Morristown Elementary School

Morristown Elementary School, a close-knit K-5 school in Morristown, Indiana, overseen by Shelby Eastern Schools, teaches 338 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 22% smaller than typical.

Morristown Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Shelby Eastern Schools, a district that serves 1,292 students overall.

Demographically, Morristown Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). The remainder looks like 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Morristown Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Morristown Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.1%, the actual is 33.6%, a residual of -10.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Shelby County indicate median household income runs about $72,190, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Shelby County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,418 students), Morristown Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Morristown Jr-Sr High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Morristown Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 51.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Morristown Elementary School has increased 19%, going from 284 students in 2018 to 338 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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