📍 265 e Second Avenue, Morton, Scott County, 39117
Morton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Morton, Scott County. The school has 682 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scott Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 52.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Morton Elementary School enrolls 682 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 52.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 28% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 230 | 34% |
| White | 221 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 189 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
682 of the school's 682 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 682 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 MS-30, state senate district 31, state house district 75.
Morton Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Scott County School District, based in FOREST, Mississippi. The district serves 3,989 students district-wide and employs 294 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 682 students, Morton Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 443 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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