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Morningside Elementary School

Summary:

Morningside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 452 students. The school is part of the Elizabethtown Independent School District, which is ranked 62 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morningside Elementary School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 193 out of 684 Kentucky elementary schools (rated 4 stars) in 2021-2022 to 353 out of 685 (rated 2 stars) in the current 2023-2024 school year. The school has shown strong performance for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students (ranked 6 out of 114 Kentucky elementary schools with a 5-star rating in 2021-2022) and multi-racial students (ranked 17 out of 53 with a 4-star rating in 2023-2024). However, the school has struggled with the performance of special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools in these categories.

Morningside Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in various subjects, is generally on par with or slightly below the Elizabethtown Independent School District and the state of Kentucky averages. The school has shown particular strength in reading, with 3rd-5th grade reading proficiency rates ranging from 50% to 57% in recent years, compared to the district and state averages. However, the school's mathematics proficiency rates have been consistently lower than the district and state, with 3rd-5th grade math proficiency ranging from 27% to 42% in the 2023-2024 school year. Compared to nearby schools in the Hardin County School District, such as Radcliff Elementary and Woodland Elementary, Morningside Elementary School's performance is notably stronger.


Detail:

Public 1-5

 313 Morningside Dr
       Elizabethtown, KY  42701

(270) 769-3359

District: Elizabethtown Independent

SchoolDigger Rank:
353rd of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools


Students who attend Morningside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Talton K Stone Middle School
High:    Elizabethtown High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  452

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.7%
African American:
11.3%
Two or more races:
11.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.4% Help


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Compare Details Morningside Elementary School ranks worse than 51.5% of elementary schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Morningside Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Morningside Elementary School 353rd of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Morningside Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Elizabethtown Independent:

SchoolDigger ranks Elizabethtown Independent 62nd of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Morningside Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 44.25 368th 638 42.3%
2008 26.02 517th 651 20.6%
2009 44.81 398th 658 39.5%
2010 50.99 362nd 683 47.0%
2011 63.03 246th 688 64.2%
2012 69.05 176th 713 75.3%
2013 76.98 101st 719 86.0%
2014 66.61 207th 705 70.6%
2015 51.57 340th 698 51.3%
2016 45.85 388th 690 43.8%
2017 46.84 390th 694 43.8%
2018 66.17 198th 691 71.3%
2019 64.40 223rd 700 68.1%
2021 24.13 423rd 517 18.2%
2022 64.13 193rd 684 71.8%
2023 60.42 244th 687 64.5%
2024 46.73 353rd 685 48.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.38 38th 59 35.6%
2019 56.74 22nd 58 62.1%
2023 55.69 16th 43 62.8%
2024 58.51 17th 53 67.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.33 203rd 661 69.3%
2023 56.01 79th 257 69.3%
2024 31.66 199th 279 28.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.58 357th 631 43.4%
2019 38.43 453rd 664 31.8%
2022 46.29 343rd 667 48.6%
2023 47.68 327th 670 51.2%
2024 29.25 498th 665 25.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.87 235th 663 64.6%
2019 62.31 235th 671 65.0%
2021 30.18 258th 312 17.3%
2022 47.17 317th 641 50.5%
2023 59.38 225th 639 64.8%
2024 36.68 417th 644 35.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.49 135th 445 69.7%
2019 40.34 250th 474 47.3%
2022 39.12 129th 206 37.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.87 177th 665 73.4%
2019 63.88 216th 676 68.0%
2021 16.25 300th 325 7.7%
2022 70.87 119th 657 81.9%
2023 55.67 263rd 652 59.7%
2024 52.67 287th 652 56.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.36 78th 184 57.6%
2019 37.42 121st 185 34.6%
2022 67.78 24th 118 79.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 87.87 6th 114 94.7%
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Rank History for White students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.46 125th 593 78.9%
2019 72.99 120th 592 79.7%
2021 32.77 248th 337 26.4%
2022 63.19 189th 656 71.2%
2023 64.44 187th 658 71.6%
2024 47.59 328th 659 50.2%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department 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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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Morningside Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 371 65 11 2 1 n/a n/a 0 450
1989 405 62 10 1 2 n/a n/a 0 480
1990 397 75 20 0 0 n/a n/a 0 492
1991 385 78 18 1 0 n/a n/a 0 482
1992 416 83 13 3 0 n/a n/a 0 515
1993 421 85 15 4 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1994 403 80 19 7 1 n/a n/a 0 510
1995 399 77 24 4 0 n/a n/a 0 504
1996 399 77 24 4 0 n/a n/a 0 504
1997 388 63 26 4 0 n/a n/a 0 481
1998 353 77 18 3 0 n/a n/a 4 455
1999 416 84 11 3 1 n/a n/a 7 522
2000 383 66 5 3 1 n/a n/a 5 463
2001 389 73 9 6 3 n/a n/a 17 497
2002 439 60 13 9 2 n/a n/a 0 523
2003 439 60 13 9 2 n/a n/a 0 523
2004 455 81 16 11 2 n/a n/a 0 565
2005 437 82 19 11 1 n/a n/a 0 550
2006 425 85 12 17 2 n/a n/a 0 541
2007 414 88 10 17 1 n/a n/a 27 557
2008 389 97 13 16 0 n/a n/a 28 543
2009 369 83 14 21 0 n/a n/a 34 521
2010 341 70 17 26 1 n/a n/a 37 492
2011 379 79 17 35 0 1 33 0 544
2012 378 84 19 33 1 1 37 0 553
2013 301 72 16 38 4 1 40 0 472
2014 345 69 20 36 3 1 44 0 518
2015 344 74 19 26 3 1 48 0 515
2016 331 60 15 31 1 2 48 0 488
2017 311 45 14 33 1 1 60 0 465
2018 298 50 8 34 0 1 44 0 435
2019 301 49 6 38 0 3 50 0 447
2020 302 49 9 39 1 1 49 0 450
2021 325 55 8 44 1 1 56 0 490
2022 307 50 7 38 1 3 51 0 457
2023 297 51 8 45 0 1 50 0 452

