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Grundy Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Grundy Elementary School serves 465 students in prekindergarten through grade 6 in Morton, in the Morton CUSD 709 area. Its clearest strength is academic performance: in 2025–2026, it led its three same-district elementary peers in all-grades English language arts and math proficiency, with both results well above state averages.

In English, 86% of students were proficient—28 percentage points above the three peers’ average, 3 points above the district, and 29 points above the state. In math, 80% were proficient—15 points above the peer average, 12 above the district, and 40 above the state. The school’s relative strength varies by grade: fourth-grade English was nearly level with the district (81.8% versus 81.6%) and behind Lettie Brown Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School. Fifth-grade science was also strong at 80%, 33 points above the state, though Lettie Brown scored higher at 84%.

Both subjects have improved over the past three reported years: English proficiency rose from 73% to 86%, and math from 58% to 80%. SchoolDigger ranks the school 66th of 1,737 Illinois schools, in the 96th percentile, with 5 stars for 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism was 7% in 2025–2026, the lowest among nearby schools with reported figures. Context for families: the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 19.3, higher than those reported by nearby schools, and 17% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well it serves Special Education Students rose from the 56th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 81st in 2024–2025, below the school’s overall 95th percentile that year. Its ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students rose from the 83rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 97th in 2024–2025.

465

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,133

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.6%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1100 S 4th Ave
Morton, IL 61550-2859

(309) 263-1421

District: Morton CUSD 709

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.0%

Two or more races:

5.4%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (82% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg76%

Illinois avg48%

66^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Morton CUSD 709

66^th of 738Morton CUSD 709 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	66 of 1737	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.4	108 of 2056	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	116 of 2067	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	202 of 2077	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	167 of 2082	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	112 of 1948	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	216 of 2086	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	188 of 2037	90.8%	★★★★★
2017	85.9	240 of 2044	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	86.0	255 of 2046	87.5%	★★★★☆
2015	85.1	286 of 2052	86.1%	★★★★☆
2014	91.7	83 of 2093	96.0%	★★★★★
2013	92.3	76 of 2167	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	86.3	85 of 2166	96.1%	★★★★★
2011	86.2	103 of 2147	95.2%	★★★★★
2010	86.0	104 of 2139	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	83.4	201 of 2120	90.5%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	198 of 2092	90.5%	★★★★★
2007	84.1	132 of 2095	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	103 of 2086	95.1%	★★★★★
2005	83.4	187 of 2022	90.8%	★★★★★
2004	84.1	206 of 2030	89.9%	★★★★☆
2003	83.4	228 of 2020	88.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	12 of 1049	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	74 of 1286	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.0	67 of 1942	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	83 of 1942	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	246 of 1957	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	192 of 1970	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	116 of 1680	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	256 of 2019	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	167 of 1964	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	52 of 1800	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	72.6	308 of 1793	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	159 of 1816	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	101 of 1765	94.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	85 of 1311	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	142 of 1947	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	138 of 1959	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	170 of 1984	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	149 of 1977	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	104 of 1707	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	183 of 2019	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	203 of 1972	89.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	249 of 1292	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	46.6	508 of 1156	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	437 of 1194	63.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	70 of 1149	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	86.3	133 of 1389	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	110 of 1392	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	241 of 1419	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	156 of 1425	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	111 of 1308	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	256 of 1462	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	242 of 1463	83.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts86%+29 vs state

Science80%+33 vs state

Mathematics80%+40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grundy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1100 S 4th Ave	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 263-1421	465	24	19.3	16.6%	400 (86.0%)	10 (2.2%)	24 (5.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	94.1	66^th of 1737 public elementary schools	96.2%		93.4	108^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.7%	42	80.4		81.6	81.8	87.7	90.6			85.5	83.7	74.5	78.6	83.0			79.8	97.6%		$12,133	$444	$11,689
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-6	220 E Jefferson St	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 263-2650	354	22	16.1	37.6%	278 (78.5%)	11 (3.1%)	26 (7.3%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.8%)	71.8	436^th of 1737 public elementary schools	74.9%		77.1	455^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.9%	19	66.7		80.4	88.9	70.4	58.3			74.8	70.2	66.0	50.0	31.3			54.5	96.8%		$13,175	$541	$12,634
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	100 S Nebraska Ave	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 266-6989	517	31	16.7	13.7%	472 (91.3%)	12 (2.3%)	14 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	83.3	233^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.2	262^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	87.3%	29	75.3		76.1	71.3	78.9	84.6			77.7	84.5	61.3	44.0	75.6			66.1	96.3%		$13,025	$302	$12,723
Lettie Brown Elementary School	Public	K-6	2550 N Morton Ave	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 266-5309	346	20	17.3	13.6%	309 (89.3%)	6 (1.7%)	11 (3.2%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	90	124^th of 1737 public elementary schools	92.9%		91.3	153^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	92.6%	29	84.2		65.9	89.1	86.0	84.2			82.2	65.9	80.0	78.9	70.2			74.2	95.8%		$12,670	$362	$12,309
Tremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 S James St	Tremont	61568	Tazewell County	Tremont CUSD 702	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 925-4841	304	19	15.9	24.7%	270 (88.8%)	11 (3.6%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	50.6	828^th of 1737 public elementary schools	52.3%		73	532^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	74.1%	296			44.0	75.8					61.6	44.0	50.0					47.3	91.6%		$14,302	$414	$13,889
Don D Shute Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	300 Briarbrook Dr	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 427-5500	206	21	9.9	60.2%	165 (80.1%)	7 (3.4%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	21 (10.2%)								(n/a)																	94.7%		$20,324	$1,004	$19,320
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-2	300 Oakwood Ave	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 427-5550	162	12	13.4	62.3%	134 (82.7%)	5 (3.1%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)								(n/a)																	95.2%		$20,823	$985	$19,837
J L Hensey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	304 E Almond Dr	Washington	61571	Tazewell County	District 50 Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 745-3625	262	21	12.4	58.0%	218 (83.2%)	4 (1.5%)	23 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)								(n/a)			39.7						39.7	34.5						34.5	96.3%		$17,926	$1,356	$16,570
Glendale Elementary School	Public	3-5	1000 Bloomington Rd	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 427-5400	151	15	10.2	47.0%	131 (86.8%)	3 (2.0%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.6%)	24.5	1282^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	26.2%		41.4	1181^st of 2056 public elementary schools	42.6%	101	33.3		39.6	46.7	40.5				42.6	45.3	36.7	26.2				36.8	97%		$20,320	$1,325	$18,995
Robein Elementary School	Public	K-8	200 Campus Ave	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	Robein School District 85	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 694-1409	150	15	10.2	44.7%	126 (84.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	71.2	451^st of 1737 public elementary schools	74.0%		47.4	1055^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.7%	604		72.2	66.7	90.9		56.5		66.7	64.2	61.9						34.1	96.3%		$19,559	$557	$19,002

Frequently Asked Questions about Grundy Elementary School

What district is Grundy Elementary School in?

Morton CUSD 709

How many students attend Grundy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Grundy Elementary School.

Is Grundy Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Grundy Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 66^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Grundy Elementary School?

Students at Grundy Elementary School are 86% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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