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Morton Elementary School
505 South Lincoln
Lexington NE, 68850, Dawson County
Phone: 308-324-3764
Ranking: 
(741 out of 761, bottom 3%)*
(741 out of 761, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lexington Public 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: | 23 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 348 | 356 | 459 | 454 | 435 | 396 | 395 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 51 | 14.7% | 48 | 13.5% | 80 | 17.4% | 78 | 17.2% | 73 | 16.8% | 80 | 20.2% | 80 | 20.3% |
| Grade 1: | 52 | 14.9% | 67 | 18.8% | 72 | 15.7% | 79 | 17.4% | 64 | 14.7% | 75 | 18.9% | 73 | 18.5% |
| Grade 2: | 66 | 19.0% | 64 | 18.0% | 77 | 16.8% | 66 | 14.5% | 82 | 18.9% | 67 | 16.9% | 68 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 17.2% | 55 | 15.4% | 74 | 16.1% | 81 | 17.8% | 71 | 16.3% | 60 | 15.2% | 61 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 17.5% | 60 | 16.9% | 79 | 17.2% | 75 | 16.5% | 80 | 18.4% | 61 | 15.4% | 60 | 15.2% |
| Grade 5: | 58 | 16.7% | 62 | 17.4% | 77 | 16.8% | 75 | 16.5% | 65 | 14.9% | 53 | 13.4% | 53 | 13.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 194 | 55.7% | 190 | 53.4% | 244 | 53.2% | 251 | 55.3% | 230 | 52.9% | 210 | 53.0% | 226 | 57.2% |
| Female: | 154 | 44.3% | 166 | 46.6% | 215 | 46.8% | 203 | 44.7% | 197 | 45.3% | 178 | 44.9% | 165 | 41.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 288 | 82.8% | 298 | 83.7% | 393 | 85.6% | 392 | 86.3% | 373 | 85.7% | 344 | 86.9% | 335 | 84.8% |
| Black: | 14 | 4.0% | 13 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.5% | 22 | 5.1% | 17 | 4.3% | 27 | 6.8% |
| White: | 29 | 8.3% | 31 | 8.7% | 39 | 8.5% | 32 | 7.0% | 32 | 7.4% | 28 | 7.1% | 28 | 7.1% |
| 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: | 13 | 3.7% | 10 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 279 | 80.2% | 288 | 80.9% | 370 | 80.6% | 352 | 77.5% | 339 | 77.9% | 308 | 77.8% | 291 | 73.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 8.9% | 51 | 14.3% | 52 | 11.3% | 55 | 12.1% | 71 | 16.3% | 52 | 13.1% | 66 | 16.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.92 | 13.52 | 14.04 | 14.03 | 14.36 | 13.20 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 68.63 | 74.88 | 103.49 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 71.41 | 78.10 | 107.84 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 88.70 | 88.72 | 110.06 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 63.51 | 76.50 | 101.01 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 77.45 | 81.14 | 104.41 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 82.24 | 87.56 | 108.66 |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 92.20 | 97.23 | 111.04 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 78.52 | 89.13 | 102.64 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 79.10 | 86.31 | 106.36 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 87.53 | 87.71 | 108.63 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 76.75 | 81.71 | 103.84 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 70.00 | 84.41 | 109.01 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 78.17 | 86.22 | 111.62 |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 83.59 | 86.16 | 114.70 |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 36.85 | 36.18 | 43.59 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 81.92 | 95.42 | 102.67 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 86.81 | 93.79 | 108.48 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 86.81 | 99.23 | 108.93 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 71.31 | 75.40 | 101.08 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 71.47 | 87.38 | 107.65 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 69.75 | 86.62 | 114.26 |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 72.66 | 91.26 | 118.18 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 73.74 | 86.42 | 101.12 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 72.11 | 82.04 | 104.29 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 93.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,707.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,043.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,678.0 |
* Morton Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.