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If you could change one rule at Morgan Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263447006997
Morgan Elementary School
53800 MOUND RD, SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI 48316 · (586) 797-5800 · Macomb County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
201 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (100).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
58.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Morgan Elementary School
Morgan Elementary School's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Elementary School this school | 563 | 35.7% | 62.5% |
| Seymour Elementary School FLUSHING | 498 | 38.8% | 49.6% |
| Atwood Elementary School MACOMB | 612 | 35.6% | 44.0% |
| Richard C Hedke Elem School TRENTON | 541 | 33.5% | 37.8% |
| Central Grade School TRAVERSE CITY | 510 | 42.4% | 56.5% |
| Clawson Elementary School CLAWSON | 543 | 31.1% | 44.8% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Morgan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #163 of 1,085 | #2 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #254 of 1,072 | #7 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #170 of 1,139 | #2 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #157 of 1,630 | #20 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,262 of 1,424 | #102 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #709 of 1,424 | #88 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.7% | #1,125 of 1,563 | #97 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #617 of 979 | #41 of 75 |
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
563
+29 (+5%) vs 2020
+808% since 1990-91, when it was 62
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 563 | 29.9 | 18.8:1 | 36% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 32% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 31.4 | 18.9:1 | 32% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 25% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 29.8 | 20.8:1 | 21% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 31 | 20.0:1 | 19% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 27 | 22.1:1 | 14% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 914 | 38 | 24.1:1 | 1% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 62 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morgan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (620 to 563); teachers unchanged (29.8 to 29.9).
About Morgan Elementary School
Morgan Elementary School sits in SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Michigan, and is classified as an elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 563 students. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 53% bigger than average.
Utica Community Schools runs 37 schools with a combined 25,574 students. Morgan Elementary School is one of them.
Morgan Elementary School's enrollment is 80% White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Morgan Elementary School comes in at 35%.
The school reports 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.8 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, lower than at this school. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County is 16 points.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Morgan Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Morgan Elementary School are 12.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (62.5% actual, 50.5% predicted).
Morgan Elementary School is located in Macomb County, where median household income is about $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 236 public schools in Macomb County, with a combined enrollment of about 115,743.
The closest public school, Malow Junior High School, is about 0.3 miles from Morgan Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Morgan Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Morgan Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Morgan Elementary School went from 534 students to 563. The ratio was 20.5:1 in 2020-21 and 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Morgan Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Utica Community Schools
- Adlai Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Henry Ford II High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Utica High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Malow Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,084 students
- Shelby Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
Other schools in SHELBY TOWNSHIP
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Malow Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,084 students
- Shelby Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
- Beacon Tree Elementary SchoolElementary · 787 students
- Richard J Duncan ElementaryElementary · 716 students
- Crissman Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
Other Morgan Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Morgan Elementary. Morgan Elementary School is the largest of the 7.
- Morgan Elementary SchoolPalmyra, IN · 442 students
- Morgan ElementaryHutchinson, KS · 388 students
- Morgan Elementary SchoolHamilton, OH · 385 students
- Morgan Elementary SchoolPaducah, KY · 369 students
- Morgan Elementary SchoolHAMILTON, NJ · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Malow Junior High School0.3 mi · 1,084
- Eisenhower High School0.5 mi · 1,625
- Switzer Elementary School0.8 mi · 495
- Issac Monfort Elementary School1.1 mi · 525
- Crissman Elementary School1.4 mi · 586
- Shelby Junior High School1.7 mi · 1,073
Frequently asked questions
About Morgan Elementary SchoolHow large is Morgan Elementary School?
Morgan Elementary School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades PK-06.
Is Morgan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morgan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Morgan Elementary School have?
Morgan Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Morgan Elementary School?
Student demographics at Morgan Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Morgan Elementary School in?
Morgan Elementary School is part of Utica Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.