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Morton Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1225 Tates Creek Pk
Lexington, KY 40502
Phone
(859) 381-3533
District
Fayette County
County
FAYETTE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
705
Classroom Teachers
48

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.8% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Morton Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
43%
59%
48%
51%
38%
55%
43%
59%
48%
51%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
41%
57%
45%
47%
37%
52%
41%
57%
45%
47%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
40%
65%
43%
47%
36%
56%
40%
65%
43%
47%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 220 31.2%
Grade 7 243 34.5%
Grade 8 242 34.3%
Total 705 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.5% 48.1% 76.7%
Black 19.2% 25.0% 11.5%
Hispanic 15.5% 21.2% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.8% 5.5% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.0% 50.0% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 41.6% 47.5% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 2.5% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 321,276 4,512,310
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,131.8 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.6% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.9% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 14.2% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 136,104 1,769,102
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.2% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 46.5% 26.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.0% 12.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.6% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.8% 13.6%
$15,000 or less 9.6% 11.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,763 $362,993,000 53.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $777 $32,205,000 4.7%
Staff $557 $23,091,000 3.4%
General Administration $203 $8,418,000 1.2%
School Administration $728 $30,151,000 4.4%
Operation $1,100 $45,584,000 6.7%
Transportation $456 $18,900,000 2.8%
Other $899 $37,245,000 5.5%
Total Support $4,722 $195,594,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,954 $122,380,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $16,440 $680,967,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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