Enrollment
333
High
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY EASTERN SCHOOLS·NCES 180321000418
Morristown Jr-Sr High School
223 S Patterson St, Morristown, IN 46161 · (765) 763-1221 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Indiana public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
139 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 42 | 13% |
Student demographics
10%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
49.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
51.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Jr-Sr High School
Morristown Jr-Sr High School's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown Jr-Sr High School this school | 333 | 41.7% | 52.0% |
| Waldron Jr-Sr High School Waldron | 323 | 42.7% | 37.6% |
| Eastern Greene High School Bloomfield | 358 | 42.7% | N/A |
| Shakamak Jr-Sr High School Jasonville | 295 | 41.7% | 16.3% |
| Fremont High School Fremont | 302 | 41.1% | N/A |
| Southern Wells Jr-Sr High School Poneto | 384 | 40.6% | 35.3% |
Matched among Indiana high 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 Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #9 of 103 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #9 of 104 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #14 of 104 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #306 of 392 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #89 of 359 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #329 of 360 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #218 of 373 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #122 of 133 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
333
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 333 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 42% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 25.8 | 12.7:1 | 41% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 41% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 36% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 24.7 | 13.3:1 | 36% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 25 | 13.9:1 | 32% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | N/A | N/A | 26% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 8% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 23 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morristown Jr-Sr High School.
About Morristown Jr-Sr High School
Morristown Jr-Sr High School is a small high school. Its address is in Morristown, Indiana. The school has 333 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Indiana enroll about 816 students on average.
Morristown Jr-Sr High School is a school in Shelby Eastern Schools. The district has 4 schools and 1,292 students.
White students are 95% of those enrolled at Morristown Jr-Sr High School. That is in line with Shelby County, where about 91% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 10%.
Morristown Jr-Sr High School reports a ratio of 12.8 students per teacher, from 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 16.6:1. Lunch program data show 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, Morristown Jr-Sr High School lands at A, ahead of 94% of Indiana public high schools.
Morristown Jr-Sr High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.0% is 6.0 points above the 46.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Shelby County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $72,190 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Morristown Jr-Sr High School shares Shelby County with 17 other public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Morristown Elementary School, is the closest to Morristown Jr-Sr High School. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Morristown Jr-Sr High School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Morristown Jr-Sr High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 333, up from 317 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Morristown Jr-Sr High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Waldron Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 323 students
- Waldron Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
Nearby schools
- Morristown Elementary School0.1 mi · 338
- Brandywine Elementary School6.1 mi · 338
- Arlington Elementary School6.8 mi · 106
- Harris Elementary School9.1 mi · 273
- Greenfield Intermediate School9.1 mi · 481
- Weston Elementary School9.2 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Morristown Jr-Sr High SchoolHow large is Morristown Jr-Sr High School?
Morristown Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Morristown Jr-Sr High School serve?
Morristown Jr-Sr High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morristown Jr-Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morristown Jr-Sr High School is approximately 12.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Morristown Jr-Sr High School?
At Morristown Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Morristown Jr-Sr High School public or private?
Morristown Jr-Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shelby Eastern Schools.
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