Morton Middle

Morton Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Massachusetts, located in Fall River. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 751 students. By comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts enroll about 547 students on average.

Morton Middle is run by Fall River, whose 19 schools enroll 11,089 students.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Morton Middle is White, with 43% of students. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 16% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 77% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Morton Middle scores 69%.

The school lists 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Compared with the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts, this school's ratio is higher.

In Bristol County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $85,625 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Bristol County number 142, with about 80,897 students.

Morton Middle's nearest public school is Westall Elementary (about 0.6 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Morton Middle.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 679 to 751, an 11% gain.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.