Summary:
ZIP code 98356 has one elementary school, Morton Elementary School, serving grades PK–4 with 194 students as part of Morton School District in Washington, making it the sole public elementary option in this small community.
Morton Elementary has been improving. Its state ranking moved from 784th in 2023–2024 to 420th in 2025–2026, rising from the 33rd to the 63rd percentile and from 2 stars to 3 stars. In 2025–2026, all-grade ELA proficiency was 58.49%, up 13.66 points from 44.83%, and above both district (51.78%) and state (52.81%). Third-grade ELA was especially strong at 65.38%, well above the state’s 48.84%, while 4th-grade ELA was 51.85%, slightly above the state’s 50.43%. Science proficiency in 2024–2025 was 53.33%, above the state’s 49.38%.
Math results are more mixed. All-grade math in 2025–2026 was 49.06%, up 11.13 points from 37.93% and above the state’s 43.11%, but grade-level results were slightly below the state: 3rd-grade math was 50.00% vs. 53.20%, and 4th-grade math was 48.15% vs. 49.54%. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 59.28% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. Per-student spending was $20,575, and the student-teacher ratio was 13.7. With only 194 students, small cohort changes can affect year-to-year grade-level scores, so the broader upward trend is the most important takeaway.
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