📍 401 e Grand Prairie Rd, Grand Prairie, Dallas County, 75051
Delmas F Morton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Prairie, Dallas County. The school has 454 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rosa Avendano. It is part of the Grand Prairie Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Delmas F Morton el enrolls 454 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 7.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 356 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 12% |
| White | 36 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
401 of the school's 454 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 379 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Delmas F Morton el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 105.
Delmas F Morton el is one of 39 schools in GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, based in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. The district serves 26,129 students district-wide and employs 1,839 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 454 students, Delmas F Morton el is smaller than the district average of about 670 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large