Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993004956
Morton Elementary Career Academy
431 N Troy St, Chicago, IL 60612 · (773) 534-6791 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
203 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 4% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 56% larger than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
32.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.8pp since 2023
Math
17.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.2% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 19.4% | 3.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Morton Elementary Career Academy
Morton Elementary Career Academy's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Elementary Career Academy this school | 268 | 75.7% | 21.8% |
| Shoesmith Elementary School Chicago | 294 | 71.8% | 23.8% |
| Serena Hills Elementary School Chicago Heights | 305 | 73.8% | 36.5% |
| Bright Elementary School Chicago | 236 | 72.0% | 12.9% |
| Pullman Elementary School Chicago | 303 | 74.3% | 20.9% |
| Tyler Elementary School De Kalb | 265 | 78.9% | 13.7% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Morton Elementary Career Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #1,551 of 1,925 | #536 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,662 of 2,077 ▲ 275 | #566 of 829 ▲ 177 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #1,605 of 2,077 ▼ 18 | #582 of 829 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #1,725 of 2,419 | #708 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #37 of 2,035 | #23 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #696 of 2,042 | #247 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #608 of 2,132 | #398 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #734 of 1,461 | #389 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
268
+53 (+25%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 268 | 31 | 8.7:1 | 76% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 27 | 7.9:1 | 85% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 22 | 8.3:1 | 89% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 19.1 | 16.3:1 | 98% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 99% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 99% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 32 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 31 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morton Elementary Career Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (310 to 268); teachers up 63% (19.1 to 31).
About Morton Elementary Career Academy
Morton Elementary Career Academy, a small elementary school, is located in Chicago, Illinois. The school reports 268 students in pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Besides Morton Elementary Career Academy, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 runs 621 other schools. The district enrolls 324,396 students.
Black students are the majority at Morton Elementary Career Academy, with 59% of enrollment. The school is also 25% Hispanic and 13% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 22%. Morton Elementary Career Academy's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
Morton Elementary Career Academy operates with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 8.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 8.7:1 here. Morton Elementary Career Academy reports 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Morton Elementary Career Academy is 6.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 21.8% actual, 27.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Census estimates describe Cook County this way: the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Morton Elementary Career Academy, Cook County has 1,405 other public schools.
Westinghouse High School is located about 0.1 miles from Morton Elementary Career Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 21.8% is below the 22.2% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Over 4 years, Morton Elementary Career Academy's enrollment climbed 25%, to 268.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
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- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
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- Westinghouse High School0.1 mi · 1,230
- YCCS-West Town Academy Alt High School0.1 mi · 115
- LEARN Charter Excel Campus0.2 mi · 379
- LEARN Chtr - Middle School0.2 mi · 176
- LEARN Chtr - 7th Campus0.2 mi · 144
- Polaris Elementary Charter Academy0.3 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Morton Elementary Career AcademyHow many students attend Morton Elementary Career Academy?
Morton Elementary Career Academy enrolls approximately 268 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Morton Elementary Career Academy serve?
Morton Elementary Career Academy serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morton Elementary Career Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morton Elementary Career Academy is approximately 8.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Morton Elementary Career Academy?
Morton Elementary Career Academy reports a student body of 13% White, 25% Hispanic, 59% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Morton Elementary Career Academy?
Morton Elementary Career Academy is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.