41.7	36.4				37.3		$14,031	$1,898	$12,133
Central Park School For Children	Public, Charter	K-8	724 Foster Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Central Park School For Children	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-1200	585	47	12.4	35.6%	284 (48.5%)	133 (22.7%)	108 (18.5%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	55.6	642^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	56.9%		63.1	522^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	65.3%	120	63.5	55.2	47.1	61.8	53.4	61.1	50.8	72.4	48.5	67.6	72.4	61.1	54.4	61.1
George Watts Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Watts Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3947	358	25	14.2	99.2%	176 (49.2%)	55 (15.4%)	90 (25.1%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.4%)	76.9	299^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.9%		83.4	196^th of 1505 public elementary schools	87.0%	103	72.0	60.0	68.2				62.0	70.0	75.0				75.0		$15,158	$1,151	$14,007
Global Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	311 Dowd St	Durham	27701	Durham County	Global Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-5903	201	17	11.8	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	77 (38.3%)	121 (60.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	16.8	1328^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.9%		10.4	1420^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.6%	92	28.6	45.8	47.4	45.5	64.3	33.3	21.4	29.2	42.1	40.9	57.1	50.0	21.1	50.0
Burton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 Mathison Avenue	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3908	293	27	10.7	99.0%	25 (8.5%)	136 (46.4%)	112 (38.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	63.9	501^st of 1490 public elementary schools	66.4%		60.2	580^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.5%	79	62.0	66.0	58.3				52.0	70.0	62.5				62.5		$14,102	$1,610	$12,492
Eastway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 North Alston Avenue	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3910	331	31	10.5	99.1%	12 (3.6%)	128 (38.7%)	173 (52.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	17.1	1327^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.9%		14	1378^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.4%	51	50.8	53.1	49.1				19.0	26.6	23.6				29.1		$13,790	$3,532	$10,259
Fayetteville Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Fayetteville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3944	261	21	12.6	97.3%	2 (0.8%)	119 (45.6%)	120 (46.0%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19.8	1284^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.8%		26.9	1161^st of 1505 public elementary schools	22.9%	123	40.0	51.1	56.1				26.7	34.0	29.3				40.0		$12,761	$2,103	$10,658
E K Powe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	913 9th Street	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3963	454	36	12.7	99.3%	170 (37.4%)	81 (17.8%)	161 (35.5%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	41.8	884^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.7%		50.5	736^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.1%	148	61.3	54.2	40.8				50.0	51.7	47.2				54.8		$12,287	$1,073	$11,214

Frequently Asked Questions about Morehead Montessori

How many students attend Morehead Montessori?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Morehead Montessori.

What is the racial makeup of Morehead Montessori?

Students at Morehead Montessori are 49% White, 20% African American, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Morehead Montessori a good school?

Morehead Montessori ranks 287^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Morehead Montessori in?

Durham Public Schools

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