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Morehead City Primary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

4409 Country Club Rd, Morehead City, NC 28557 · (252) 247-2448 · Part of Carteret County Schools

Morehead City’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
502
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Morehead City Primary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Morehead City kids: Morehead City Middle

On the path

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

PK–3Morehead City PrimaryYou are here
6–8Morehead City Middle506 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

4409 Country Club Rd, Morehead City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten113
Grade 1117
Grade 2134
Grade 3120
Enrollment over time
520’20
526’21
545’22
517’23
502’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 8%Black 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Morehead City Primary from Morehead City families.

Other schools in Carteret County Schools

The district →
White Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Carteret
A
784 students18:1
Newport Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newport
B
621 students13:1
Bogue Sound Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newport
A−
416 students13:1
Beaufort Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
B+
346 students13:1
Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Smyrna
B+
262 students12:1
Atlantic Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlantic
A
88 students9:1

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; Morehead City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.