📍 300 Morton Street, Franklin, Franklin city, 23851
S.P. Morton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Franklin, Franklin city. The school has 481 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
S.P. Morton Elementary enrolls 481 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 16% White and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 368 | 77% |
| White | 76 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
481 of the school's 481 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 487 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.
S.P. Morton Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA-20, state senate district 18, state house district 75.
S.P. Morton Elementary is one of 3 schools in Franklin City Public Schools, based in Franklin, Virginia. The district serves 1,124 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 481 students, S.P. Morton Elementary is larger than the district average of about 375 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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