Is Morley Elementary School a good school?

Morley Elementary School ranks 75 th of 428 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Morley Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 364 students attended Morley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Morley Elementary School?

Students at Morley Elementary School are 80% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Morley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Morley Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lux Middle School High : Lincoln East High School

Morley Elementary School

Summary:

Morley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 376 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Lincoln Public Schools district, Morley consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, ranking in the top 20% of Nebraska elementary schools.

Morley's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 5th grade, Morley had an 81.97% proficiency rate in ELA compared to 56.02% for the district and 57.43% for the state. The school's strong track record of high performance has earned it a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 75th out of 428 Nebraska elementary schools. Morley also performs exceptionally well in student subgroups, with its White students ranking 45th and its students from low socioeconomic backgrounds ranking 12th out of all Nebraska elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools in the Lincoln Public Schools district, Maxey Elementary School, another high-performing school, is ranked 44th out of 428 Nebraska elementary schools, while Morley Elementary is ranked 75th, indicating that Morley is a particularly strong school within the district. However, Morley's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% in the 2023-2024 school year is still higher than the ideal, which could be an area for the school to focus on improving.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

6800 Monterey Dr
Lincoln, NE 68506-2399

(402) 436-1154

District: Lincoln Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
75^th of 428 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,591

Students who attend Morley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lux Middle School
High:	Lincoln East High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.6

Number of students: 364

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.5%

Two or more races:

9.6%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Morley Elementary School ranks better than 82.5% of elementary schools in Nebraska. It also ranks 7^th among 40 ranked elementary schools in the Lincoln Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.63. (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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.5%), two or more races (9.6%), Hispanic (5.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 28.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morley Elementary School is 13.6. 29 elementary schools in the Lincoln Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Morley Elementary School employs 26.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morley Elementary School is $14,591. 25 elementary schools in the Lincoln Public Schools District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morley Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Morley Elementary School 75^th of 428 Nebraska public elementary schools. (See Morley Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

White students:

Lincoln Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Public Schools 130^th of 182 Nebraska school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Morley Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Morley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2006	86.38	10^th	418	97.6%
2007	79.70	42^nd	430	90.2%
2008	69.11	82^nd	478	82.8%
2009	55.98	244^th	471	48.2%
2010	83.10	12^th	502	97.6%
2011	93.62	13^th	473	97.3%
2012	85.88	32^nd	480	93.3%
2013	91.12	15^th	485	96.9%
2014	90.69	16^th	483	96.7%
2015	90.76	16^th	488	96.7%
2016	85.93	34^th	480	92.9%
2017	83.26	43^rd	459	90.6%
2018	80.59	65^th	450	85.6%
2019	84.32	48^th	452	89.4%
2021	76.47	81^st	442	81.7%
2022	70.85	111^th	457	75.7%
2023	74.91	99^th	459	78.4%
2024	79.63	75^th	428	82.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Morley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	78.87	6^th	43	86.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Morley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2018	67.22	76^th	281	73.0%
2019	82.80	26^th	298	91.3%
2021	73.73	41^st	264	84.5%
2022	60.83	101^st	259	61.0%
2023	79.52	37^th	312	88.1%
2024	82.23	12^th	112	89.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Morley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2018	76.65	57^th	341	83.3%
2019	84.21	40^th	349	88.5%
2021	71.51	77^th	318	75.8%
2022	61.01	127^th	337	62.3%
2023	66.61	115^th	349	67.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Morley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2018	80.93	39^th	347	88.8%
2019	82.59	50^th	367	86.4%
2021	71.88	71^st	328	78.4%
2022	71.07	88^th	356	75.3%
2023	75.40	77^th	366	79.0%

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Rank History for White students at Morley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2018	77.84	58^th	391	85.2%
2019	80.82	46^th	391	88.2%
2021	71.85	75^th	368	79.6%
2022	70.43	84^th	388	78.4%
2023	71.71	81^st	385	79.0%
2024	78.33	45^th	261	82.8%

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Data source: test scores: Nebraska 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.

