Enrollment
194
Elementary
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530519000783
Morton Elementary School
400 W MAIN AVE, MORTON, WA 98356 · (360) 496-5143 · Lewis County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
115 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 47% larger than its 4th grade class (34).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 68% · 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
Based on grade levels within Morton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +1.1pp since 2014
Math
37.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 32.8% |
| 2022-23 | 47.7% | 39.3% |
| 2021-22 | 39.6% | 42.3% |
| 2018-19 | 63.8% | 64.9% |
| 2017-18 | 54.2% | 53.2% |
| 2016-17 | 52.7% | 47.3% |
| 2015-16 | 55.3% | 44.1% |
| 2014-15 | 43.7% | 43.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Morton Elementary School
Morton Elementary School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Elementary School this school | 194 | 59.3% | 40.9% |
| Ritzville Grade School Ritzville | 193 | 58.0% | N/A |
| Columbia Crest A-STEM Academy Ashford | 209 | 58.4% | 41.6% |
| Lyman Elementary School Lyman | 185 | 55.1% | 47.0% |
| Dayton Elementary School Dayton | 185 | 56.8% | N/A |
| Valley School Valley | 166 | 61.4% | 31.5% |
Matched among Washington 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 Morton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Lewis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #612 of 936 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #710 of 1,103 ▲ 95 | #6 of 14 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #626 of 1,102 ▲ 114 | #4 of 14 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #534 of 928 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #1,094 of 1,268 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #460 of 1,169 | #9 of 15 |
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
194
+24 (+14%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 194 | 14.1 | 13.8:1 | 59% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 16.4 | 18.1:1 | 65% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 14.8 | 17.9:1 | 56% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 170 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 58% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 9.4 | 16.6:1 | 66% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 8 | 20.8:1 | 64% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 148 | 9 | 16.4:1 | 49% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 12 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 10 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (157 to 194); teachers up 49% (9.4 to 14.1).
About Morton Elementary School
In MORTON, Washington, part of Lewis County, Morton Elementary School is an elementary school. The school enrolls 194 students in pre-K through 4. That compares with an average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
Morton School District enrolls 399 students in 2 schools, including Morton Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Morton Elementary School, about 88 are White. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 59% of students at Morton Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Lewis County is close, at 57%.
Morton Elementary School scores 40.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.4%.
The school is in Lewis County, where the median household earns about $74,796 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Morton Elementary School shares Lewis County with 44 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Morton Junior-Senior High is about 0.5 miles from Morton Elementary School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 40.9% is above the 38.9% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Morton Elementary School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 14%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.4 to 13.8 over 4 years.
Morton Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lewis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,154
Census ACS
Median income
$74,796
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
12,548 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morton School District
- Morton Junior-Senior HighHigh · 205 students
- Morton Intermediate SchoolMiddle
Other schools in MORTON
- Morton Junior-Senior HighHigh · 205 students
- Morton Intermediate SchoolMiddle
Other Morton Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Morton Elementary. Morton Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Morton ElementaryJacksonville, NC · 715 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolMORTON, MS · 686 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolHammond, IN · 525 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 446 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolPUEBLO, CO · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Morton Junior-Senior High0.5 mi · 205
- Mossyrock Academy10.0 mi · 16
- Mossyrock Elementary School10.0 mi · 347
- Mossyrock Jr./Sr. High School10.0 mi · 281
- Columbia Crest A-STEM Academy15.7 mi · 209
- White Pass Jr. Sr. High School16.7 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Morton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Morton Elementary School?
Morton Elementary School enrolls approximately 194 students in grades PK-04.
Is Morton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Morton Elementary School have?
Morton Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Morton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Morton Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Morton Elementary School in?
Morton Elementary School is part of Morton School District.
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