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Montessori Academy At Henry C Morton Primary School
267 North Hull Ave
Benton Harbor MI, 49022, Berrien County
Phone: 269-605-2500
Ranking: 
(1,351 out of 2,213, bottom 39%)*
(1,351 out of 2,213, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 8
School District: Benton Harbor Area Schools
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: | 18 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 318 | 331 | 247 | 220 | 210 | 212 | 201 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 47 | 14.8% | 44 | 13.3% | 46 | 18.6% | 33 | 15.0% | 36 | 17.1% | 32 | 15.1% | 35 | 17.4% |
| Grade 2: | 47 | 14.8% | 42 | 12.7% | 38 | 15.4% | 34 | 15.5% | 33 | 15.7% | 36 | 17.0% | 37 | 18.4% |
| Grade 3: | 42 | 13.2% | 47 | 14.2% | 36 | 14.6% | 32 | 14.5% | 29 | 13.8% | 35 | 16.5% | 34 | 16.9% |
| Grade 4: | 40 | 12.6% | 37 | 11.2% | 31 | 12.6% | 26 | 11.8% | 31 | 14.8% | 37 | 17.5% | 18 | 9.0% |
| Grade 5: | 32 | 10.1% | 42 | 12.7% | 19 | 7.7% | 24 | 10.9% | 38 | 18.1% | 15 | 7.1% | 24 | 11.9% |
| Grade 6: | 30 | 9.4% | 38 | 11.5% | 29 | 11.7% | 26 | 11.8% | 13 | 6.2% | 20 | 9.4% | 20 | 10.0% |
| Grade 7: | 37 | 11.6% | 51 | 15.4% | 22 | 8.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 43 | 13.5% | 29 | 8.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 173 | 54.4% | 187 | 56.5% | 129 | 52.2% | 118 | 53.6% | 107 | 51.0% | 104 | 49.1% | 94 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 145 | 45.6% | 144 | 43.5% | 118 | 47.8% | 102 | 46.4% | 94 | 44.8% | 99 | 46.7% | 101 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 5 | 2.4% | 3 | 1.5% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 306 | 96.2% | 320 | 96.7% | 239 | 96.8% | 210 | 95.5% | 200 | 95.2% | 197 | 92.9% | 185 | 92.0% |
| White: | 9 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.1% | 6 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.9% | 7 | 3.3% | 8 | 4.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 283 | 89.0% | 292 | 88.2% | 222 | 89.9% | 186 | 84.5% | 167 | 79.5% | 177 | 83.5% | 154 | 76.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.2% | 11 | 5.0% | 14 | 6.7% | 15 | 7.1% | 19 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.57 | 15.80 | 20.88 | 20.00 | 23.33 | 23.60 | 20.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 70.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 76% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 75.9% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 81.1% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.8% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.7% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 2.8% | 7.6% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 11.8% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 76.4% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 77.4% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81.6% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 77.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 83.2% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 76.1% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 31.7% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 35% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 45.8% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 35.6% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 30.9% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 37.1% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 58.1% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 61.4% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 63.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62.6% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 85.1% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 79.2% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.9% | 5.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 8.8% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 70.9% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 72.6% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 66% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 65.1% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 70% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 62.7% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 34.3% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 31.8% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 41% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 27.5% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 23.1% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 18.8% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 22.4% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 17.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 15% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 50.4% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 59.1% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 51.2% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 52.2% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 54.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 63.1% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 10% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.9% | 7% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 63.2% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 73.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 59.6% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 57.8% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 56.1% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 67.7% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 27.1% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 27.9% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 41.5% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 58.9% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 49.6% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 56% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 48.9% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 44.6% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 0% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 0% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 55% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 55.6% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 35.5% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 33.5% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 20.3% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 40.4% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 41.9% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 52% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 47.1% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 56.7% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 11% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 7.9% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 48.3% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 55.1% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 53.5% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 59% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 55.4% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 59.1% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 30.4% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 27.8% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 32.9% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 39.9% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 6.9% | 4% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 2.3% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 48.3% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 51.1% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 43.3% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 45.7% | 75.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 2.4% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 4.3% | 38.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 15.5% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 18.2% | 62% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 12.1% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 19.7% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 2.5% | 32.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 27.1% | 65.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 0.5% | 15.9% |
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* Montessori Academy At Henry C Morton Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.