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Morton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

4361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Morton Elementary is a public elementary school in Arlington, Texas, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 499 students. It is part of the Arlington Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 660 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Morton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 3,077 and 4,364 out of around 4,500 schools.

Academically, Morton Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Arlington ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.22% of 3rd graders at Morton Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 41.53% for Arlington ISD and 52.02% for Texas. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 91.38% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio at Morton Elementary, the school's academic performance remains poor, suggesting that simply increasing funding and staffing may not be enough to address the underlying issues. Addressing the challenges at Morton Elementary will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that considers the unique needs and circumstances of the school and its community.

446

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,053

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 Barrington Pl
Arlington, TX 76014-2128

(682) 867-5600

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Morton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Workman J H
High:	Sam Houston High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.0%

African American:

25.1%

White:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (21% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg37%

Texas avg46%

4,361^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 52Elementary Schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

660^th of 961Arlington Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	4361 of 4651	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	4396 of 4710	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4124 of 4647	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	3817 of 4581	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	3484 of 4578	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	3643 of 4479	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3300 of 4359	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.2	3077 of 4329	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	3688 of 4286	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	3729 of 4320	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	3572 of 4260	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.0	3200 of 4221	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.3	2752 of 4206	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	15.9	3851 of 4095	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.2	3787 of 3937	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.7	3482 of 3884	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	3596 of 3768	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	3637 of 3724	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.9	3416 of 3476	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.8	3149 of 3475	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.2	3278 of 3465	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1540 of 1905	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	2113 of 2443	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1820 of 2443	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1960 of 2421	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	1562 of 2444	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1751 of 2515	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	1237 of 2483	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	34.6	790 of 1015	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	697 of 967	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	932 of 1009	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	961 of 1005	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.6	2405 of 4461	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	2324 of 4331	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	2202 of 4295	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	1877 of 4240	55.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	2461 of 2918	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	3469 of 3668	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	2816 of 3556	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	2055 of 3487	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	1893 of 3446	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	1756 of 3333	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	1467 of 3226	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	3574 of 3744	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	4453 of 4658	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	4225 of 4588	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	4144 of 4561	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	3682 of 4499	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	3518 of 4348	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3005 of 4306	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	35.4	2411 of 2980	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	2223 of 2958	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	2510 of 3006	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	2394 of 3184	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	2595 of 3106	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	3356 of 3644	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	4220 of 4465	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	3813 of 4401	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3390 of 4376	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	3202 of 4329	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3030 of 4188	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	2869 of 4168	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	3311 of 3705	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4263 of 4594	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	3781 of 4521	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3343 of 4477	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	3198 of 4451	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	3018 of 4309	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	2660 of 4264	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	3409 of 3739	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	4334 of 4647	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	3826 of 4585	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3269 of 4563	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	3099 of 4498	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	3641 of 4357	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	3515 of 4319	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	2873 of 3549	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	4100 of 4292	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	3728 of 4086	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	3298 of 3952	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	1530 of 3799	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	1684 of 3684	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.0	3055 of 3558	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	10.0	3012 of 3108	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	2984 of 3106	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	2976 of 3082	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	3126 of 3142	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2205 of 3127	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)46th percentile+29 vs school

Asian (2023)22nd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)19th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2024)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-19 vs state

Reading22%-33 vs state

Science9%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR 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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Morton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2900 Barrington Pl	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5600	446	36	12.4	92.2%	27 (6.1%)	112 (25.1%)	272 (61.0%)	23 (5.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	13.3	4361^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.2%		13.3	4396^th of 4710 public elementary schools	6.7%	35	27.3	16.7	0.0	0.0	16.7	20.0	0.0	22.2	26.0	13.2	25.5	26.0	38.0	17.0	19.2	9.4	$11,053
Burgin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 E Mayfield Rd	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1300	561	45	12.5	90.7%	34 (6.1%)	103 (18.4%)	390 (69.5%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	21.1	3970^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.6%		27.9	3587^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.8%	383	20.0	25.0	46.2	16.7	28.6	42.9	7.1	27.7	23.7	38.1	42.9	27.3	38.3	29.0	35.1	1.6	$10,244
McNutt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3609 S Center St	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-9100	675	45	14.8	83.4%	47 (7.0%)	225 (33.3%)	313 (46.4%)	63 (9.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	33.1	3245^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.2%		26.1	3711^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.2%	466	14.3	20.0						39.7	41.8	37.3	39.6	32.9	57.1	40.8	30.4	13.2	$9,875
Amos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3100 Daniel Dr	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-4700	323	26	12.4	87.6%	30 (9.3%)	60 (18.6%)	191 (59.1%)	28 (8.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	38.8	2854^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.6%		30.5	3431^st of 4710 public elementary schools	27.2%	577								37.5	32.4	52.4	58.1	37.5	24.3	33.3	53.5	23.8	$11,874
Goodman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Rebecca Ln	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2200	452	41	11.1	91.2%	18 (4.0%)	49 (10.8%)	370 (81.9%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	20.2	4011^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.8%		18.6	4140^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.1%	129	9.1	41.7	38.9	11.1		9.1	0.0	22.2	33.3	41.2	35.1	20.0	42.6	20.7	33.3	3.5	$11,514
Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 S Collins St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1000	456	39	11.6	90.8%	22 (4.8%)	16 (3.5%)	407 (89.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	11.9	4420^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.0%		19.1	4117^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.6%	303	13.3	0.0	11.1	27.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	21.2	37.5	27.3	25.9	18.9	18.2	21.3	19.0	10.6	$11,265
Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1025 High Point Rd	Arlington	76015	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5350	524	40	12.9	84.7%	23 (4.4%)	109 (20.8%)	363 (69.3%)	11 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	34.5	3163^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.0%		27.3	3629^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.0%	466	40.9							35.6	31.2	44.9	52.2	45.3	31.2	46.9	39.1	0.0	$10,550
South Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 S Davis Dr	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-3800	669	46	14.4	90.6%	54 (8.1%)	115 (17.2%)	487 (72.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	27.5	3581^st of 4651 public elementary schools	23.0%		16.7	4238^th of 4710 public elementary schools	10.0%	657	14.3	26.5	38.5	8.8	26.9	33.3	16.7	39.2	18.0	48.8	31.5	37.7	34.5	43.2	31.1	13.6	$9,212
Atherton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2101 Overbrook Dr	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-4900	474	36	13.0	86.7%	26 (5.5%)	118 (24.9%)	299 (63.1%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	34.8	3138^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.5%		37.8	2968^th of 4710 public elementary schools	37.0%	170	13.3	11.1	37.5	0.0	40.0	28.6	28.6	32.6	38.0	37.5	54.4	18.9	59.3	28.1	50.9	14.0	$10,370
Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Oleander Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2800	562	42	13.2	94.1%	16 (2.8%)	37 (6.6%)	495 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	25.5	3701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	20.4%		24.7	3796^th of 4710 public elementary schools	19.4%	95	11.8	23.1	25.0	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	31.0	30.7	56.9	40.0	27.1	27.0	34.7	32.3	9.7	$10,955

Frequently Asked Questions about Morton Elementary

What schools do graduates of Morton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Workman J H
High : Sam Houston High School

What district is Morton Elementary in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Morton Elementary?

Students at Morton Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 25% African American, 6% White, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Morton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Morton Elementary.

Is Morton Elementary a good school?

Morton Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Texas elementary schools.

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