Morehouse Elementary School

Summary:

Morehouse Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bastrop, Louisiana, serving 587 students in grades PK-6. The school has a predominantly African American student body, with 90.8% of students identifying as African American. However, Morehouse Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Louisiana, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morehouse Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the Morehouse Parish and Louisiana state averages on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 6% of 3rd, 5th, and 6th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 38% in Morehouse Parish and 62% statewide. Similarly, only 25-29% of 3rd and 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 45-47% in Morehouse Parish and 66-70% statewide. The school's student subgroups, including female, male, African American, and low socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom 10-15% of Louisiana elementary schools in their respective categories, and the school's special education students rank in the bottom 1-2%.

Morehouse Elementary School has had high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 76.04% in 2020-2021 to 5.96% in 2022-2023, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income families. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 19.5 to 21.9 students per teacher over the past three school years. When compared to nearby schools, such as Delta Elementary School, Morehouse Elementary consistently underperforms on academic measures, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the root causes of the school's struggles and provide a high-quality education for all students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 1001 West Madison Avenue
       Bastrop, LA  71220


(318) 281-0776

District: Morehouse Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
673rd of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,274 Help


Students who attend Morehouse Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Bastrop High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  589

Racial breakdown:

African American:
93.7%
White:
4.8%
Two or more races:
1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  6.5% Help


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Compare Details Morehouse Elementary School ranks worse than 99.7% of elementary schools in Louisiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 1.09. (See more...)
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Compare Details Morehouse Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2017 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.66. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (93.7%), White (4.8%), two or more races (1.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 6.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morehouse Elementary School is 15.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morehouse Elementary School is $13,274.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morehouse Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Morehouse Elementary School 673rd of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Morehouse Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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African American students:


Morehouse Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Morehouse Parish 66th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Morehouse Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Morehouse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 20.05 660th 766 13.8%
2012 17.82 685th 764 10.3%
2013 8.18 746th 772 3.4%
2014 3.45 765th 777 1.5%
2015 4.05 781st 792 1.4%
2016 1.80 734th 742 1.1%
2017 1.86 732nd 739 0.9%
2018 0.92 726th 728 0.3%
2019 1.71 727th 731 0.5%
2021 1.99 726th 729 0.4%
2022 1.71 725th 727 0.3%
2023 2.39 728th 730 0.3%
2024 1.09 673rd 675 0.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Morehouse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 8.93 332nd 333 0.3%
2021 11.32 292nd 306 4.6%
2022 6.32 307th 307 0.0%
2023 5.98 295th 296 0.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Morehouse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.19 671st 682 1.6%
2019 2.55 694th 697 0.4%
2021 2.54 716th 719 0.4%
2022 2.03 722nd 724 0.3%
2023 2.49 721st 723 0.3%
2024 1.41 671st 674 0.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Morehouse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 1.27 684th 684 0.0%
2021 3.16 702nd 705 0.4%
2022 2.26 698th 701 0.4%
2023 2.05 704th 705 0.1%
2024 0.97 635th 635 0.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Morehouse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.13 279th 281 0.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Morehouse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 2.27 695th 696 0.1%
2021 3.35 701st 704 0.4%
2022 1.76 712th 712 0.0%
2023 2.12 711th 713 0.3%
2024 1.89 649th 651 0.3%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Morehouse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.80 537th 547 1.8%
2019 4.59 556th 559 0.5%
2021 5.94 559th 564 0.9%
2022 3.93 560th 562 0.4%
2023 4.15 569th 570 0.2%
2024 3.08 507th 509 0.4%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Morehouse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.44 510th 516 1.2%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Morehouse Elementary School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 32.25 299th 396 24.5%
2008 30.82 311th 413 24.7%
2009 34.77 307th 425 27.8%
2010 48.30 244th 408 40.2%
2011 22.12 365th 412 11.4%
2012 22.47 370th 442 16.3%
2013 17.78 390th 457 14.7%
2014 6.54 439th 470 6.6%
2015 4.92 461st 482 4.4%
2016 3.70 416th 435 4.4%
2017 3.66 422nd 437 3.4%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Morehouse Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 755 755
1990 337 419 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 756
1991 340 470 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 810
1992 321 478 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 799
1993 296 502 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 799
1994 297 510 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 807
1995 245 479 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 729
1996 245 479 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 729
1997 225 438 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 667
1998 176 392 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1999 155 362 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 518
2000 157 371 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 528
2001 139 416 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 556
2002 117 364 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 483
2003 117 364 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 483
2004 137 357 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 497
2005 121 362 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 485
2006 99 357 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 458
2007 130 341 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 473
2008 101 343 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 445
2009 74 362 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 437
2010 82 310 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 393
2011 100 421 0 2 0 1 3 0 527
2012 94 417 1 3 0 1 4 0 520
2013 78 406 0 2 0 1 6 0 493
2014 61 376 0 2 0 0 7 0 446
2015 37 419 0 0 0 1 8 0 465
2016 21 426 0 2 0 2 5 0 456
2017 68 571 0 4 0 2 9 0 654
2018 54 540 0 1 0 0 6 0 601
2019 32 374 0 0 0 1 2 0 409
2020 33 623 0 0 0 0 11 0 667
2021 30 532 0 2 0 0 12 0 576
2022 27 517 0 0 0 0 7 0 551
2023 44 533 0 1 0 0 9 0 587
2024 28 552 0 0 0 0 9 0 589

