Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY EASTERN SCHOOLS·NCES 180321000417
Morristown Elementary School
307 W Main St., Morristown, IN 46161 · (765) 763-6648 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
150 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 50%
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 | 55 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 57% · 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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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
28.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
34.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Morristown Elementary School
Morristown Elementary School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown Elementary School this school | 338 | 44.4% | 33.6% |
| South Central Elementary Elizabeth | 344 | 44.8% | 45.5% |
| Central Elementary School Greencastle | 335 | 43.3% | 39.3% |
| Eastbrook South Elementary Upland | 336 | 43.8% | 43.1% |
| William W Borden Elementary School Borden | 333 | 44.1% | 51.9% |
| McCormick's Creek Elementary Sch Spencer | 390 | 44.6% | 44.1% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Morristown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #644 of 983 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #690 of 986 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #712 of 986 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #747 of 1,079 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #677 of 991 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #974 of 996 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #709 of 1,058 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.0% | #99 of 353 | N/A |
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
338
+39 (+13%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 338 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 44% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 18.3 | 18.6:1 | 49% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 47% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 16 | 18.7:1 | 47% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 14.1 | 20.1:1 | 45% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 13 | 22.1:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | 26% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 27 | 19.3:1 | 16% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 27 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morristown Elementary School.
About Morristown Elementary School
Morristown Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Morristown, Indiana. The latest federal count shows 338 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students, so this school is 22% smaller than average.
Morristown Elementary School sits within Shelby Eastern Schools, which has 4 schools and 1,292 students.
White students make up 96% of enrollment at Morristown Elementary School. The remaining students are 2% multiracial. Morristown Elementary School's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Morristown Elementary School, 21 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.1:1. That matches the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana fairly closely. Roughly 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Shelby County average 45%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Morristown Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Morristown Elementary School is -10.5 points: 33.6% actual, 44.1% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Shelby County show that the median household income is $72,190, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Morristown Elementary School is one of 18 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Morristown Jr-Sr High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles of Morristown Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Morristown Elementary School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 338 students in 2024-25, 39 more than the 299 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.7:1 to 16.1:1.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,265
Census ACS
Median income
$72,190
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,418 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby Eastern Schools
- Morristown Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 333 students
- Waldron Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 323 students
- Waldron Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
Other Morristown Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Morristown Elementary. Morristown Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Morristown Elementary SchoolMorrisville, VT · 282 students
- Morristown Elementary SchoolMorristown, AZ · 116 students
- MORRISTOWN ELEMENTARYMORRISTOWN, MN · 115 students
Nearby schools
- Morristown Jr-Sr High School0.1 mi · 333
- Brandywine Elementary School6.1 mi · 338
- Arlington Elementary School6.9 mi · 106
- Harris Elementary School9.1 mi · 273
- Greenfield Intermediate School9.1 mi · 481
- Weston Elementary School9.1 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Morristown Elementary SchoolHow large is Morristown Elementary School?
Morristown Elementary School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Morristown Elementary School serve?
Morristown Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Morristown Elementary School have?
Morristown Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Morristown Elementary School?
Morristown Elementary School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Morristown Elementary School public or private?
Morristown Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shelby Eastern Schools.
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