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Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510141000631
S.P. Morton Elementary
300 Morton Street, Franklin, VA 23851 · (757) 562-5458 · Franklin city
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
629 students
DISTRICT 102% · STATE 66%
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 | 60 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 12% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
S.P. Morton Elementary→Franklin High
Based on grade levels within Franklin City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
21.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 22.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for Virginia 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 →
Where S.P. Morton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,082 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,111 of 1,111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,099 of 1,111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #320 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #854 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #882 of 1,106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #189 of 324 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
620
+34 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.3:1
% White
14%
was 9%
% Hispanic
5%
was 1%
% Black
75%
was 86%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 620 | 40 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 36 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 36.8 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 99% (583) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for S.P. Morton Elementary.
About S.P. Morton Elementary
The public elementary school S.P. Morton Elementary is located in Franklin, Virginia. The school teaches pre-K through 6 and enrolls 620 students. That is 24% bigger than the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
The district, Franklin City Public Schools, operates 3 schools serving 1,279 students.
Of every 100 students at S.P. Morton Elementary, about 75 are Black. It is also 14% White, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Franklin city's residents are about 56% Black, 19 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
The school's 40 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
After accounting for student poverty, S.P. Morton Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.8% is 23.7 points below the 60.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In Franklin city, the median household earns about $63,245 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Franklin city, 3 public schools serve about 1,279 students.
Joseph P. King Jr. Middle is about 0.9 miles from S.P. Morton Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, S.P. Morton Elementary ranks 8th on proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
The school's enrollment increased 6% from 2017-18 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, 75% of students were Black, compared with 86% in 2017-18. Students per teacher increased from 14.3 in 2017-18 to 15.5 in 2024-25.
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Franklin city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,250
Census ACS
Median income
$63,245
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,279 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin City Public Schools
- Franklin HighHigh · 504 students
- Joseph P. King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 155 students
Other schools in Franklin
- Franklin HighHigh · 504 students
- Joseph P. King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 155 students
- Fresh Start CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Joseph P. King Jr. Middle0.9 mi · 155
- Franklin High2.3 mi · 504
- Riverdale Elementary3.6 mi · 533
- Carrsville Elementary6.2 mi · 232
- Southampton Middle10.2 mi · 497
- Southwestern Elementary10.3 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About S.P. Morton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at S.P. Morton Elementary?
S.P. Morton Elementary enrolls approximately 620 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does S.P. Morton Elementary serve?
S.P. Morton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at S.P. Morton Elementary?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at S.P. Morton Elementary.
How diverse is S.P. Morton Elementary?
S.P. Morton Elementary reports a student body of 14% White, 5% Hispanic, 75% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is S.P. Morton Elementary in?
S.P. Morton Elementary is part of Franklin City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.