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 Morehouse Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 755 51.0 14.8 26.2
1990 756 45.0 16.8 40.5
1991 810 47.0 17.2 55.4
1992 799 46.0 17.3 84.5
1993 799 48.0 16.6 83.2
1994 807 50.0 16.1 85.7
1995 729 42.0 17.4 62.7
1996 729 42.0 17.4 62.7
1997 667 39.0 17.1 59.4
1998 568 35.0 16.2 68.3
1999 518 35.0 14.8 87.1
2000 528 37.0 14.3 79.5
2001 556 34.9 15.9 74.1
2002 483 33.0 14.6 74.9
2003 483 33.0 14.6 74.9
2004 497 36.0 13.8 75.9
2005 485 32.8 14.8 84.3
2006 458 29.6 15.5 77.3
2007 473 28.4 16.7 83.1
2008 445 30.2 14.7 83.8
2009 437 31.1 14.1 86.7
2010 393 31.0 12.6 83.7
2011 527 36.5 14.4 90.9
2012 520 36.1 14.4 90.2
2013 493 36.0 13.6 93.7
2014 446 35.0 12.7 93.7
2015 465 30.0 15.5 93.5
2016 456 n/a n/a 100
2017 654 35.4 18.4 100
2018 601 35.4 16.9 95.2
2019 409 23.2 17.5 76.5
2020 667 32.0 20.8 69.1
2021 576 28.0 20.5 76
2022 551 25.0 21.9 4.9
2023 587 30.1 19.5 6
2024 589 37.7 15.5 6.5

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 Morehouse Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 755 51.0 14.8 26.2
1990 756 45.0 16.8 40.5
1991 810 47.0 17.2 55.4
1992 799 46.0 17.3 84.5
1993 799 48.0 16.6 83.2
1994 807 50.0 16.1 85.7
1995 729 42.0 17.4 62.7
1996 729 42.0 17.4 62.7
1997 667 39.0 17.1 59.4
1998 568 35.0 16.2 68.3
1999 518 35.0 14.8 87.1
2000 528 37.0 14.3 79.5
2001 556 34.9 15.9 74.1
2002 483 33.0 14.6 74.9
2003 483 33.0 14.6 74.9
2004 497 36.0 13.8 75.9
2005 485 32.8 14.8 84.3
2006 458 29.6 15.5 77.3
2007 473 28.4 16.7 83.1
2008 445 30.2 14.7 83.8
2009 437 31.1 14.1 86.7
2010 393 31.0 12.6 83.7
2011 527 36.5 14.4 90.9
2012 520 36.1 14.4 90.2
2013 493 36.0 13.6 93.7
2014 446 35.0 12.7 93.7
2015 465 30.0 15.5 93.5
2016 456 n/a n/a 100
2017 654 35.4 18.4 100
2018 601 35.4 16.9 95.2
2019 409 23.2 17.5 76.5
2020 667 32.0 20.8 69.1
2021 576 28.0 20.5 76
2022 551 25.0 21.9 4.9
2023 587 30.1 19.5 6
2024 589 37.7 15.5 6.5

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Morehouse Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $14,059
2018 $14,927
2019 $11,547
2020 $11,372
2021 $13,391
2022 $13,274

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Morehouse Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 727th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 728th of 730 Elementary schools
 0.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Morehouse Elementary School)369
 27%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Morehouse Parish)5533
 22%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Morehouse Elementary School)2717
 10%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Morehouse Parish)4629
 17%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7059
 11%
4th Grade Mathematics (Morehouse Elementary School)289
 19%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Morehouse Parish)5342
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6965
 4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Morehouse Elementary School)3312
 21%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Morehouse Parish)5347
 6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
5th Grade Social Studies (Morehouse Elementary School)86
 2%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Morehouse Parish)2621
 5%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students409587
 43.5%
African American374533
 42.5%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic01
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White3244
 37.5%
Two or More Races29
 350%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.5%6%
 70.6%


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

High : Bastrop High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 589 students attended Morehouse Elementary School.

Students at Morehouse Elementary School are 94% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

Morehouse Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Louisiana elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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