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Enrollment
699
Middle
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANDALIA-BUTLER CITY·NCES 390449501879
Morton Middle School
8555 Peters Pike, Vandalia, OH 45377 · (937) 415-6600 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
257 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 246 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 225 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 228 | 33% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Morton Middle School→Butler High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Vandalia-Butler City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.9%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.7pp since 2021
Math
57.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.9% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 62.8% |
| 2022-23 | 68.9% | 59.1% |
| 2021-22 | 63.6% | 56.9% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 75% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Middle School
Morton Middle School's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Middle School this school | 699 | 36.8% | 61.9% |
| Shawnee Middle School Lima | 712 | 40.2% | 76.2% |
| Claggett Middle School Medina | 724 | 34.1% | 74.0% |
| Kimpton Middle School Munroe Falls | 773 | 33.5% | 71.8% |
| Van Buren Middle School Kettering | 598 | 40.8% | 71.8% |
| Sylvania Timberstone Junior High School Sylvania | 607 | 31.5% | 72.5% |
Matched among Ohio middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #260 of 316 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #453 of 637 ▼ 71 | #11 of 22 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #351 of 637 ▲ 4 | #9 of 22 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #172 of 629 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #127 of 654 | #6 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #270 of 577 | #13 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #187 of 579 | #12 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #178 of 319 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #108 of 169 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
699
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 699 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 37% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 39% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 41.8 | 17.1:1 | 29% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 707 | 39 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 42.3 | 15.6:1 | 31% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 35% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 33% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 13% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (660 to 699); teachers up 2% (42.3 to 43).
About Morton Middle School
Vandalia, Ohio, is home to Morton Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 699 students. Middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students, which makes this school 45% above average.
Vandalia-Butler City has 6 schools; together they serve 3,018 students.
The largest group at Morton Middle School is White students, at 73%. The remaining students are 11% multiracial, 10% Black, and 4% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Morton Middle School scores 45%.
Teacher count: 43 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.3:1. The average for middle schools in Ohio, 17.0:1, is higher. Roughly 37% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Morton Middle School is 13.1 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Ohio.
American Community Survey estimates for Montgomery County show that median household income comes to about $66,139, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Montgomery County counts 160 public schools with about 74,487 students.
Among nearby public schools, Helke Early Learning Center is closest at about 1.0 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Morton Middle School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Morton Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 707 in 2020-21, 699 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.1:1 to 16.3:1.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
536,096
Census ACS
Median income
$66,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
74,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vandalia-Butler City
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 856 students
- Smith Intermediate SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Demmitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Helke Early Learning CenterElementary · 310 students
- Vandalia-Butler PreschoolElementary · 138 students
- Vandalia-Butler Online Learning SchoolCombined
Other schools in Vandalia
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 856 students
- Demmitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Helke Early Learning CenterElementary · 310 students
- Vandalia-Butler PreschoolElementary · 138 students
Other Morton Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Morton Middle. Morton Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Morton MiddleFall River, MA · 751 students
- Morton Middle SchoolLexington, KY · 604 students
Nearby schools
- Helke Early Learning Center1.0 mi · 310
- Smith Intermediate School1.6 mi · 642
- Vandalia-Butler Preschool1.7 mi · 138
- Butler High School1.8 mi · 856
- Demmitt Elementary School3.1 mi · 373
- Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy3.2 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About Morton Middle SchoolHow many students attend Morton Middle School?
Morton Middle School enrolls approximately 699 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Morton Middle School serve?
Morton Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morton Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morton Middle School is approximately 16.3:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Morton Middle School?
At Morton Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Morton Middle School public or private?
Morton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vandalia-Butler City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.