Morton Elementary Primary School
265 East Second Ave
Morton MS, 39117, Scott County
Phone: 601-732-8529
Ranking:
(287 out of 672, top 43%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Scott County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 39 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 745 | 714 | 683 | 643 | 617 | 594 | 587 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 138 | 18.5% | 165 | 23.1% | 150 | 22.0% | 151 | 23.5% | 129 | 20.9% | 125 | 21.0% | 111 | 18.9% |
Grade 1: | 190 | 25.5% | 149 | 20.9% | 158 | 23.1% | 132 | 20.5% | 126 | 20.4% | 112 | 18.9% | 143 | 24.4% |
Grade 2: | 136 | 18.3% | 150 | 21.0% | 138 | 20.2% | 117 | 18.2% | 104 | 16.9% | 134 | 22.6% | 116 | 19.8% |
Grade 3: | 145 | 19.5% | 128 | 17.9% | 115 | 16.8% | 108 | 16.8% | 138 | 22.4% | 118 | 19.9% | 102 | 17.4% |
Grade 4: | 123 | 16.5% | 111 | 15.5% | 110 | 16.1% | 128 | 19.9% | 115 | 18.6% | 99 | 16.7% | 106 | 18.1% |
Ungraded: | 13 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 397 | 53.3% | 378 | 52.9% | 380 | 55.6% | 368 | 57.2% | 363 | 58.8% | 330 | 55.6% | 327 | 55.7% |
Female: | 348 | 46.7% | 336 | 47.1% | 303 | 44.4% | 275 | 42.8% | 254 | 41.2% | 264 | 44.4% | 256 | 43.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 145 | 19.5% | 119 | 16.7% | 95 | 13.9% | 87 | 13.5% | 58 | 9.4% | 56 | 9.4% | 54 | 9.2% |
Black: | 242 | 32.5% | 229 | 32.1% | 221 | 32.4% | 230 | 35.8% | 235 | 38.1% | 232 | 39.1% | 253 | 43.1% |
White: | 301 | 40.4% | 313 | 43.8% | 321 | 47.0% | 299 | 46.5% | 301 | 48.8% | 302 | 50.8% | 278 | 47.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 54 | 7.2% | 51 | 7.1% | 43 | 6.3% | 25 | 3.9% | 21 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 631 | 84.7% | 543 | 76.1% | 542 | 79.4% | 514 | 79.9% | 456 | 73.9% | 412 | 69.4% | 420 | 71.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 5.4% | 67 | 9.4% | 52 | 7.6% | 46 | 7.2% | 73 | 11.8% | 77 | 13.0% | 66 | 11.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.92 | 19.47 | 19.02 | 19.29 | 19.11 | 17.80 | 17.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCT2 | ||||||
2008 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.9 | 149.2 | 149.3 |
2009 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.5 | 147.8 | 148.7 |
2010 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146 | 148.2 | 149 |
2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.8 | 150.6 | 149.8 |
2012 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.7 | 150.2 | 150.2 |
2013 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.5 | 149.7 | 151 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.7 | 151.7 | 150.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152 | 152.3 | 151 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.1 | 154.5 | 152.1 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 156.7 | 157.4 | 153.3 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.4 | 155.6 | 154.1 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.1 | 154 | 154.2 |
2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.3 | 149.4 | 148.8 |
2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.6 | 149.7 | 149.2 |
2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.6 | 150 | 149.5 |
2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.8 | 150.2 | 149.6 |
2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.5 | 152.3 | 151 |
2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.2 | 151.7 | 151.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.2 | 152.2 | 150.5 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.6 | 153 | 151.1 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 155.1 | 154.2 | 151.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.2 | 153.7 | 151.7 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 154.2 | 154 | 152.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 157.7 | 155.7 | 154.1 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 37.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,691.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,497.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,180.0 |
* Morton Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.