Jefferson Elementary School

Summary:

Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Morton, Illinois, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 365 students. The school is 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.

Jefferson Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally higher than the state averages, with 6th-grade ELA proficiency reaching 75% in 2023-2024. However, the school's performance lags behind the district average, particularly in Mathematics, where the school's proficiency rates are lower than the district's. Jefferson Elementary School performs well for female and male students, ranking in the top 20-25% of Illinois elementary schools for both subgroups, but its performance for white students and students with special education needs is more average, ranking in the middle 50% of Illinois elementary schools. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is stronger, ranking in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Jefferson Elementary School performs well, with Lettie Brown Elementary and Grundy Elementary School also ranking in the top 20-25% of Illinois elementary schools. However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as those in the East Peoria School District 86, Jefferson Elementary School significantly outperforms them in academic proficiency. The school's consistent high performance, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade, is commendable. However, the steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.0% in 2019-2020 to 15.2% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average, is a concern that the school should address.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 220 E Jefferson St
       Morton, IL  61550-2003


(309) 263-2650

District: Morton CUSD 709

SchoolDigger Rank:
399th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,228 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  365

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.8%
Two or more races:
7.7%
Hispanic:
5.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jefferson Elementary School ranks better than 80.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Morton CUSD 709 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.63. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Jefferson Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Morton CUSD 709 School District.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson Elementary School is $11,228, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Morton CUSD 709 School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary School 399th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Jefferson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Morton CUSD 709:

SchoolDigger ranks Morton CUSD 709 74th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jefferson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 82.95 247th 2020 87.8%
2004 79.43 357th 2030 82.4%
2005 75.41 467th 2022 76.9%
2006 81.62 230th 2086 89.0%
2007 81.09 251st 2095 88.0%
2008 82.10 251st 2092 88.0%
2009 83.97 178th 2120 91.6%
2010 86.77 79th 2139 96.3%
2011 84.52 165th 2147 92.3%
2012 73.05 626th 2166 71.1%
2013 85.90 254th 2167 88.3%
2014 88.90 160th 2093 92.4%
2015 84.39 294th 2052 85.7%
2016 76.63 435th 2046 78.7%
2017 75.35 463rd 2044 77.3%
2018 82.16 309th 2037 84.8%
2019 81.16 344th 2086 83.5%
2021 77.88 378th 1948 80.6%
2022 76.02 452nd 2082 78.3%
2023 77.77 405th 2077 80.5%
2024 78.63 399th 2067 80.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.48 118th 640 81.6%
2022 55.54 345th 1113 69.0%
2024 44.43 565th 1195 52.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.03 144th 1765 91.8%
2019 77.03 228th 1816 87.4%
2021 68.01 285th 1514 81.2%
2022 66.26 399th 1763 77.4%
2023 69.83 347th 1808 80.8%
2024 66.70 407th 1793 77.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.51 286th 1964 85.4%
2019 69.10 550th 2019 72.8%
2021 76.06 330th 1680 80.4%
2022 73.15 466th 1970 76.3%
2023 76.07 402nd 1957 79.5%
2024 76.63 372nd 1942 80.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.29 431st 1972 78.1%
2019 86.01 212th 2019 89.5%
2021 72.58 393rd 1707 77.0%
2022 74.26 440th 1977 77.7%
2023 76.63 393rd 1984 80.2%
2024 77.58 376th 1959 80.8%
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Rank History for White students at Jefferson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.30 355th 1463 75.7%
2019 67.83 414th 1462 71.7%
2021 68.14 354th 1308 72.9%
2022 60.39 518th 1425 63.6%
2023 57.42 562nd 1419 60.4%
2024 60.72 509th 1392 63.4%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Jefferson Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 467 n/a 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 469
1990 453 n/a 3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 456
1991 422 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1992 425 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1993 390 0 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 393
1994 425 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1995 368 0 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 376
1996 368 0 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 376
1997 393 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1998 347 0 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1999 361 1 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 366
2000 348 2 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 355
2001 330 5 2 9 0 n/a n/a 0 346
2002 327 5 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 338
2003 327 5 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 338
2004 300 3 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 310
2005 295 3 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 304
2006 310 2 4 5 0 n/a n/a 2 323
2007 283 3 4 10 0 n/a n/a 1 301
2008 268 2 3 9 0 n/a n/a 5 287
2009 292 3 3 10 0 n/a n/a 5 313
2010 303 2 5 3 0 n/a n/a 5 318
2011 289 4 5 2 0 1 7 0 308
2012 288 5 5 5 0 1 10 0 314
2013 297 7 7 10 0 0 5 0 326
2014 309 4 8 10 0 0 9 0 340
2015 309 7 7 9 0 0 13 0 345
2016 316 4 8 14 1 0 14 0 357
2017 329 7 5 8 0 0 16 0 365
2018 311 7 5 18 0 0 16 0 357
2019 287 8 2 13 0 0 21 0 331
2020 301 8 3 12 0 0 19 0 343
2021 277 11 5 12 1 0 18 0 324
2022 293 10 5 18 0 1 22 0 349
2023 295 12 9 20 0 1 28 0 365

