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Morton Elementary School

Q: Is Morton Elementary School a good school?

Morton Elementary School ranks 382 nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

382^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Morton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Marysville, Michigan, serving 322 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Marysville Public Schools district, which is ranked 73 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Morton Elementary consistently performs above the state average on M-Step assessments for English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies in grades 3-5. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 58%, compared to the state average of 38.9%, and its 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 70%, compared to the state average of 42.4%. The school also excels in subgroup performance, with its low socioeconomic status students ranking 77th out of 1,381 Michigan elementary schools in 2023-2024.

While Morton Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the overall Marysville Public Schools district, it faces challenges with chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 19.3% to 30.8% in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, Gardens Elementary School consistently outperforms Morton Elementary, while Washington Elementary School has lower performance. Morton Elementary's increased spending and lower student-teacher ratio may contribute to its academic success.

317

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,080

Per pupil spending ?

62.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

920 Lynwood St
Marysville, MI 48040-1315

(810) 364-2990

District: Marysville Public Schools

Students who attend Morton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Marysville Middle School
High:	Marysville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.4%

Two or more races:

6.6%

Hispanic:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (51% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg59%

Michigan avg39%

382^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Marysville Public Schools

73^rd of 613Marysville Public Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	382 of 1488	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	213 of 1486	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	419 of 1470	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	225 of 1344	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	287 of 1153	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	379 of 1408	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	183 of 1448	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	255 of 1466	82.6%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	281 of 1548	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	76.6	328 of 1580	79.2%	★★★★☆
2014	63.9	556 of 1533	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.6	488 of 1563	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.3	416 of 1566	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	448 of 1552	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.5	384 of 1552	75.3%	★★★★☆
2009	70.6	485 of 1589	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.1	288 of 1577	81.7%	★★★★☆
2007	75.9	291 of 1565	81.4%	★★★★☆
2006	80.4	168 of 1545	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	379 of 1338	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	336 of 1342	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	546 of 1321	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	342 of 1106	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	186 of 902	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	302 of 1171	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	120 of 1443	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	204 of 1346	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	77 of 1381	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	70.9	268 of 1350	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	94.9	15 of 1099	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	45 of 749	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	49 of 1134	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	92 of 1397	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	332 of 1366	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	150 of 1347	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	355 of 1334	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	110 of 1139	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	60.4	319 of 915	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	178 of 1196	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	307 of 1446	78.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	413 of 1206	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.2	244 of 1204	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	472 of 1198	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.0	199 of 1102	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	304 of 1005	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	373 of 1128	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.5	239 of 1253	80.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+16 vs state

Math53%+14 vs state

Science46%+6 vs state

Social Studies33%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	920 Lynwood St	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Marysville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 364-2990	317	19	16.7	62.1%	277 (87.4%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	72.1	382^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	74.3%		83.4	213^th of 1486 public elementary schools	85.7%	169			58.0	70.0	46.3			60.0	60.0	38.9			46.3		33.3		$12,080	$1,193	$10,887
Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1076 6th St	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Marysville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 364-7141	469	23	20.1	32.8%	443 (94.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	95.7	46^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.9%		95.4	43^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	97.1%	3			79.0	70.1	72.4			79.0	71.1	73.6			67.8		66.7		$10,036	$483	$9,553
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	905 16th St	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Marysville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 364-7101	460	26	17.6	49.8%	425 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	69.1	424^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.5%		70	406^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.7%	18			53.8	42.6	58.5			60.3	53.7	43.9			53.7		24.4		$10,118	$1,331	$8,788
Cleveland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Vanness St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6500	250	23	10.9	92.8%	116 (46.4%)	63 (25.2%)	27 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (16.8%)	14.7	1265^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.6	1270^th of 1486 public elementary schools	14.5%	5			15.8	25.0	14.7			18.4	26.8	17.6			8.8				$20,818	$10,195	$10,623
Creekside Learning Center	Public	K-5	1520 Michigan Rd	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(810) 364-8990	2	2	1.0		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1112 20th St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6525	270	20	13.5	77.0%	155 (57.4%)	42 (15.6%)	23 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (18.5%)	10	1360^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.6%		17.9	1202^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	19.1%	158				7.6	29.2			6.7	15.1	8.3			16.7		6.3		$18,230	$4,041	$14,189
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	834 Chestnut St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6530	246	23	10.8	90.7%	155 (63.0%)	41 (16.7%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (15.9%)	10.6	1343^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	9.7%		13.9	1262^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	15.1%	81			9.3	20.6	26.3			11.6	14.7				15.8		7.9		$21,781	$11,656	$10,125
East Shore Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1403 7th St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	East Shore Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 247-0687	163	7	22.6	92.6%	101 (62.0%)	24 (14.7%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (19.0%)	34.2	949^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.2%		34.8	938^th of 1486 public elementary schools	36.9%	11	66.7	50.0		29.2	14.3	53.3	46.2		29.2		40.0	23.1	19.1	50.0		50.0	$14,722	$3,461	$11,262
Michigamme Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2855 Michigan Rd	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6523	341	23	15.1	63.6%	276 (80.9%)	10 (2.9%)	24 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.1%)	17.6	1207^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.9%		17.6	1210^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.6%	3			15.9	15.1	28.6			24.6	15.1	17.5			27.0		17.5		$15,764	$2,377	$13,387
H D Crull Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Hancock St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6504	397	28	14.4	73.8%	283 (71.3%)	33 (8.3%)	27 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.1%)	28.7	1031^st of 1488 public elementary schools	30.7%		26.8	1072^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	27.9%	41			23.8	24.6	36.7			28.6	21.3	26.7			30.0		28.3		$14,896	$3,102	$11,795

Frequently Asked Questions about Morton Elementary School

Is Morton Elementary School a good school?

Morton Elementary School ranks 382^nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Morton Elementary School in?

Marysville Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Morton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Marysville Middle School
High : Marysville High School

What is the racial makeup of Morton Elementary School?

Students at Morton Elementary School are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Morton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Morton Elementary School.

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