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Morton Elementary School

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Morton Elementary School ranks 712 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

712^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Morton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Pueblo, Colorado, serving 362 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Pueblo School District No. 60, which is ranked 105 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Morton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morton Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 27.7% to 44.5% over the past few years, well above the state and district averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by CMAS test scores, is also consistently below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.8% statewide and 26.2% in the district. In math, only 16.4% of students were proficient or better, compared to 35.9% statewide and 17.5% in the district. Additionally, 84.81% of Morton Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Morton Elementary to nearby schools, such as Fountain International Magnet School, which is only 2.52 miles away, there are notable differences in academic performance. Fountain International Magnet School has significantly higher proficiency rates, with 46.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 43.1% in math in the 2024-2025 school year. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Morton Elementary to learn from the practices and strategies of higher-performing schools in the area. Additionally, Morton Elementary's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female and male students, indicating a need to focus on addressing the specific needs of these groups to improve overall academic achievement.

374

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,582

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 West 31st Street
Pueblo, CO 81008-1308

(719) 549-7585

District: Pueblo School District No. 60

Students who attend Morton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Centennial High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.8%

White:

29.1%

African American:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 28% Colorado)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg22%

Colorado avg40%

712^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Pueblo School District No. 60

105^th of 115Pueblo School District No. 60 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	712 of 950	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	825 of 943	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	778 of 933	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	740 of 921	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	548 of 710	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	632 of 965	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	642 of 917	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.4	613 of 929	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.3	625 of 914	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.9	705 of 938	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.6	688 of 962	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.3	683 of 954	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.9	566 of 935	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.2	537 of 935	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.5	302 of 925	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.5	365 of 872	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	366 of 849	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.7	433 of 852	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.6	454 of 829	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.7	393 of 823	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.2	466 of 808	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	606 of 694	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	580 of 642	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	537 of 595	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	592 of 758	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	540 of 690	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	224 of 247	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	157 of 197	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	87 of 153	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	102 of 270	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	87 of 172	49.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	24.0	172 of 203	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	210 of 332	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	494 of 700	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	575 of 649	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	538 of 594	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	508 of 764	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	552 of 693	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)15th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-23 vs state

Math16%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, March 18, 2012

my son dario started morton elementry in 2nd grade already in the last quarter, he was very nervous since he had been going to columbian elementry and already ecumalted his friends there, we decided to move to the north side and had to move him schools since we had no vechile at the time to drive him across town, anywho, my son is now in 3rd grade and loves his teachers and yes found new friends! i have no other kids so i am a mother that is always wanting the best from him..and with the teachers at morton they always have a challenge for him. Thank you and shout out to all of the teachers that have helped my son dario davis to acheive and go beyond reading,writing,spelling,math,science,social studies,music,and gym!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)						CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 West 31st Street	Pueblo	81008	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7585	374	22	17.0	77.5%	109 (29.1%)	18 (4.8%)	235 (62.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	21.8	712^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.1%		13.7	825^th of 943 public elementary schools	12.5%	113	33.3	20.4	12.2			21.9	35.4			16.4		$13,582
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1629 West 21st	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7570	326	20	16.7	85.0%	72 (22.1%)	9 (2.8%)	234 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	29.1	619^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.8%		18.4	763^rd of 943 public elementary schools	19.1%	144	21.3	40.0	39.4			31.8	25.0	34.4	36.4	31.0	18.2	$16,717
Nettie S Freed K-8 Expeditionary School	Public	K-7	715 W 20th Street	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 549-7410	425	32	13.1	69.2%	139 (32.7%)	9 (2.1%)	247 (58.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.2%)	23.6	685^th of 950 public elementary schools	27.9%		29.4	619^th of 943 public elementary schools	34.4%	66	18.4	27.8	25.5	38.2	23.7	26.8	22.4	26.3	21.8	16.0	32.7	$16,453
Haaff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Chinook Lane	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7550	284	18	16.2	70.4%	70 (24.6%)	7 (2.5%)	189 (66.5%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	58.9	370^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.1%		63.8	329^th of 943 public elementary schools	65.1%	41	35.1	40.0	69.0			46.2	39.5	40.0	62.1	45.8	55.2	$14,792
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31 MacNaughton Road	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7500	394	24	16.1	79.7%	102 (25.9%)	10 (2.5%)	263 (66.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	15	807^th of 950 public elementary schools	15.1%		14.9	810^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.1%	3	22.2	20.5	21.6			21.5	24.1	18.2	19.2	20.7	17.3	$13,442
Fountain International Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-3	925 North Glendale Avenue	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	Yes	No	No	(719) 549-7535	276	17	16.4	54.7%	73 (26.4%)	7 (2.5%)	171 (62.0%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)								(n/a)	46.6					46.6	43.1			43.1		$15,047
Franklin School of Innovation	Public	K-5	1315 Horseshoe Drive	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7540	346	26	13.5	85.5%	85 (24.6%)	5 (1.4%)	248 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	24.5	670^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.5%		25.1	675^th of 943 public elementary schools	28.4%	5	15.9	35.4	51.8			33.5	9.5	31.3	18.2	18.7	20.4	$15,408
Park View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1327 East 9th Street	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7590	285	23	12.2	91.9%	56 (19.6%)	4 (1.4%)	219 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	10.6	877^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.7%		15.3	801^st of 943 public elementary schools	15.1%	76	9.6	12.2	15.7			12.5	22.6	26.2	11.8	19.9	5.9	$14,667
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brown Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7575	250	16	15.3	83.6%	63 (25.2%)	4 (1.6%)	173 (69.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	24.9	665^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.0%		15.8	794^th of 943 public elementary schools	15.8%	129	35.5	35.5	20.7			30.8	32.3			21.7	10.3	$15,661
Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	107 South La Crosse Avenue	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7515	252	19	13.2	89.3%	40 (15.9%)	6 (2.4%)	202 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)			20.8			11.4				5.6	12.5	$17,216

Frequently Asked Questions about Morton Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Morton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Morton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Centennial High School

How many students attend Morton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Morton Elementary School.

Is Morton Elementary School a good school?

Morton Elementary School ranks 712^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Morton Elementary School?

Students at Morton Elementary School are 63% Hispanic, 29% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Morton Elementary School in?

Pueblo School District No. 60

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