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Morehead Elementary

Q: Is Morehead Elementary a good school?

Morehead Elementary ranks 980 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

980^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Morehead Elementary is a K–5 school in Greensboro, NC, serving 509 students within Guilford County Schools. The school serves a very high-need population, with nearly all students (99.4%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate almost identical to nearby schools in the area.

Morehead's overall performance has declined sharply over the last several years, falling from an 83rd percentile ranking in 2018–2019 to its current 34th percentile—a 2-star rating. The school's weakest academic point is in 3rd grade, where reading proficiency (37%) and math proficiency (43.2%) are dramatically below district and state averages, and are also the lowest among all nearby schools in the data. This creates a significant contrast with 5th grade, where reading proficiency (60.7%) actually surpasses the district and state averages, and science results are also competitive. A clear standout strength is the school's work with special education students, a subgroup that consistently ranks in the 78th to 91st percentile statewide in recent years.

Morehead's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.3% is better than both the district (29.2%) and state (24.2%) averages. However, the most critical comparison for parents to understand is with nearby schools serving nearly identical populations. Sternberger Elementary, just over a mile away, holds a virtually identical poverty rate yet ranks in the 96th percentile statewide with much stronger test scores. Similarly, Brooks Global Elementary and General Greene Elementary also serve 98–99% economically disadvantaged students while posting significantly higher academic results. These comparisons indicate that demographic factors alone do not explain Morehead's academic challenges. The school has identifiable strengths in special education and upper elementary grades, but reversing the downward trend will require extending that success to early elementary years across all student groups.

509

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4630 Tower Road
Greensboro, NC 27410-5999

(336) 294-7370

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Morehead Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kiser Middle
High:	Grimsley High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.0%

White:

23.0%

Hispanic:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (52% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2016

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg61%

980^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 246Guilford 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
2026	36.1	980 of 1492	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.5	811 of 1490	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	874 of 1505	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	811 of 1502	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	567 of 1514	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	365 of 1489	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	251 of 1473	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	505 of 1434	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.7	484 of 1429	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.3	406 of 1425	71.5%	★★★★☆
2015	81.8	205 of 1440	85.8%	★★★★☆
2014	83.3	190 of 1390	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	84.5	166 of 1403	88.2%	★★★★☆
2012	81.0	188 of 1388	86.5%	★★★★☆
2011	81.8	170 of 1381	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	79.4	209 of 1363	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	81.9	169 of 1354	87.5%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	193 of 1324	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	82.0	135 of 1293	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	80.2	175 of 1276	86.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	425 of 903	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	299 of 918	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	373 of 924	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	265 of 933	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	142 of 927	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.9	50 of 896	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	50 of 949	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	69.5	203 of 927	78.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	72.3	93 of 634	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	148 of 646	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	63 of 878	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	91 of 897	89.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	249 of 519	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	234 of 563	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	151 of 533	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	216 of 514	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.5	45 of 485	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	23 of 385	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	60 of 497	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	82 of 421	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	1106 of 1447	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.7	774 of 1451	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	961 of 1455	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	756 of 1459	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.5	581 of 1458	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	373 of 1440	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	223 of 1424	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	528 of 1405	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	381 of 743	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.1	427 of 710	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	246 of 669	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	365 of 582	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	227 of 500	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	146 of 494	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	117 of 612	80.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	705 of 981	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.5	493 of 961	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	635 of 951	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	75.7	144 of 893	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	96.2	26 of 843	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	71.8	177 of 865	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	309 of 851	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	755 of 1434	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.0	585 of 1437	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	911 of 1450	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	761 of 1437	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.1	303 of 1366	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	286 of 1329	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	93 of 1361	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	66.5	372 of 1332	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	716 of 1451	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	794 of 1450	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	756 of 1464	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	841 of 1461	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.4	527 of 1464	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	371 of 1444	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	314 of 1430	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	482 of 1413	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	71 of 815	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	64.5	180 of 821	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	124 of 801	84.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	614 of 1146	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.1	343 of 1172	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	313 of 1166	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	343 of 1183	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	88 of 1194	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	78.4	214 of 1172	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	58 of 1183	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	51 of 1178	95.7%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)91st percentile+57 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)49th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science66%~ state avg