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 Morningside Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 450 26.6 16.9 n/a
1989 480 29.1 16.4 n/a
1990 492 29.0 16.9 n/a
1991 482 28.7 16.7 n/a
1992 515 27.5 18.7 n/a
1993 525 26.9 19.5 n/a
1994 510 25.8 19.8 n/a
1995 504 26.2 19.2 n/a
1996 504 26.2 19.2 n/a
1997 481 26.4 18.2 25.6
1998 455 30.9 14.7 44.3
1999 522 17.4 30.0 51.7
2000 463 18.4 25.2 48.3
2001 497 19.5 25.2 47.9
2002 523 33.3 15.7 72.7
2003 523 33.3 15.7 72.7
2004 565 33.8 16.7 n/a
2005 550 32.8 16.8 n/a
2006 541 35.8 15.1 49.7
2007 557 34.0 16.4 55.8
2008 543 35.0 15.5 57.5
2009 521 34.0 15.3 58.3
2010 492 32.0 15.3 56
2011 544 34.0 16.0 48.9
2012 553 33.5 16.5 53.3
2013 472 29.0 16.2 55.5
2014 518 30.2 17.1 55.4
2015 515 30.0 17.1 54
2016 488 32.0 15.2 58.2
2017 465 30.5 15.2 52.3
2018 435 28.9 15.0 47.4
2019 447 28.1 15.8 46.5
2020 450 29.2 15.4 34.7
2021 490 29.2 16.7 46.7
2022 457 30.0 15.2 49.2
2023 452 31.2 14.4 50.4

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 Morningside Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 450 26.6 16.9 n/a
1989 480 29.1 16.4 n/a
1990 492 29.0 16.9 n/a
1991 482 28.7 16.7 n/a
1992 515 27.5 18.7 n/a
1993 525 26.9 19.5 n/a
1994 510 25.8 19.8 n/a
1995 504 26.2 19.2 n/a
1996 504 26.2 19.2 n/a
1997 481 26.4 18.2 25.6
1998 455 30.9 14.7 44.3
1999 522 17.4 30.0 51.7
2000 463 18.4 25.2 48.3
2001 497 19.5 25.2 47.9
2002 523 33.3 15.7 72.7
2003 523 33.3 15.7 72.7
2004 565 33.8 16.7 n/a
2005 550 32.8 16.8 n/a
2006 541 35.8 15.1 49.7
2007 557 34.0 16.4 55.8
2008 543 35.0 15.5 57.5
2009 521 34.0 15.3 58.3
2010 492 32.0 15.3 56
2011 544 34.0 16.0 48.9
2012 553 33.5 16.5 53.3
2013 472 29.0 16.2 55.5
2014 518 30.2 17.1 55.4
2015 515 30.0 17.1 54
2016 488 32.0 15.2 58.2
2017 465 30.5 15.2 52.3
2018 435 28.9 15.0 47.4
2019 447 28.1 15.8 46.5
2020 450 29.2 15.4 34.7
2021 490 29.2 16.7 46.7
2022 457 30.0 15.2 49.2
2023 452 31.2 14.4 50.4

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Morningside Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $464 (4.1%) $135 (1.2%) $599 (5.3%) $8,803 (78.0%) $1,886 (16.7%) $10,689 (94.7%) $11,288
2019 $309 (3.2%) $74 (0.8%) $382 (3.9%) $7,800 (80.7%) $1,486 (15.4%) $9,288 (96.0%) $9,671
2020 $347 (3.6%) $12 (0.1%) $359 (3.7%) $8,138 (84.3%) $1,158 (12.0%) $9,296 (96.3%) $9,654
2021 $547 (4.9%) $307 (2.8%) $854 (7.7%) $8,756 (78.7%) $1,513 (13.6%) $10,268 (92.3%) $11,123
2022 $1,024 (8.3%) $560 (4.5%) $1,584 (12.9%) $8,819 (71.6%) $1,909 (15.5%) $10,728 (87.1%) $12,312

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Morningside Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 223rd of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 244th of 687 Elementary schools
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students447452
 1.1%
African American4951
 4.1%
American Indian00
Asian68
 33.3%
Hispanic3845
 18.4%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White301297
 1.3%
Two or More Races5050
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.5%50.4%
 3.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Morningside Elementary School

Morningside Elementary School ranks 353rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Morningside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Talton K Stone Middle School
High : Elizabethtown High School

Students at Morningside Elementary School are 66% White, 11% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 452 students attended Morningside Elementary School.


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