📍 1225 Tates Creek Pk, Lexington, Fayette County, 40502
Morton Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 705 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Morton Middle School enrolls 705 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 18% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 409 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 128 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 25 | 3.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 705 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 293 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Morton Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-60, state senate district 13, state house district 76.
Morton Middle School is one of 80 schools in Fayette County, based in Lexington, Kentucky. The district serves 42,138 students district-wide and employs 3,086 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 705 students, Morton Middle School is larger than the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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