Reading50%-6 vs state

Mathematics50%-14 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Morehead Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4630 Tower Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 294-7370	509	37	13.6	99.4%	117 (23.0%)	290 (57.0%)	57 (11.2%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	36.1	980^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.3%		46.5	811^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.6%	169	43.2	51.5	53.9	37.0	50.5	60.7	66.3	$10,029	$875	$9,155
Sternberger Elementary	Public	K-5	518 North Holden Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 294-7390	469	29	16.1	99.4%	385 (82.1%)	32 (6.8%)	15 (3.2%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	93.9	61^st of 1492 public elementary schools	95.9%		95.8	42^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.2%	19	88.4	83.6	90.7	75.8	80.8	90.7	93.3	$10,802	$721	$10,081
Brooks Global Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	400 Ashland Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 370-8228	314	22	14.1	98.4%	92 (29.3%)	170 (54.1%)	24 (7.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	74.7	327^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.1%		79.2	259^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.6%	68	83.3	58.1	77.8	68.5	67.4	71.1	68.9	$10,794	$875	$9,920
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 New Garden Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5870	698	48	14.4	99.6%	138 (19.8%)	375 (53.7%)	113 (16.2%)	29 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	38.3	937^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.2%		55	655^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.0%	282	63.6	52.5	58.3	52.7	58.6	37.6	51.9	$9,379	$1,068	$8,312
Hunter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1305 Merritt Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7345	505	43	11.7	99.4%	28 (5.5%)	165 (32.7%)	276 (54.7%)	23 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	18.8	1300^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.9%		13.6	1372^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.9%	72	63.1	38.6	33.3	44.0	44.3	26.4	40.3	$12,337	$1,906	$10,431
John Van Lindley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Camden Road	Greensboro	27403	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7360	521	36	14.4	99.4%	246 (47.2%)	149 (28.6%)	80 (15.4%)	24 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	65.2	501^st of 1492 public elementary schools	66.4%		69.9	397^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.4%	104	73.4	65.6	73.9	67.2	50.0	60.9	71.0	$10,039	$845	$9,194
Claxton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3720 Pinetop Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 545-2010	579	38	15.2	99.5%	228 (39.4%)	201 (34.7%)	62 (10.7%)	34 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.0%)	52	689^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.8%		59.3	578^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.2%	111	68.4	52.5	53.4	63.2	62.5	56.3	63.1	$9,502	$729	$8,772
General Greene Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1501 Benjamin Parkway	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 545-2015	423	30	14.0	99.3%	194 (45.9%)	141 (33.3%)	37 (8.7%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)	73.9	342^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	77.1%		78.1	277^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.4%	65	88.2	81.7	59.7	77.9	71.8	59.7	61.3	$9,037	$524	$8,513
Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4211 Chateau Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7320	392	28	14.2	99.2%	39 (9.9%)	180 (45.9%)	120 (30.6%)	31 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	55.6	646^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.7%		46.9	804^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.0%	158	87.3	55.2	45.7	70.9	63.8	54.3	63.8	$11,684	$1,923	$9,762
Guilford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	920 Stage Coach Trail	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5844	623	41	15.3	99.5%	90 (14.4%)	368 (59.1%)	115 (18.5%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.9%)	28	1136^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.9%		14.3	1358^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.9%	222	61.5	39.6	42.0	46.2	42.9	51.1	56.8	$10,035	$1,001	$9,034

Frequently Asked Questions about Morehead Elementary

How many students attend Morehead Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Morehead Elementary.

Is Morehead Elementary a good school?

Morehead Elementary ranks 980^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Morehead Elementary?

Students at Morehead Elementary are 57% African American, 23% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Morehead Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

What schools do graduates of Morehead Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morehead Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kiser Middle
High : Grimsley High

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