Best Public Schools in Gold Hill, NC

Summary:

The city of Gold Hill, North Carolina has only one school in the data set, Morgan Elementary, which serves students from the surrounding area. Morgan Elementary is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district, which is ranked 212 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morgan Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom third of North Carolina elementary schools, with low test scores across multiple grade levels and subject areas. The school serves a predominantly White student population (85.05%), with smaller percentages of Hispanic (5.69%), two or more races (7.47%), and African American (1.78%) students. Additionally, a high percentage of Morgan Elementary's students (64.41%) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While Morgan Elementary's performance is currently low, the data suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement. The school's student-teacher ratio is slightly lower than the state average, and its spending per student is in line with the state average, suggesting that resources may be available to invest in strategies to improve student outcomes. However, the consistently low performance and high poverty rates at Morgan Elementary highlight the challenges faced by schools serving economically disadvantaged populations, and the need for targeted interventions and support to help these schools improve student achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOG Mathematics (2024)			EOG Reading (2024)			EOG Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morgan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3860 Liberty Rd	Gold Hill	28071	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 636-0169	281	19	15.1	64.4%	239 (85.1%)	5 (1.8%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.5%)	20.7	1273^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	15.4%		41.2	909^th of 1502 public elementary schools	39.5%	364	41.9	31.1	29.6	51.6	28.9	33.3	57.4	$10,627	$1,267	$9,360

Cities Near Gold Hill

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Misenheimer	4 mi	1	26^th
Richfield	5.13 mi	1	230^th
Mount Pleasant	6.29 mi	3	128^th
Rockwell	6.72 mi	2	289^th
Albemarle	7.3 mi	10	308^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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