Morris Grove Elementary School

Amy Rickard is a top notch principal, and I love how coordinated the kindergarten teaching team is. They use the PBIS system for behavior management, and my son loves all of the trinkets and stickers. This approach keeps things positive and makes behavioral expectations very clear. My son is in a class with only 18 students. They do give homework in kindergarten, which I find perplexing. The teacher and principal have been very responsive whenever I had questions or concerns about what is going on at school. I only wish the school were more diverse (racially, ethnically, and socio-economically). This school is largely filled with white children from wealthy families, and there is a large achievement gap in the school.

This is an excellent school - wonderful administrators, caring teachers and staff, nice families, and an involved PTA. We moved from Durham to Chapel Hill because of this school, and have been very pleased with the community and with the quality of education.

Love MGE, so thankful we are here! Amy Rickard is a phenomenal principal who knows every single childs name and makes them all feel important. There was a lot of change in 2012-2013 but that was state wide -- the start of the new year has been extremely impressive and we are excited for another great year!

We have 3 children at Morris Grove and have been very pleased with the school. Teachers are excellent--very dedicated and well prepared. The principal is also very committed and a wonderful leader. Downsides are some very large class sizes and some students with excessive behavioral problems. Also there could be more of an emphasis on building community amongst parents.