Morningside Elementary School

Morningside Elementary School is one of the tight-knit primary schools in Perry, Georgia, part of Houston County, with 488 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Houston County comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 30,939 students; Morningside Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Morningside Elementary School lists that Black students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school lists 22% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Houston County as a whole is about 32% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Morningside Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Houston County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Morningside Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 25.7%; Morningside Elementary School posts 42.5%, +16.9 points above that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Houston County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,698 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Morningside Elementary School is one of 39 public schools in Houston County (combined enrollment of about 30,939 students).

The closest other public school is Perry High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Morningside Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 57.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Morningside Elementary School has shrank 3%, going from 501 students in 2018 to 488 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.