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Morgan Elementary

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Morgan Elementary ranks 1097 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1097^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Morgan Elementary is a public elementary school located in Gold Hill, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 277 students. The school is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district, which is ranked 207 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morgan Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 535 and 1097 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district and the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 40.8% to 53.3% across grades 3-5, compared to 43.8% to 64.1% for the state. In Reading, the proficiency rates at Morgan Elementary ranged from 36.7% to 54.1% in 2024-2025, while the state averages were 46.7% to 58.1%. The school's performance on Science assessments for 5th grade is also below the district and state averages, with a proficiency rate of 51% in 2024-2025 compared to 62% for the state.

When comparing Morgan Elementary to the nearby schools within the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district, it is clear that Morgan Elementary is one of the lower-performing schools in the district. Schools like Shive Elementary, Rockwell Elementary, and Granite Quarry Elementary have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points higher than Morgan Elementary in many subject areas. The nearby schools also have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to their higher academic performance.

275

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,627

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg57%

1,097^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools

207^th of 242Rowan-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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)1st percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science51%-11 vs state

Mathematics47%-14 vs state

Reading43%-10 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 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	98.9%	237 (86.2%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	29.4	1097^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.4%		20.7	1273^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	15.4%	176	53.3	47.2	40.8	40.0	54.1	36.7	51.0	$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	99.4%	441 (87.8%)	9 (1.8%)	31 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	49.4	752^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	49.5%		59.7	587^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.0%	165	73.3	68.0	60.2	39.5	52.0	45.8	51.2	$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	99.3%	307 (74.3%)	22 (5.3%)	61 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	44.8	836^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.9%		47.1	798^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.0%	38	49.5	63.3	55.9	31.2	53.3	52.9	76.5	$11,083	$1,861	$9,222
Granite Quarry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	118 South Walnut St	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 279-2154	586	29	19.9	99.5%	284 (48.5%)	128 (21.8%)	105 (17.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.4%)	19.1	1295^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.1%		23	1229^th of 1505 public elementary schools	18.3%	66	49.1	30.7	41.4	26.4	42.0	43.0	45.5	$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	98.9%	235 (83.6%)	7 (2.5%)	22 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	46.2	814^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.4%		53.1	697^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.7%	117	54.8	77.3	47.2	21.4	68.2	47.2	60.4	$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	99.2%	87 (22.4%)	138 (35.6%)	120 (30.9%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	5.5	1466^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.6%		7.5	1452^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	3.5%	14	18.5	18.6	28.1	12.7	29.3	23.1	45.3	$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	99.0%	249 (82.5%)	13 (4.3%)	9 (3.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	78.6	269^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.9%		56.7	637^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.7%	368	77.4	85.7	75.4	43.4	76.2	63.2	78.9	$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%)	0.9	1490^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.0%		1.1	1505^th of 1505 public elementary schools	0.0%	15	8.7	15.1	17.3	7.6	20.4	12.2	12.2	$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	99.3%	85 (21.0%)	152 (37.5%)	122 (30.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.9%)	1.5	1487^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.2%		2.6	1496^th of 1505 public elementary schools	0.6%	9	13.3	6.3	9.2	12.0	15.9	15.4	30.8	$10,610	$1,852	$8,758
Overton Elementary	Public	K-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%)	6.7	1451^st of 1490 public elementary schools	2.6%		6	1471^st of 1505 public elementary schools	2.3%	20	14.3	25.7	27.3	20.0	25.7	42.4	18.8	$12,485	$2,175	$10,310

Frequently Asked Questions about Morgan Elementary

What district is Morgan Elementary in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

How many students attend Morgan Elementary?

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

Is Morgan Elementary a good school?

Morgan Elementary ranks 1097^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Morgan Elementary?

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

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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