Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317284001166
MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6800 MONTEREY DR, LINCOLN, NE 68506 · (402) 436-1154 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
104 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 37%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
64.1%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 370 | 28.1% | 67.5% |
| TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION | 399 | 25.8% | 65.1% |
| J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA | 392 | 29.8% | 65.3% |
| HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 402 | 31.1% | 68.0% |
| HICKORY HILL ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION | 362 | 28.5% | 60.0% |
| HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 487 | 32.9% | 70.4% |
Matched among Nebraska 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 MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #127 of 311 | #15 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #221 of 398 | #19 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #66 of 438 | #9 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #167 of 587 | #32 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #191 of 379 | #30 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #230 of 379 | #36 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #225 of 359 | #14 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.8% | #17 of 220 | #1 of 31 |
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
370
-69 (-16%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 370 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 28% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 26.7 | 13.6:1 | 29% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 25.7 | 14.6:1 | 30% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 27% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 36.6 | 14.2:1 | 23% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 21% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 19% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 8% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | 34 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (520 to 370); teachers down 29% (36.6 to 26).
About MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in Nebraska, with an address in LINCOLN. It teaches 370 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Nebraska have about 272 students on average; enrollment here is 36% higher.
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS is responsible for 67 schools, MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL included, with 42,301 students in all.
White students are 77% of those enrolled at MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Black. That is in line with Lancaster County, where about 81% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.3 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1, 6.7 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 28% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.5% is 1.0 points above the 66.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Lancaster County show median household income comes to about $74,793, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 97 public schools in the county, enrolling about 48,123, MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 370, down from 439 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
326,696
Census ACS
Median income
$74,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
48,123 students
Quick facts
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- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Other schools in LINCOLN
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,110 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,086 students
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,982
- PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 449
- HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 402
- EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 264
- LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 803
- LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Lancaster County.
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