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Morgan Elementary

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Morgan Elementary ranks 766 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

766^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Morgan Elementary is a PK-5 school in Gold Hill, NC, enrolling about 275 students in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district, which itself is ranked near the bottom of North Carolina districts. The school, though, performs at roughly the state average, ranking in the 49th percentile statewide in 2025-26, and stands out as a clear bright spot in the district. Nearly all of its students (98.9%) qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the school has rebounded sharply from a low point in 2023-24 — climbing from the 15th percentile to the 49th over the past two school years, matching its best pre-2020 showing.

Academically, Morgan exceeds the district average in every grade and subject tested. Its third-grade results are particularly strong — 64.4% reading and 71.1% math proficiency, both above state averages despite the school's very high poverty rate — and fifth-grade science also beats the state. Among nearby Rowan-Salisbury elementary schools, only Rockwell Elementary ranks higher (68th percentile), while Shive Elementary (48th) is close behind. By contrast, Koontz Elementary, Overton Elementary, Dole Elementary, and North Rowan Elementary all sit in the bottom 3% of the state, with Granite Quarry Elementary at the 14th percentile. Upper grades at Morgan still trail state averages in some subjects, but its local standing is strong.

Attendance is one likely factor in Morgan's success. Its 26.1% chronic absenteeism rate is far better than the district's 34.2% and well below several neighboring schools with similar demographics. Yet comparable schools just across district lines show room to grow: Richfield Elementary in Stanly County Schools ranks in the 84th percentile, while Southwood Elementary and Southmont Elementary in Davidson County Schools rank in the mid-50s — all with poverty rates near 99%. Because Morgan has a small enrollment, year-to-year swings can be misleading. Still, the steady two-year climb from the 15th to the 49th percentile shows real momentum and makes Morgan one of the stronger elementary choices in its immediate area.

275

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

3860 Liberty Rd
Gold Hill, NC 28071-9749

(704) 636-0169

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Students who attend Morgan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Erwin Middle
High:	East Rowan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.2%

Hispanic:

7.6%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg61%

766^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

199^th of 246Rowan-Salisbury 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	48.1	766 of 1492	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	1097 of 1490	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1273 of 1505	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	909 of 1502	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1038 of 1514	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	778 of 1489	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	750 of 1473	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	535 of 1434	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.4	676 of 1429	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.4	806 of 1425	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.1	854 of 1440	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.0	833 of 1390	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.7	734 of 1403	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.7	803 of 1388	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.5	1017 of 1381	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.8	721 of 1363	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.6	973 of 1354	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.6	744 of 1324	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.5	617 of 1293	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.5	447 of 1276	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	22.9	552 of 634	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	619 of 1447	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.6	1111 of 1451	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1139 of 1455	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.5	704 of 1459	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	832 of 1458	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	542 of 1440	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	668 of 1424	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	404 of 1405	71.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	553 of 743	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	577 of 582	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	487 of 500	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	610 of 612	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	892 of 1434	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	1036 of 1437	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1094 of 1450	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	892 of 1437	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	876 of 1366	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.8	410 of 1329	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	725 of 1361	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.5	231 of 1332	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	881 of 1451	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	1040 of 1450	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1291 of 1464	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1011 of 1461	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1147 of 1464	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	939 of 1444	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	798 of 1430	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	657 of 1413	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	602 of 821	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	627 of 801	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	904 of 1146	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	1122 of 1172	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1138 of 1166	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	979 of 1183	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1094 of 1194	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	946 of 1172	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1017 of 1183	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	838 of 1178	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)57th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)26th percentile-23 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+3 vs state

Mathematics56%-7 vs state

Reading56%~ state avg

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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
Morgan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3860 Liberty Rd	Gold Hill	28071	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 636-0169	275	18	14.9	—	237 (86.2%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	48.1	766^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.7%		29.4	1097^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.4%	331	71.1	46.7	50.0	64.4	44.4	58.8	70.6	$10,627	$1,267	$9,360
Rockwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Link St	Rockwell	28138	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 279-3145	502	30	16.8	—	441 (87.8%)	9 (1.8%)	31 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	66.5	475^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.2%		49.4	752^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	49.5%	277	80.2	74.4	72.0	52.3	59.8	54.7	74.7	$9,665	$1,123	$8,541
Shive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Holshouser Rd	Rockwell	28138	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 279-2899	413	28	14.5	—	307 (74.3%)	22 (5.3%)	61 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	47.2	781^st of 1492 public elementary schools	47.7%		44.8	836^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.9%	55	65.1	43.8	62.1	58.7	44.9	56.9	84.5	$11,083	$1,861	$9,222
Granite Quarry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	118 South Walnut St	Salisbury	28072	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 279-2154	586	29	19.9	—	284 (48.5%)	128 (21.8%)	105 (17.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.4%)	19.8	1283^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	14.0%		19.1	1295^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.1%	12	50.0	34.4	45.5	30.5	49.0	41.6	55.7	$9,473	$1,028	$8,446
Southmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	398 Owen Rd	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5800	281	20	14.2	—	235 (83.6%)	7 (2.5%)	22 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	55.7	645^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.8%		46.2	814^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.4%	169	71.4	55.8	76.1	55.1	29.5	54.3	84.8	$9,403	$977	$8,426
Dole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	465 Choate Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3046	388	25	15.5	—	87 (22.4%)	138 (35.6%)	120 (30.9%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	3	1485^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.5%		5.5	1466^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.6%	19	18.8	17.1	31.1	18.8	29.3	29.7	31.1	$11,955	$1,494	$10,461
Richfield Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Morgan Street	Richfield	28137	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4800	302	21	14.0	—	249 (82.5%)	13 (4.3%)	9 (3.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	80.9	232^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	84.5%		78.6	269^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.9%	37	91.1	71.2	76.2	73.3	67.3	66.7	76.2	$9,326	$1,012	$8,313
Koontz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	685 East Ritchie Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 216-0273	554	38	14.7	92.8%	65 (11.7%)	278 (50.2%)	164 (29.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	8.5	1440^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.5%		0.9	1490^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.0%	50	57.0	10.0	9.8	41.9	18.9	15.2	22.5	$10,522	$1,875	$8,647
North Rowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Charles St	Spencer	28159	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3042	405	27	15.0	—	85 (21.0%)	152 (37.5%)	122 (30.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.9%)	1	1491^st of 1492 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.5	1487^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.2%	4	16.9	12.2	10.6	18.6	18.9	18.2	32.3	$10,610	$1,852	$8,758
Overton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Park Rd W	Salisbury	28144	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3000	237	15	15.3	92.0%	24 (10.1%)	109 (46.0%)	73 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.7%)	3.9	1475^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.7	1451^st of 1490 public elementary schools	2.6%	24	18.6	28.6	31.4	23.3	26.3	31.4	37.1	$12,485	$2,175	$10,310

Frequently Asked Questions about Morgan Elementary

What district is Morgan Elementary in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

What is the racial makeup of Morgan Elementary?

Students at Morgan Elementary are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Morgan Elementary a good school?

Morgan Elementary ranks 766^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Morgan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Morgan Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Morgan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morgan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Erwin Middle
High : East Rowan High

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