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jefferson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 469 24.0 19.5 n/a
1990 456 24.5 18.6 n/a
1991 424 23.9 17.7 n/a
1992 426 23.5 18.1 n/a
1993 393 22.0 17.9 n/a
1994 427 23.5 18.2 n/a
1995 376 23.1 16.3 n/a
1996 376 23.1 16.3 n/a
1997 395 23.1 17.1 n/a
1998 354 23.1 15.3 n/a
1999 366 23.4 15.6 n/a
2000 355 24.0 14.8 n/a
2001 346 24.0 14.4 n/a
2002 338 22.0 15.4 15.7
2003 338 22.0 15.4 15.7
2004 310 20.0 15.5 12.9
2005 304 19.0 16.0 14.5
2006 323 19.0 17.0 15
2007 301 17.0 17.7 17.3
2008 287 16.0 17.9 19.9
2009 313 18.0 17.4 19.5
2010 318 20.0 15.9 31.6
2011 308 16.3 18.8 25.6
2012 314 16.0 19.6 31.8
2013 326 18.9 17.2 39
2014 340 17.0 19.9 37.6
2015 345 19.0 18.1 41.4
2016 357 20.0 17.8 30
2017 365 21.2 17.1 32.3
2018 357 20.3 17.5 29.1
2019 331 22.3 14.8 29.6
2020 343 21.1 16.2 33.8
2021 324 n/a n/a n/a
2022 349 22.0 15.8 28.9
2023 365 21.9 16.6 27.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jefferson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 469 24.0 19.5 n/a
1990 456 24.5 18.6 n/a
1991 424 23.9 17.7 n/a
1992 426 23.5 18.1 n/a
1993 393 22.0 17.9 n/a
1994 427 23.5 18.2 n/a
1995 376 23.1 16.3 n/a
1996 376 23.1 16.3 n/a
1997 395 23.1 17.1 n/a
1998 354 23.1 15.3 n/a
1999 366 23.4 15.6 n/a
2000 355 24.0 14.8 n/a
2001 346 24.0 14.4 n/a
2002 338 22.0 15.4 15.7
2003 338 22.0 15.4 15.7
2004 310 20.0 15.5 12.9
2005 304 19.0 16.0 14.5
2006 323 19.0 17.0 15
2007 301 17.0 17.7 17.3
2008 287 16.0 17.9 19.9
2009 313 18.0 17.4 19.5
2010 318 20.0 15.9 31.6
2011 308 16.3 18.8 25.6
2012 314 16.0 19.6 31.8
2013 326 18.9 17.2 39
2014 340 17.0 19.9 37.6
2015 345 19.0 18.1 41.4
2016 357 20.0 17.8 30
2017 365 21.2 17.1 32.3
2018 357 20.3 17.5 29.1
2019 331 22.3 14.8 29.6
2020 343 21.1 16.2 33.8
2021 324 n/a n/a n/a
2022 349 22.0 15.8 28.9
2023 365 21.9 16.6 27.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Jefferson Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcalPneumococcal
201599.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%11.3%99.1%99.1%
201699.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%13.6%98.9%85.5%13.6%
201798.1%98.1%98.1%98.1%15.0%98.1%98.1%14.7%
201898.3%97.5%97.5%97.5%14.9%97.2%98.3%14.0%0.3%
201996.4%96.4%96.4%96.4%13.4%96.4%96.4%13.4%
202199.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.1%99.1%99.4%15.6%
202296.6%94.7%94.7%94.7%96.1%93.8%96.6%9.9%
202395.9%95.9%95.9%95.9%96.2%95.6%95.9%12.6%3.0%
202496.9%96.9%96.9%96.9%97.2%96.6%96.6%14.0%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jefferson Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $330 (3.4%) $9,488 (96.6%) $9,818
2020 $380 (3.8%) $9,520 (96.2%) $9,900
2021 $1,132 (10.3%) $9,907 (89.7%) $11,039
2022 $1,132 (10.3%) $9,907 (89.7%) $11,039
2023 $536 (5.3%) $9,516 (94.7%) $10,052
2024 $625 (5.6%) $10,603 (94.4%) $11,228

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jefferson Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 344th of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 405th of 2077 Elementary schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary School)51.247.7
 3.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Morton CUSD 709)58.746.9
 11.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary School)51.345.5
 5.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Morton CUSD 709)54.842.4
 12.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary School)57.247.9
 9.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Morton CUSD 709)59.555.7
 3.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary School)55.141.7
 13.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Morton CUSD 709)50.743.1
 7.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary School)44.564.2
 19.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Morton CUSD 709)62.963.2
 0.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary School)40.549.1
 8.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Morton CUSD 709)4151.1
 10.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Jefferson Elementary School)66.779.2
 12.5%
   5th Grade Science (Morton CUSD 709)78.174
 4.1%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Elementary School)75.236.5
 38.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Morton CUSD 709)68.567.8
 0.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary School)47.319.2
 28.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Morton CUSD 709)48.153.1
 5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students331365
 10.3%
African American812
 50%
American Indian00
Asian29
 350%
Hispanic1320
 53.8%
Pacific Islander01
White287295
 2.8%
Two or More Races2128
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients29.6%27.9%
 1.7%


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Jefferson Elementary School ranks 399th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 81% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 365 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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