Morton Elementary School
7006 Marshall Ave
Hammond IN, 46323, Lake County
Phone: 219-989-7336
Ranking:
(1,275 out of 1,449, bottom 12%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Hammond School City
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: | 34 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 37 | |||||||
Total Students: | 548 | 564 | 639 | 685 | 686 | 666 | 657 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 81 | 14.8% | 68 | 12.1% | 78 | 12.2% | 85 | 12.4% | 105 | 15.3% | 89 | 13.4% | 100 | 15.2% |
Grade 1: | 81 | 14.8% | 96 | 17.0% | 104 | 16.3% | 113 | 16.5% | 108 | 15.7% | 119 | 17.9% | 125 | 19.0% |
Grade 2: | 94 | 17.2% | 85 | 15.1% | 107 | 16.7% | 119 | 17.4% | 122 | 17.8% | 131 | 19.7% | 108 | 16.4% |
Grade 3: | 96 | 17.5% | 107 | 19.0% | 111 | 17.4% | 125 | 18.2% | 131 | 19.1% | 114 | 17.1% | 104 | 15.8% |
Grade 4: | 96 | 17.5% | 94 | 16.7% | 116 | 18.2% | 129 | 18.8% | 115 | 16.8% | 100 | 15.0% | 114 | 17.4% |
Grade 5: | 100 | 18.2% | 114 | 20.2% | 123 | 19.2% | 114 | 16.6% | 105 | 15.3% | 113 | 17.0% | 105 | 16.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 274 | 50.0% | 282 | 50.0% | 314 | 49.1% | 337 | 49.2% | 302 | 44.0% | 304 | 45.6% | 294 | 44.7% |
Female: | 274 | 50.0% | 282 | 50.0% | 325 | 50.9% | 348 | 50.8% | 296 | 43.1% | 290 | 43.5% | 299 | 45.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 258 | 47.1% | 276 | 48.9% | 299 | 46.8% | 323 | 47.2% | 236 | 34.4% | 226 | 33.9% | 230 | 35.0% |
Black: | 124 | 22.6% | 127 | 22.5% | 139 | 21.8% | 131 | 19.1% | 120 | 17.5% | 126 | 18.9% | 117 | 17.8% |
White: | 140 | 25.5% | 140 | 24.8% | 175 | 27.4% | 216 | 31.5% | 246 | 35.9% | 245 | 36.8% | 243 | 37.0% |
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: | 25 | 4.6% | 19 | 3.4% | 18 | 2.8% | 6 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 399 | 72.8% | 392 | 69.5% | 430 | 67.3% | 441 | 64.4% | 412 | 60.1% | 367 | 55.1% | 357 | 54.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 8.9% | 50 | 8.9% | 78 | 12.2% | 67 | 9.8% | 87 | 12.7% | 100 | 15.0% | 90 | 13.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.12 | 18.19 | 17.59 | 20.83 | 19.28 | 18.20 | 17.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 56% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 55% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 53% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 55% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 69% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 73.1% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 81.3% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 57% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 54% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 57% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 59% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 53% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 66% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 68% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 66% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 49% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 54% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 53% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 56% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 54% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 63% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 70.5% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 60.4% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 52% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 59% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 61% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 52% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 61.8% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 58% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 52% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 61% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 57.1% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 57.7% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 49% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 51% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 56% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 56% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 58% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 61.2% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 45% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 55% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 57% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 55% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 64% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 71% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 73.5% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 74.5% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 39% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 49.5% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 46.3% | 67% |
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* Morton Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.