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Morehead Montessori

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

909 Cobb Street, Durham, NC 27707 · (919) 560-3954 · Part of Durham Public Schools

Durham’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of North Carolina school districts

Students
278
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Morehead Montessori

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 10.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Durham kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

Where Durham kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Morehead MontessoriYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

909 Cobb Street, Durham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K32
Kindergarten44
Grade 142
Grade 249
Grade 340
Grade 438
Grade 533
Enrollment over time
252’20
227’21
227’22
226’23
278’24

Up 10.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Black 20%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 10%Asian 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Morehead Montessori from Durham families.

Other schools in Durham Public Schools

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Durham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.