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Grundy Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1100 S 4th Ave, Morton, IL 61550 · (309) 263-1421 · Part of Morton Community Unit School District 709

Morton Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
465
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Grundy Elem School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Morton Township kids: Morton Jr High School

On the path

Where Morton Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Grundy Elem SchoolYou are here
7–8Morton Jr High Schoolin Morton

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1100 S 4th Ave, Morton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K89
Kindergarten49
Grade 153
Grade 255
Grade 356
Grade 457
Grade 552
Grade 654
Enrollment over time
442’20
424’21
439’22
449’23
465’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 5%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Grundy Elem School from Morton Township families.

Other schools in Morton Community Unit School District 709

The district →
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Morton
A+
517 students17:1
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Morton
A−
354 students16:1
Lettie Brown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Morton
A
346 students17:1
Morton Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Morton
A+
504 students13:1
Morton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morton
A
1,061 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Morton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.