Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Morrisville’s public schools outscore 75% of North Carolina districts
On the state reading tests, 62% of Morrisville’s students scored proficient, above the North Carolina average (50%). The grade covers the public school district serving Morrisville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Morrisville’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 94 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Morrisville’s, its schools beat 81%, higher than their 75% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 62% and math 60% in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,279 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then 41 middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Sterling Montessori Academy, Discovery Child Development Center LLC (private) and Accelerator School LLC (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Morrisville’s grade
A−: better than 75% of North Carolina school districts, #21 of 290 North Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the North Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Morrisville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Morrisville
Cedar Fork Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 778 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Morrisville · depends on your address
Cedar Fork Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 778 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Morrisville Elementary
Grades K–5 · 643 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Morrisville · depends on your address
Cedar Fork Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 778 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Morrisville Elementary
Grades K–5 · 643 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Morrisville · depends on your address
Cedar Fork Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 778 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Morrisville Elementary
Grades K–5 · 643 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Morrisville · depends on your address
Cedar Fork Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 778 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Morrisville Elementary
Grades K–5 · 643 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Morrisville · depends on your address
Cedar Fork Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 778 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Morrisville Elementary
Grades K–5 · 643 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Morrisville · depends on your address
Cedar Fork Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 778 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Morrisville Elementary
Grades K–5 · 643 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Morrisville
Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies
Grades 9–12 · 260 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Morrisville
Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies
Grades 9–12 · 260 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Morrisville’s public schools are run by Wake County Schools, which also serves Angier, Apex, Cary and Fuquay-Varina and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Morrisville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Morrisville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Morrisville | A− | Wake County Schools |
| Cary | A− | Wake County Schools |
| Durham | C+ | Durham |
Every school in Morrisville
47 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Morrisville’s schools
Are Morrisville’s schools good?
By North Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Morrisville children attend outscore 75% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #21 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Morrisville in?
Wake County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 163,176 students in 198 schools (2024–25).
Where do Morrisville kids go to high school?
Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies, with 260 students.
What is Morrisville’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Wake County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Morrisville spend per student?
$12,279 in Wake County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Morrisville?
Yes: Discovery Child Development Center LLC (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 125 students) and Accelerator School LLC (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 52 students). Morrisville also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Morrisville families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Morrisville → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.