Morehead City Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Morehead City, North Carolina·28557
Score
81.3/100
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#86
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#2
In Carteret County Public Schools
Top 19%
In North Carolina

Score 81.3/100: better than 81% of North Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
67%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 85% of them
488 students tested
Math
67%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 78% of them
488 students tested
Science
76%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 71% of them
187 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading66.8488
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math67488
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science75.9187

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
524
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
524
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
96%
Typical middle school: 95%

District and location

City
Carteret County

Contact

Address
400 Barbour Rd
Morehead City, NC 28557

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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Morehead City Middle at a glance

Morehead City Middle is a public middle school in Morehead City, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Carteret County Public Schools. It has about 524 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591). About 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 95% at a typical North Carolina middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 67% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 67% in math (similar schools: 56%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina middle schools, it scores 81.3 out of 100: better than 81% of them, ranking #86 of 460. Its English language arts result rose by 6 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.