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Enrollment
578
Elementary
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND PRAIRIE ISD·NCES 482142012613
Delmas F Morton Elementary School
401 E GRAND PRAIRIE RD, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75051 · (972) 262-6785 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
515 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
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 | 159 | 28% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 51.0% | 39.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Delmas F Morton Elementary School
Delmas F Morton Elementary School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delmas F Morton Elementary School this school | 578 | 89.1% | 29.6% |
| Royalwood Elementary School HOUSTON | 607 | 90.1% | 39.3% |
| Stevens Elementary School HOUSTON | 556 | 90.6% | 27.4% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School BAYTOWN | 567 | 89.8% | 38.8% |
| Hodges Elementary School BALCH SPRINGS | 570 | 90.9% | 28.0% |
| Md Williams Elementary School GARLAND | 562 | 90.2% | 33.8% |
Matched among Texas 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 Delmas F Morton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,696 of 4,401 | #334 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,863 of 4,466 ▲ 281 | #250 of 429 ▲ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,348 of 4,466 ▲ 539 | #295 of 429 ▲ 59 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #711 of 3,998 | #100 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #1,781 of 4,938 | #137 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,935 of 4,622 | #166 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #3,377 of 4,628 | #313 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.1% | #1,173 of 4,789 | #190 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #1,103 of 1,307 | #104 of 118 |
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
578
+126 (+28%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 578 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 89% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 86% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 34.3 | 13.3:1 | 88% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 35 | 12.9:1 | 94% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 41.5 | 13.5:1 | 91% (512) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 46 | 14.6:1 | 93% (623) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 48 | 14.4:1 | 93% (642) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delmas F Morton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (560 to 578); teachers down 3% (41.5 to 40).
About Delmas F Morton Elementary School
Delmas F Morton Elementary School is a public elementary school run by GRAND PRAIRIE ISD in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 578 students.
GRAND PRAIRIE ISD has 40 schools and 27,240 students, and Delmas F Morton Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 82% of students at Delmas F Morton Elementary School are Hispanic. Other students are 11% Black and 5% White. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 41% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Delmas F Morton Elementary School scores 31%.
A staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.4:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. By family income, 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points above the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
Delmas F Morton Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 13% of Texas public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Delmas F Morton Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.6%; the prediction is 35.6%.
In Dallas County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 771 public schools and about 459,645 students.
Among nearby public schools, Uplift Grand Prep PS is closest at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Delmas F Morton Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 28% increase took enrollment from 452 in 2020-21 to 578 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.9:1 to 14.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to Delmas F Morton Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAND PRAIRIE ISD
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Ronald W Reagan Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- Grand Prairie Fine Arts AcademyHigh · 877 students
Other schools in GRAND PRAIRIE
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Advantage AcademyCombined · 972 students
- Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 936 students
Nearby schools
- Uplift Grand Prep PS0.5 mi · 727
- Uplift Grand Prep Middle School0.5 mi · 446
- Uplift Grand Prep High School0.5 mi · 385
- James Bowie Fine Arts Academy0.6 mi · 618
- Crockett Early Education School0.7 mi · 377
- Grand Prairie High School0.9 mi · 2,817
Frequently asked questions
About Delmas F Morton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Delmas F Morton Elementary School?
Delmas F Morton Elementary School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Delmas F Morton Elementary School serve?
Delmas F Morton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Delmas F Morton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Delmas F Morton Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Delmas F Morton Elementary School?
Delmas F Morton Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 82% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Delmas F Morton Elementary School in?
Delmas F Morton Elementary School is part of GRAND PRAIRIE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.