Grundy Elem School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in Morton, Illinois, Grundy Elem School serves 465 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Morton CUSD 709. That puts it 22% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Morton CUSD 709 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,247 students. Grundy Elem School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grundy Elem School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Grundy Elem School logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Grundy Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Tazewell County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Grundy Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Tazewell County put the typical household earns roughly $77,982 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tazewell County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students), Grundy Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Jefferson Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Grundy Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grundy Elem School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 64.6%.

Grundy Elem School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 15%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 465 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 86% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

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