Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

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

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

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

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

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

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:
399^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,228

Student/teacher ratio: 16.6

Number of students: 365

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.8%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.9%

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Performance Trends

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...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.63. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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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Finance

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 399^th 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 74^th 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
2003	82.95	247^th	2020	87.8%
2004	79.43	357^th	2030	82.4%
2005	75.41	467^th	2022	76.9%
2006	81.62	230^th	2086	89.0%
2007	81.09	251^st	2095	88.0%
2008	82.10	251^st	2092	88.0%
2009	83.97	178^th	2120	91.6%
2010	86.77	79^th	2139	96.3%
2011	84.52	165^th	2147	92.3%
2012	73.05	626^th	2166	71.1%
2013	85.90	254^th	2167	88.3%
2014	88.90	160^th	2093	92.4%
2015	84.39	294^th	2052	85.7%
2016	76.63	435^th	2046	78.7%
2017	75.35	463^rd	2044	77.3%
2018	82.16	309^th	2037	84.8%
2019	81.16	344^th	2086	83.5%
2021	77.88	378^th	1948	80.6%
2022	76.02	452^nd	2082	78.3%
2023	77.77	405^th	2077	80.5%
2024	78.63	399^th	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
2021	70.48	118^th	640	81.6%
2022	55.54	345^th	1113	69.0%
2024	44.43	565^th	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
2018	82.03	144^th	1765	91.8%
2019	77.03	228^th	1816	87.4%
2021	68.01	285^th	1514	81.2%
2022	66.26	399^th	1763	77.4%
2023	69.83	347^th	1808	80.8%
2024	66.70	407^th	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
2018	82.51	286^th	1964	85.4%
2019	69.10	550^th	2019	72.8%
2021	76.06	330^th	1680	80.4%
2022	73.15	466^th	1970	76.3%
2023	76.07	402^nd	1957	79.5%
2024	76.63	372^nd	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
2018	75.29	431^st	1972	78.1%
2019	86.01	212^th	2019	89.5%
2021	72.58	393^rd	1707	77.0%
2022	74.26	440^th	1977	77.7%
2023	76.63	393^rd	1984	80.2%
2024	77.58	376^th	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
2018	71.30	355^th	1463	75.7%
2019	67.83	414^th	1462	71.7%
2021	68.14	354^th	1308	72.9%
2022	60.39	518^th	1425	63.6%
2023	57.42	562^nd	1419	60.4%
2024	60.72	509^th	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.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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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.

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