📍 2900 Barrington Pl, Arlington, Tarrant County, 76014
Morton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arlington, Tarrant County. The school has 472 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leigh Adams. It is part of the Arlington Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths.
Morton el enrolls 472 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 7.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 270 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 128 | 27% |
| White | 35 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 19 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
433 of the school's 472 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 420 qualify for free lunch and 13 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 el 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 TX-60, state senate district 9, state house district 94.
Morton el is one of 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD, based in ARLINGTON, Texas. The district serves 53,339 students district-wide and employs 3,860 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 472 students, Morton el is smaller than the district average of about 711 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large