📍 505 S Lincoln, Lexington, Dawson County, 68850
Morton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Dawson County. The school has 360 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nicole Edeal. It is part of the Lexington Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Morton Elementary School enrolls 360 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 6.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 262 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 19% |
| White | 25 | 6.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
297 of the school's 360 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 qualify for free lunch and 47 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. 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 small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 NE-30, state senate district 36.
Morton Elementary School is one of 8 schools in LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in LEXINGTON, Nebraska. The district serves 3,242 students district-wide and employs 216 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 360 students, Morton Elementary School is close to the district average of about 405 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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