Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Morton

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C

Morton High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

238 East Fourth Avenue, Morton, MS 39117 · (601) 732-8086 · Part of Scott County School District

Morton’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
476
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Morton High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state

On the path

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

5–8Bettye Mae Jack Middle School486 students
9–12Morton High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

238 East Fourth Avenue, Morton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9138
Grade 10134
Grade 11111
Grade 1293
Enrollment over time
459’20
457’21
469’22
490’23
476’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 37%White 30%Black 27%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Morton High School from Morton families.

Other schools in Scott County School District

The district →
Scott Central Attendance Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Forest
B−
856 students17:1
Morton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Morton
C−
686 students18:1
Sebastopol Attendance Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Sebastopol
B+
684 students17:1
Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lake
B
333 students16:1
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Morton
C
486 students17:1
Lake Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lake
B+
237 students17:1

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 Mississippi’s other public schools; Morton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.