Is Lettie Brown Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Lettie Brown Elementary School ranks in the top 10.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Lettie Brown Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 347 students attended Lettie Brown Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lettie Brown Elementary School?

Students at Lettie Brown Elementary School are 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Lettie Brown Elementary School

Summary:

Lettie Brown Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Morton, Illinois, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 360 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. Lettie Brown Elementary School has consistently maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating its strong academic performance.

Lettie Brown Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 62.3%, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 53.4%, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance in Science is also impressive, with 79.6% of students proficient or better in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%. Lettie Brown Elementary School's performance is consistently strong across different student subgroups, including female, male, white, and special education students, indicating a well-rounded and equitable education.

When compared to nearby schools in the Morton CUSD 709 district, such as Jefferson Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School, Lettie Brown Elementary School outperforms them in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. However, when compared to schools outside the Morton CUSD 709 district, such as those in the East Peoria School District 86 and District 50 Schools, Lettie Brown Elementary School's performance is significantly higher, highlighting the strong academic environment within the Morton CUSD 709 district.

Detail:

Public K-6

2550 N Morton Ave
Morton, IL 61550-1128

(309) 266-5309

District: Morton CUSD 709

SchoolDigger Rank:
206^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,057

Student/teacher ratio: 16.7

Number of students: 347

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Hispanic:

2.9%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 11.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lettie Brown Elementary School ranks better than 90% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Morton CUSD 709 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.15. (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

Compare Details Lettie Brown Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Morton CUSD 709 School District. Racial makeup is: White (91.4%), Hispanic (2.9%), two or more races (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 11.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Morton CUSD 709 School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lettie Brown Elementary School is 16.7. 2 elementary schools in the Morton CUSD 709 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Lettie Brown Elementary School employs 20.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lettie Brown Elementary School is $11,057. 2 elementary schools in the Morton CUSD 709 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lettie Brown Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lettie Brown Elementary School 206^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Lettie Brown Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Lettie Brown Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lettie Brown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	82.43	266^th	2020	86.8%
2004	79.92	339^th	2030	83.3%
2005	77.92	375^th	2022	81.5%
2006	78.11	380^th	2086	81.8%
2007	77.59	382^nd	2095	81.8%
2008	83.87	187^th	2092	91.1%
2009	84.32	167^th	2120	92.1%
2010	90.03	12^th	2139	99.4%
2011	86.63	86^th	2147	96.0%
2012	86.45	78^th	2166	96.4%
2013	89.10	159^th	2167	92.7%
2014	89.76	136^th	2093	93.5%
2015	83.73	303^rd	2052	85.2%
2016	86.72	239^th	2046	88.3%
2017	86.53	226^th	2044	88.9%
2018	85.73	242^nd	2037	88.1%
2019	88.57	187^th	2086	91.0%
2021	91.43	137^th	1948	93.0%
2022	89.99	174^th	2082	91.6%
2023	90.15	180^th	2077	91.3%
2024	89.15	206^th	2067	90.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lettie Brown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	78.74	138^th	1194	88.4%
2021	72.86	106^th	640	83.4%
2024	66.45	289^th	1195	75.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Lettie Brown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.49	288^th	1964	85.3%
2019	83.89	249^th	2019	87.7%
2021	93.27	75^th	1680	95.5%
2022	86.07	233^rd	1970	88.2%
2023	83.71	267^th	1957	86.4%
2024	88.96	178^th	1942	90.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Lettie Brown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.53	241^st	1972	87.8%
2019	88.87	160^th	2019	92.1%
2021	84.91	188^th	1707	89.0%
2022	88.98	171^st	1977	91.4%
2023	90.73	140^th	1984	92.9%
2024	87.10	217^th	1959	88.9%

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Rank History for White students at Lettie Brown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.51	270^th	1463	81.5%
2019	80.48	202^nd	1462	86.2%
2021	87.76	103^rd	1308	92.1%
2022	80.58	200^th	1425	86.0%
2023	79.15	223^rd	1419	84.3%
2024	77.17	245^th	1392	82.4%

