Morton Elementary

Set in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Morton Elementary is a substantial elementary school, run under Onslow County Schools. It teaches 715 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 53% above the state mean of about 467.

Within Onslow County Schools, which oversees 39 schools and 27,397 students, Morton Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Morton Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, 11% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Onslow County (around 51%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Morton Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Onslow County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,148, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morton Elementary is one of 42 public schools in Onslow County (combined enrollment of about 27,501 students).

The closest other public school is White Oak High, roughly 2.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Morton Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 46.2%.

Morton Elementary operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Morton Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 709 (now 715). Over the same period, the White share fell from 53% to 46%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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