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Morton Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 1

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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
505 S Lincoln
Lexington, NE 68850
Phone
(308) 324-3764
District
LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
DAWSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
360
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nebraska

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all NE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

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(10 is best)

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

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
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56%
No Data
55%
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58%
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56%
No Data
55%
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58%
    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
14
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 190 52.8%
Grade 1 170 47.2%
Total 360 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 7.0% 13.0% 66.1%
Black 19.2% 9.9% 7.0%
Hispanic 73.0% 75.6% 22.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.7% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.8% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 82.5% 70.2% 29.9%
Free lunch eligible 69.4% 57.7% 23.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.1% 12.5% 6.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,364 1,967,923
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 49.3 26
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.9% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.8% 20.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.6% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.5% 23.6%
65 OR OLDER 11.2% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,922 776,379
Single Parent Households With Children 11.7% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 66.5% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.0% 33.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.6% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.4% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 25.7% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.0% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.3% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 10.7% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,410 $27,088,000 64.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $659 $2,122,000 5.1%
Staff $673 $2,168,000 5.2%
General Administration $126 $406,000 1.0%
School Administration $456 $1,469,000 3.5%
Operation $998 $3,214,000 7.7%
Transportation $185 $596,000 1.4%
Other $304 $978,000 2.3%
Total Support $3,400 $10,953,000 26.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,218 $3,922,000 9.3%
Total Expenditures $13,028 $41,963,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,459 $2,785,059,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $721 $237,273,000 4.3%
Staff $424 $139,692,000 2.5%
General Administration $332 $109,312,000 2.0%
School Administration $676 $222,462,000 4.0%
Operation $1,243 $409,321,000 7.4%
Transportation $361 $118,861,000 2.2%
Other $861 $283,579,000 5.1%
Total Support $4,618 $1,520,500,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,661 $1,205,227,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $16,738 $5,510,786,000 100.0%
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%