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What do you wish you knew before starting at Morton Elementary?
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Enrollment
715
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345001424
Morton Elementary
485 Old 30 Road, Jacksonville, NC 28546 · (910) 353-0930 · Onslow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
428 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
56.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Morton Elementary
Morton Elementary's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Elementary this school | 715 | 59.9% | 59.0% |
| R Brown McAllister Elementary Concord | 698 | 55.0% | 56.7% |
| Iredell Charter Academy of Arts &Science Troutman | 795 | 55.3% | N/A |
| Alexander Wilson Elementary Graham | 609 | 55.7% | 54.9% |
| Shiloh Valley Primary School Monroe | 563 | 55.2% | N/A |
| Highland Elementary Sanford | 854 | 54.6% | 58.0% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Morton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #534 of 1,297 | #7 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #608 of 1,296 | #7 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #429 of 1,300 | #10 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #163 of 1,485 | #4 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #922 of 1,377 | #20 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #250 of 1,379 | #8 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #1,112 of 1,414 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #356 of 369 | N/A |
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
715
+205 (+40%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 715 | 45.8 | 15.6:1 | 60% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 741 | 45.6 | 16.2:1 | 57% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 46 | 14.8:1 | 58% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 48% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 50% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 54% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 47% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 50% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 818 | 43 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (709 to 715); teachers up 12% (41 to 45.8).
About Morton Elementary
Morton Elementary is a public elementary school run by Onslow County Schools in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 715 students. That is 53% bigger than the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Onslow County Schools has 39 schools; together they serve 27,397 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Morton Elementary is White, with 46% of students. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 11% multiracial. The school's White share is 21 points below the 67% share among Onslow County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
The school's 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Onslow County average 51%.
Morton Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 60.6% at Morton Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.0%.
The county, Onslow County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $68,148 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 42 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,501, Morton Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, Morton Elementary is closest to White Oak High, about 2.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Morton Elementary places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Morton Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
A 40% rise took enrollment from 510 in 2020-21 to 715 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.6:1.
The Morton Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Onslow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,906
Census ACS
Median income
$68,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onslow County Schools
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Dixon HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Swansboro MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Jacksonville Commons MiddleMiddle · 918 students
- Hunters Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 803 students
Other Morton Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Morton Elementary. Morton Elementary is the largest of the 8.
- Morton Elementary SchoolMORTON, MS · 686 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolHammond, IN · 525 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 446 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolPUEBLO, CO · 374 students
- MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLEXINGTON, NE · 321 students
Nearby schools
- White Oak High2.2 mi · 1,252
- Hunters Creek Middle2.4 mi · 856
- Hunters Creek Elementary2.7 mi · 585
- Onslow Early College4.3 mi · 189
- Northside High4.7 mi · 1,067
- Bell Fork Elementary4.8 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About Morton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Morton Elementary?
Morton Elementary enrolls approximately 715 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Morton Elementary serve?
Morton Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morton Elementary is approximately 15.6:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Morton Elementary?
At Morton Elementary, the student body is approximately 46% White, 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Morton Elementary in?
Morton Elementary is part of Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.