Morton School
Public school in Morton, Texas · Morton ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Morton School serves 368 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Morton (Cochran County). It is the only school in Morton ISD. By enrollment it is the 116th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 13.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 26.56 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Morton ISD |
| County | Cochran County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483147003523 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Morton ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 368 | 368 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 13.9 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.3% | 75.3% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 71% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Morton School in context
Size
Morton School is the only school in Morton ISD, so its 368 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 32.1 miles away and have a median of 230 students, so Morton School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 38 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 13, against an average of 26 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% more students than kindergarten (32 against 26). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 38 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 88.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (53.5%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Morton School has 26.56 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 368 students would have about 33.5 teachers, so Morton School has 6.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other school is Whiteface School, 11.9 miles away in Whiteface CISD. No other school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.9% |
| White | 9.8% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
44.3% of students are girls and 55.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 38 |
| Kindergarten | 26 |
| Grade 1 | 20 |
| Grade 2 | 31 |
| Grade 3 | 22 |
| Grade 4 | 13 |
| Grade 5 | 24 |
| Grade 6 | 23 |
| Grade 7 | 25 |
| Grade 8 | 26 |
| Grade 9 | 29 |
| Grade 10 | 30 |
| Grade 11 | 29 |
| Grade 12 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 Champion Dr., Morton, TX 79346
Phone: (806)266-5505
Website: mortonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Morton School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteface School | Whiteface CISD | 11.9 mi | 298 | 9.1 | 54% |
| Mosaic Academy | Paint Rock ISD | 23.6 mi | 29 | 5.7 | – |
| Whitharral School | Whitharral ISD | 25.3 mi | 229 | 11.5 | 41% |
| Amherst School | Amherst ISD | 28.9 mi | 102 | 5.3 | 94.1% |
| Anton School | Anton ISD | 35.2 mi | 175 | 9.5 | 65.7% |
| Smyer Schools | Smyer ISD | 35.7 mi | 431 | 10.5 | 45.9% |
| Ropes School | Ropes ISD | 41.2 mi | 622 | 11 | 30.9% |
| Meadow School | Meadow ISD | 41.4 mi | 230 | 9.6 | 63.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.