Data source: Nebraska Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Morley Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	494	3	15	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
1989	530	9	16	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
1990	574	6	20	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	606
1991	568	7	23	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	601
1992	581	8	22	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
1993	575	8	22	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	612
1994	551	15	23	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	597
1995	526	12	18	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
1996	526	12	18	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
1997	426	11	11	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	454
1998	416	11	7	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
1999	407	11	10	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	430
2000	388	13	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
2001	377	13	8	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	401
2002	349	8	6	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
2003	349	8	6	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
2004	353	10	11	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	379
2005	370	6	19	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
2006	372	17	26	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	425
2007	405	5	24	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	442
2008	448	11	21	9	7	n/a	n/a	0	496
2009	459	15	24	9	8	n/a	n/a	0	515
2010	403	4	21	11	6	n/a	n/a	0	445
2011	450	11	16	18	0	0	34	0	529
2012	461	10	18	17	1	0	34	0	541
2013	453	13	27	23	1	0	38	0	555
2014	469	14	30	22	0	1	37	0	573
2015	477	13	30	27	0	1	32	0	580
2016	461	17	27	28	0	1	36	0	570
2017	410	22	23	34	0	1	35	0	525
2018	407	20	16	45	0	1	31	0	520
2019	412	18	8	30	0	0	36	0	504
2020	385	22	2	36	0	0	32	0	477
2021	345	19	3	32	1	0	39	0	439
2022	329	17	1	31	1	2	44	0	425
2023	296	14	1	24	1	2	38	0	376
2024	293	14	1	20	1	0	35	0	364

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 Morley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	516	24.7	20.8	10.5
1989	561	27.9	20.1	13
1990	606	32.0	18.9	13.5
1991	601	34.1	17.6	15.8
1992	613	33.7	18.1	17.3
1993	612	31.9	19.2	16.5
1994	597	33.1	18.0	19.1
1995	561	33.7	16.6	3.6
1996	561	33.7	16.6	3.6
1997	454	26.0	17.5	3.5
1998	438	26.0	16.8	5.9
1999	430	25.8	16.7	7.2
2000	409	26.4	15.5	8.1
2001	401	25.0	16.0	8.2
2002	368	24.1	15.3	7.3
2003	368	24.1	15.3	7.3
2004	379	22.9	16.6	9.8
2005	401	23.0	17.4	10.7
2006	425	26.4	16.1	12.9
2007	442	26.0	17.0	10.6
2008	496	29.8	16.6	11.3
2009	515	33.3	15.5	13.4
2010	445	32.3	13.7	13.9
2011	529	31.9	16.5	19.5
2012	541	32.0	16.9	19
2013	555	34.4	16.1	19.3
2014	573	36.6	15.6	20.8
2015	580	35.0	16.5	22.4
2016	570	37.0	15.4	21.4
2017	525	38.0	13.7	25
2018	520	36.6	14.1	23.3
2019	504	33.3	15.1	24.8
2020	477	32.3	14.7	26.8
2021	439	30.4	14.4	26.7
2022	425	29.6	14.3	25.6
2023	376	25.7	14.6	30.1
2024	364	26.7	13.6	28.6

