Enrollment
368
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORTON ISD·NCES 483147003523
MORTON SCHOOL
500 CHAMPION DR, MORTON, TX 79346 · (806) 266-5505 · Cochran County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
277 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
23.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
18.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Texas 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
-15 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 11.5:1
% White
10%
was 9%
% Hispanic
89%
was 89%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MORTON SCHOOL
MORTON SCHOOL is a low-enrollment K-12 campus in MORTON, Texas, run under MORTON ISD. The school enrolls 368 students in grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.
Operationally, MORTON SCHOOL answers to MORTON ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
Looking at the student body, MORTON SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%); the rest breaks down as 10% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.
In terms of school funding signals, MORTON SCHOOL records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. Roughly 75% of students at MORTON SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Cochran County's rate of about 66%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MORTON SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 41.0%; MORTON SCHOOL posts 21.6%, -19.4 points below that line.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Cochran County) shows that median household earnings sit near $45,313, about 8% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Cochran County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 666 students), MORTON SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is WHITEFACE SCHOOL, roughly 11.9 miles away. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MORTON SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.8%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Looking at the recent track record. MORTON SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 4% since 2018, when it stood at 383 (now 368). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.
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Cochran County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,550
Census ACS
Median income
$45,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
8%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
666 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- WHITEFACE SCHOOL11.9 mi · 298
- MULLIN MOSAIC23.6 mi · 20
- MOSAIC ACADEMY23.6 mi · 29
- SUNDOWN EL24.2 mi · 231
- SUNDOWN J H24.2 mi · 134
- SUNDOWN H S24.2 mi · 184
Frequently asked questions
About MORTON SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MORTON SCHOOL?
MORTON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does MORTON SCHOOL serve?
MORTON SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does MORTON SCHOOL have?
MORTON SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MORTON SCHOOL?
At MORTON SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 10% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is MORTON SCHOOL public or private?
MORTON SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MORTON ISD.
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