Sterling Montessori Academy

Summary:

Sterling Montessori Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school located in Morrisville, North Carolina, serving 620 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 16th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sterling Montessori Academy stands out for its unique racial makeup, with a higher percentage of Asian students (40.81%) compared to nearby public schools, as well as its consistently strong academic performance. The school outperforms the state and district averages in Mathematics, Reading, and Science, with 85.2% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Reading, compared to the state average of 51.4%. Additionally, the school has been ranked in the top 100 elementary schools in North Carolina for several years and maintains a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its exceptional educational quality. The school's small student-teacher ratio and the flexibility of its charter school model may contribute to its success in serving a diverse student population, including its special education and disabled student populations.

While Sterling Montessori Academy is a high-performing school, it is located in close proximity to several other highly ranked public elementary schools in the Wake County Schools district, such as Highcroft Elementary, Green Hope Elementary, and Davis Drive Elementary. This suggests that the Morrisville/Cary area has a strong concentration of high-quality elementary education options, providing parents with multiple excellent choices for their children's education.


Detail:

Public, Charter PK, KG-8

 202 Treybrooke Drive
       Morrisville, NC  27560


(919) 462-8889

District: Sterling Montessori Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
171st of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  18.9 Help
Number of students:  620

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.1%
Asian:
40.8%
African American:
6.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  1.3% Help


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Compare Details Sterling Montessori Academy ranks better than 88.6% of elementary schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.51. (See more...)
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Compare Details Sterling Montessori Academy ranks better than 92.4% of middle schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.78. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (42.1%), Asian (40.8%), African American (6.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sterling Montessori Academy is 18.9. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sterling Montessori Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Sterling Montessori Academy 171st of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Sterling Montessori Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sterling Montessori Academy 60th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Sterling Montessori Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sterling Montessori Academy 16th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sterling Montessori Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 67.53 380th 1276 70.2%
2007 66.21 419th 1293 67.6%
2008 81.00 172nd 1324 87.0%
2009 81.65 173rd 1354 87.2%
2010 87.71 71st 1363 94.8%
2011 90.90 19th 1381 98.6%
2012 91.06 19th 1388 98.6%
2013 94.92 45th 1403 96.8%
2014 93.40 61st 1390 95.6%
2015 94.59 28th 1440 98.1%
2016 93.83 36th 1425 97.5%
2017 91.04 76th 1429 94.7%
2018 93.33 49th 1434 96.6%
2019 91.69 70th 1473 95.2%
2021 94.13 72nd 1489 95.2%
2022 85.22 177th 1514 88.3%
2023 84.70 170th 1502 88.7%
2024 85.51 171st 1505 88.6%
See the entire list of North Carolina Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 70.24 134th 801 83.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.32 86th 1405 93.9%
2019 87.63 105th 1424 92.6%
2021 90.58 93rd 1440 93.5%
2022 77.80 261st 1458 82.1%
2023 84.66 157th 1459 89.2%
2024 83.06 179th 1455 87.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.35 10th 897 98.9%
2019 92.90 24th 878 97.3%
2021 83.92 42nd 646 93.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.16 30th 1413 97.9%
2019 93.38 43rd 1430 97.0%
2021 95.36 34th 1444 97.6%
2022 88.65 114th 1464 92.2%
2023 81.92 200th 1461 86.3%
2024 84.31 170th 1464 88.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.77 22nd 99 77.8%
2019 73.27 29th 106 72.6%
2021 73.91 27th 95 71.6%
2022 52.78 69th 107 35.5%
2023 52.32 71st 114 37.7%
2024 42.04 94th 130 27.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for elementary school White students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.67 244th 1178 79.3%
2019 72.21 287th 1183 75.7%
2021 70.50 304th 1172 74.1%
2022 58.98 468th 1194 60.8%
2023 55.21 540th 1183 54.4%
2024 64.32 388th 1166 66.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Sterling Montessori Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 76.34 103rd 598 82.8%
2007 70.28 165th 606 72.8%
2008 85.46 49th 620 92.1%
2009 74.95 146th 630 76.8%
2010 80.87 81st 640 87.3%
2011 76.82 118th 648 81.8%
2012 85.91 35th 662 94.7%
2013 97.79 12th 673 98.2%
2014 98.48 6th 627 99.0%
2015 95.90 14th 705 98.0%
2016 96.53 12th 692 98.3%
2017 98.86 1st 694 99.9%
2018 97.90 7th 691 99.0%
2019 95.69 17th 737 97.7%
2021 97.48 15th 741 98.0%
2022 93.81 41st 786 94.8%
2023 93.32 41st 784 94.8%
2024 90.78 60th 793 92.4%
See the entire list of North Carolina Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 82.83 24th 473 94.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.93 6th 656 99.1%
2019 94.88 17th 684 97.5%
2021 96.41 17th 706 97.6%
2022 88.04 69th 733 90.6%
2023 90.72 51st 731 93.0%
2024 88.12 74th 738 90.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 96.75 7th 449 98.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.35 6th 665 99.1%
2019 95.81 19th 697 97.3%
2021 97.58 15th 711 97.9%
2022 96.34 19th 748 97.5%
2023 93.42 32nd 747 95.7%
2024 90.89 55th 751 92.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for middle school Asian students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.91 2nd 95 97.9%
2019 82.82 16th 102 84.3%
2021 86.57 10th 99 89.9%
2022 69.37 42nd 109 61.5%
2023 76.30 37th 110 66.4%
2024 70.24 50th 110 54.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for middle school White students at Sterling Montessori Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.08 8th 596 98.7%
2019 89.47 49th 624 92.1%
2021 86.46 73rd 632 88.4%
2022 78.11 134th 658 79.6%
2023 75.85 146th 656 77.7%
2024 76.90 140th 652 78.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Sterling Montessori Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 95 8 15 1 4 n/a n/a 0 123
1999 130 17 20 3 5 n/a n/a 0 175
2000 192 30 27 7 5 n/a n/a 0 261
2001 238 39 41 10 4 n/a n/a 0 332
2002 265 78 73 12 2 n/a n/a 0 430
2003 265 78 73 12 2 n/a n/a 0 430
2004 281 80 91 8 2 n/a n/a 0 462
2005 286 93 89 12 5 n/a n/a 0 485
2006 334 116 97 15 8 n/a n/a 0 570
2007 318 70 154 17 5 n/a n/a 42 606
2008 287 106 98 23 3 n/a n/a 0 517
2009 285 110 102 22 1 n/a n/a 0 520
2010 338 124 186 23 0 n/a n/a 0 671
2011 314 71 110 44 0 0 25 0 564
2012 335 70 148 41 0 0 50 0 644
2013 329 71 116 36 0 1 31 0 584
2014 323 72 130 31 1 0 30 0 587
2015 321 68 150 28 0 1 27 0 595
2016 312 61 177 25 0 2 22 0 599
2017 299 59 198 25 1 3 18 0 603
2018 295 54 211 25 1 4 19 0 609
2019 292 50 214 23 14 7 15 0 615
2020 279 43 225 21 15 12 14 0 609
2021 286 34 235 20 18 15 8 0 616
2022 266 31 257 22 16 16 10 0 618
2023 261 40 253 22 15 15 14 0 620

