Summary:
The city of Morton, Illinois is home to 6 schools that are part of the Morton CUSD 709 district, which is ranked 74 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The district serves students from 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school.
Morton High School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking 58 out of 697 Illinois high schools with a 5-star rating. It boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 94.0% and a low dropout rate of 2.1%. The school's test scores are also impressive, with 53.3% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts and 82.5% proficient or better in ISA/Science. Among the elementary schools, Grundy Elementary and Lettie Brown Elementary are the top performers, ranking 116 and 206 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools, respectively, and both earning 5-star ratings.
Overall, the Morton CUSD 709 district appears to be a consistently high-performing school system, with all its schools receiving 4 or 5 stars from SchoolDigger and generally outperforming state averages on standardized tests. However, there is some variation in the performance of the elementary schools, and the district may want to address areas like chronic absenteeism and resource allocation across the schools to ensure continued excellence.
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