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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 Lettie Brown Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	80	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	81
1990	81	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	82
1991	155	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	156
1992	239	0	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	243
1993	303	0	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	308
1994	247	0	5	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	253
1995	300	0	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	305
1996	300	0	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	305
1997	311	0	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	314
1998	292	0	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	295
1999	304	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	304
2000	306	1	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
2001	302	0	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	307
2002	284	6	2	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	294
2003	284	6	2	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	294
2004	278	2	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	284
2005	279	2	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	2	290
2006	276	3	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	3	289
2007	281	4	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	4	297
2008	266	6	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	2	281
2009	277	6	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	1	286
2010	293	5	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	6	306
2011	291	8	5	6	0	0	6	0	316
2012	297	10	6	8	0	0	5	0	326
2013	310	8	7	9	0	0	5	0	339
2014	312	8	9	6	0	0	6	0	341
2015	298	8	9	8	0	0	9	0	332
2016	314	13	7	8	0	0	9	0	351
2017	324	13	6	6	0	0	12	0	361
2018	306	16	6	9	0	0	9	0	346
2019	306	14	7	6	0	0	13	0	346
2020	333	9	5	8	0	0	10	0	365
2021	305	8	8	11	0	0	13	0	345
2022	321	5	9	11	0	0	13	0	359
2023	329	0	10	10	0	0	11	0	360
2024	317	3	8	10	0	0	9	0	347

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 Lettie Brown Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	81	3.0	27.0	n/a
1990	82	4.0	20.5	n/a
1991	156	7.5	20.8	n/a
1992	243	12.0	20.2	n/a
1993	308	14.5	21.2	n/a
1994	253	14.1	17.9	n/a
1995	305	16.7	18.3	n/a
1996	305	16.7	18.3	n/a
1997	314	17.7	17.7	n/a
1998	295	16.5	17.9	n/a
1999	304	17.2	17.7	n/a
2000	310	17.2	18.0	n/a
2001	307	18.8	16.3	n/a
2002	294	19.0	15.5	6.1
2003	294	19.0	15.5	6.1
2004	284	16.9	16.8	3.2
2005	290	16.0	18.1	5.2
2006	289	16.0	18.1	3.8
2007	297	14.0	21.2	4.4
2008	281	14.0	20.1	6.8
2009	286	16.0	17.9	6
2010	306	15.0	20.4	8.3
2011	316	16.0	19.7	8.5
2012	326	16.0	20.3	9.5
2013	339	20.4	16.5	11.8
2014	341	18.0	18.9	12.3
2015	332	19.0	17.4	13.6
2016	351	20.0	17.5	10.8
2017	361	19.0	19.0	12.5
2018	346	21.5	16.0	8.1
2019	346	21.3	16.2	7.8
2020	365	19.6	18.5	11.2
2021	345	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	359	19.6	18.2	9.2
2023	360	19.8	18.1	6.1
2024	347	20.6	16.7	11.2

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 Lettie Brown Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	81	3.0	27.0	n/a
1990	82	4.0	20.5	n/a
1991	156	7.5	20.8	n/a
1992	243	12.0	20.2	n/a
1993	308	14.5	21.2	n/a
1994	253	14.1	17.9	n/a
1995	305	16.7	18.3	n/a
1996	305	16.7	18.3	n/a
1997	314	17.7	17.7	n/a
1998	295	16.5	17.9	n/a
1999	304	17.2	17.7	n/a
2000	310	17.2	18.0	n/a
2001	307	18.8	16.3	n/a
2002	294	19.0	15.5	6.1
2003	294	19.0	15.5	6.1
2004	284	16.9	16.8	3.2
2005	290	16.0	18.1	5.2
2006	289	16.0	18.1	3.8
2007	297	14.0	21.2	4.4
2008	281	14.0	20.1	6.8
2009	286	16.0	17.9	6
2010	306	15.0	20.4	8.3
2011	316	16.0	19.7	8.5
2012	326	16.0	20.3	9.5
2013	339	20.4	16.5	11.8
2014	341	18.0	18.9	12.3
2015	332	19.0	17.4	13.6
2016	351	20.0	17.5	10.8
2017	361	19.0	19.0	12.5
2018	346	21.5	16.0	8.1
2019	346	21.3	16.2	7.8
2020	365	19.6	18.5	11.2
2021	345	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	359	19.6	18.2	9.2
2023	360	19.8	18.1	6.1
2024	347	20.6	16.7	11.2

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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