Morton Elementary School

Located at 400 W MAIN AVE, in MORTON, Washington, Morton Elementary School is a modestly sized K-5 school that teaches 194 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of Morton School District. Enrollment runs roughly 49% smaller than the state mean of about 380.

Morton School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 399 students. Morton Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Morton Elementary School shows that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Morton Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 40.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lewis County indicate median household income runs about $74,796, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Morton Elementary School is one of 45 public schools in Lewis County (combined enrollment of about 12,548 students).

The closest other public school is Morton Junior-Senior High, roughly 0.5 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Morton Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.

Morton Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 24%: 157 students in 2018 compared to 194 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 88% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.