Summary:
The middle-school picture in Morton CUSD 709 consists of one school, Morton Junior High School, which serves grades 7–8 and has 504 students. Its 2025–26 results are consistently strong compared with Illinois: every reported subject and grade result is above the matching state figure.
Within the school, ELA is the strongest all-grades result and grade 8 math is the clearest area to ask about. All-grades ELA proficiency is 88%, 32 percentage points above Illinois at 56%; all-grades math is 65%, 26 points above the state at 40%. Grade 7 math is the strongest relative result, at 74% versus 40% statewide, a 34-point advantage. Grade 8 math is the lowest result, at 58%, but still 23 points above the state’s 35%. Grade 8 science is 76%, 24 points above the state’s 52%.
Scores rose from 2024–25 to 2025–26, although the school’s advantage over the state shifted slightly by subject: all-grades ELA rose 2 points at Morton versus 3 statewide, narrowing the gap by 1 point; math rose 2 points versus 1 statewide, widening its advantage by 1 point; and grade 8 science rose 5 points versus 7 statewide, narrowing the gap by 2 points. SchoolDigger gives Morton a 2025–26 rank of 77 out of 1,126, a 93rd-percentile standing, and 5 stars. Other context includes a 13.1:1 student-teacher ratio and 16% free/reduced lunch eligible in school year 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism is 8%, compared with 11% in the district and 24% statewide.
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