📍 909 Cobb Street, Durham, Durham County, 27707
Morehead Montessori is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 227 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Morehead Montessori enrolls 227 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 20% Black or African American and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 113 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 5 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
81 of the school's 227 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 75 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Morehead Montessori is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 20, state house district 29.
Morehead Montessori is one of 56 schools in Durham Public Schools, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 31,865 students district-wide and employs 2,368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 227 students, Morehead Montessori is smaller than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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