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sterling Montessori Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 123 0.0 0.0 n/a
1999 175 22.0 8.0 n/a
2000 261 22.0 11.9 n/a
2001 332 22.0 15.1 n/a
2002 430 22.0 19.5 0
2003 430 22.0 19.5 0
2004 462 22.0 21.0 8.2
2005 485 22.0 22.0 n/a
2006 570 22.0 25.9 n/a
2007 606 n/a n/a n/a
2008 517 21.0 24.6 n/a
2009 520 14.0 37.1 n/a
2010 671 38.0 17.8 n/a
2011 564 39.5 14.2 0
2012 644 34.5 18.6 2.2
2013 584 36.7 15.8 2.4
2014 587 37.3 15.7 2.6
2015 595 35.0 17.0 2.5
2016 599 37.0 16.1 2.5
2017 603 36.0 16.7 2.5
2018 609 35.0 17.3 1.5
2019 615 35.5 17.2 1.3
2020 609 35.1 17.3 n/a
2021 616 32.5 18.9 n/a
2022 618 33.0 18.6 n/a
2023 620 32.7 18.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sterling Montessori Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 123 0.0 0.0 n/a
1999 175 22.0 8.0 n/a
2000 261 22.0 11.9 n/a
2001 332 22.0 15.1 n/a
2002 430 22.0 19.5 0
2003 430 22.0 19.5 0
2004 462 22.0 21.0 8.2
2005 485 22.0 22.0 n/a
2006 570 22.0 25.9 n/a
2007 606 n/a n/a n/a
2008 517 21.0 24.6 n/a
2009 520 14.0 37.1 n/a
2010 671 38.0 17.8 n/a
2011 564 39.5 14.2 0
2012 644 34.5 18.6 2.2
2013 584 36.7 15.8 2.4
2014 587 37.3 15.7 2.6
2015 595 35.0 17.0 2.5
2016 599 37.0 16.1 2.5
2017 603 36.0 16.7 2.5
2018 609 35.0 17.3 1.5
2019 615 35.5 17.2 1.3
2020 609 35.1 17.3 n/a
2021 616 32.5 18.9 n/a
2022 618 33.0 18.6 n/a
2023 620 32.7 18.9 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sterling Montessori Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 70th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 170th of 1502 Elementary schools
 6.6%
Ranks 17th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 41st of 784 Middle schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sterling Montessori Academy)84.175.3
 8.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Sterling Montessori Academy)94.379.5
 14.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sterling Montessori Academy)69.756.2
 13.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Sterling Montessori Academy)84.476.7
 7.7%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sterling Montessori Academy)84.572.3
 12.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Sterling Montessori Academy)91.575.4
 16.1%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Sterling Montessori Academy)87.378.5
 8.8%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Sterling Montessori Academy)8573
 12%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Sterling Montessori Academy)91.779.4
 12.3%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Sterling Montessori Academy)92.778.7
 14%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Sterling Montessori Academy)92.782
 10.7%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Sterling Montessori Academy)85.469.6
 15.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Sterling Montessori Academy)85.483.9
 1.5%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Sterling Montessori Academy)9892.9
 5.1%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students615620
 0.8%
African American5040
 20%
American Indian1415
 7.1%
Asian214253
 18.2%
Hispanic2322
 4.3%
Pacific Islander715
 114.3%
White292261
 10.6%
Two or More Races1514
 6.7%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 620 students attended Sterling Montessori Academy.

Sterling Montessori Academy ranks 171st of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Sterling Montessori Academy are 42% White, 41% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.


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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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