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Morehead Montessori

Durham Public Schools · Durham County

Address
909 Cobb Street, Durham, NC 27707
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370126000554
278
Students
19.6
Teachers (FTE)
14.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
76
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
18%
Chronically absent
32.6%
Economically disadvantaged

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Morehead Montessori's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Morehead MontessoriElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Durham Charter SchoolOther · Grades K-11 · Durham Charter School · Charter0.5 mi
  2. C C Spaulding ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-50.8 mi
  3. Lakewood Montessori MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-80.9 mi
  4. Durham School of the ArtsHigh · Grades 6-121.1 mi
  5. J D Clement Early College HSHigh · Grades 9-131.2 mi
  6. Lakewood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.3 mi
  7. Central Park School For ChildrenElementary · Grades K-8 · Central Park School For Children · Charter1.3 mi
  8. George Watts ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.4 mi
  9. Global Scholars AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Global Scholars Academy · Charter1.4 mi
  10. Burton ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.6 mi

How Morehead Montessori compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 76 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools84th percentile
Higher than 84% · rank 363 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools87th percentile
Higher than 87% · rank 154 of 1,419
Durham Public Schools83rd percentile
Higher than 83% · rank 8 of 52

Chronic absence is lower here than at 64% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 15 points since 2014 (61 → 76). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202576BExceeded73
202472BMet71.1
202374BMet71.8
202267CMet64.9
201972BExceeded69.1
201864CNot Met66.1
201771BMet71
201673BMet71
201569CMet65
201461CMet56

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Durham Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 48.92%Black 19.78%Hispanic 16.55%Two+ Races 10.43%Asian 4.32%
White: 48.92% (136) Black: 19.78% (55) Hispanic: 16.55% (46) Two+ Races: 10.43% (29) Asian: 4.32% (12)
White48.92%
Black19.78%
Hispanic16.55%
Two+ Races10.43%
Asian4.32%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 278
52.16%145 Female
47.84%133 Male

Student counts for Morehead Montessori, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 278 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 82%Chronically absent 18%
Regular attendance: 82% (214) Chronically absent: 18% (47)
Regular attendance82%
Chronically absent18%

Student Population

Students Counted: 261
32.6%Economically disadvantaged
4.68%13 English learners

Student indicators for Morehead Montessori, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 261 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 62.3%Beginning 37.7%
Experienced: 62.3% (13) Beginning: 37.7% (8)
Experienced62.3%
Beginning37.7%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 21.5 FTE
85.61%Fully licensed
14.39%Emergency or provisional
4.64%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Morehead Montessori, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 21.5 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)81.3%65.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)67.9%57.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)67.3%55.5%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)32.1%10.1%33%24.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)32.7%11.8%25.5%30%
Science (grades 5 & 8)18.8%15.6%56.3%9.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.2888.2

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers21.54
Experienced teachers13.42 (62%)
Beginning teachers8.12 (38%)
Holding a standard license18.44 (86%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3.1 (14%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (47 of 261)18%
Economically disadvantaged32.6%
English learners making progress (of 13)69.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.93
Library books per student50.72
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.29

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Morehead Montessori report card PDF

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Morehead Montessori's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.