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 Morley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	516	24.7	20.8	10.5
1989	561	27.9	20.1	13
1990	606	32.0	18.9	13.5
1991	601	34.1	17.6	15.8
1992	613	33.7	18.1	17.3
1993	612	31.9	19.2	16.5
1994	597	33.1	18.0	19.1
1995	561	33.7	16.6	3.6
1996	561	33.7	16.6	3.6
1997	454	26.0	17.5	3.5
1998	438	26.0	16.8	5.9
1999	430	25.8	16.7	7.2
2000	409	26.4	15.5	8.1
2001	401	25.0	16.0	8.2
2002	368	24.1	15.3	7.3
2003	368	24.1	15.3	7.3
2004	379	22.9	16.6	9.8
2005	401	23.0	17.4	10.7
2006	425	26.4	16.1	12.9
2007	442	26.0	17.0	10.6
2008	496	29.8	16.6	11.3
2009	515	33.3	15.5	13.4
2010	445	32.3	13.7	13.9
2011	529	31.9	16.5	19.5
2012	541	32.0	16.9	19
2013	555	34.4	16.1	19.3
2014	573	36.6	15.6	20.8
2015	580	35.0	16.5	22.4
2016	570	37.0	15.4	21.4
2017	525	38.0	13.7	25
2018	520	36.6	14.1	23.3
2019	504	33.3	15.1	24.8
2020	477	32.3	14.7	26.8
2021	439	30.4	14.4	26.7
2022	425	29.6	14.3	25.6
2023	376	25.7	14.6	30.1
2024	364	26.7	13.6	28.6

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 Morley Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$255 (2.3%)	$9,602 (88.2%)	$10,881
2020	$374 (3.2%)	$10,103 (87.3%)	$11,570
2021	$826 (6.3%)	$10,993 (83.9%)	$13,095
2022	$1,215 (8.8%)	$10,930 (79.5%)	$13,751
2023	$1,167 (8.0%)	$11,579 (79.4%)	$14,591

Data source: Nebraska Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Morley Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 48^th of 452 Elementary schools	Ranks 99^th of 459 Elementary schools	10.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Morley Elementary School)	83	77	6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Public Schools)	63	62	1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)	56	63	7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Morley Elementary School)	77	72	5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Public Schools)	57	56	1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)	55	58	3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Morley Elementary School)	74	71	3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Public Schools)	64	59	5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)	58	55	3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Morley Elementary School)	54	55	1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Public Schools)	54	55	1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)	51	58	7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Morley Elementary School)	74	78	4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Public Schools)	52	57	5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)	48	56	8%
5th Grade Mathematics (Morley Elementary School)	81	78	3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Public Schools)	60	63	3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)	54	65	11%
5th Grade Science (Morley Elementary School)	87	88	1%
5th Grade Science (Lincoln Public Schools)	69	73	4%
5th Grade Science (Nebraska)	68	76	8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	504	376	25.4%
African American	18	14	22.2%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	8	1	87.5%
Hispanic	30	24	20%
Pacific Islander	0	2
White	412	296	28.2%
Two or More Races	36	38	5.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	24.8%	30.1%	5.3%

Schools Near Morley Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Monterey Dr	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1154	364	27	13.6	28.6%	293 (80.5%)	14 (3.8%)	20 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.6%)	79.6	75^th of 428 public elementary schools	82.5%		74.9	99^th of 459 public elementary schools	78.4%	24	$14,591	$1,167	$11,579
Pyrtle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	721 Cottonwood Dr	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1162	450	32	14.0	29.8%	359 (79.8%)	13 (2.9%)	38 (8.4%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	79.1	79^th of 428 public elementary schools	81.5%		81.1	64^th of 459 public elementary schools	86.1%	15	$13,828	$1,375	$11,145
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5230 Sumner St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1143	387	30	13.0	59.2%	254 (65.6%)	19 (4.9%)	41 (10.6%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.0%)	35.5	308^th of 428 public elementary schools	28.0%		47.9	252^nd of 459 public elementary schools	45.1%	56	$16,326	$1,608	$12,954
Eastridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6245 L St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1135	279	19	14.7	35.8%	221 (79.2%)	6 (2.2%)	29 (10.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	70.5	123^rd of 428 public elementary schools	71.3%		64.8	162^nd of 459 public elementary schools	64.7%	39	$14,590	$1,632	$11,376
Donald D Sherrill Education Center - Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	330 N 56th St	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1924	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Infant Toddler At Bryan Community School	Public	PK	300 South 48th Street	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1308	8	2	4.0		4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ecse - Homebased	Public	PK	300 South 48th Street	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1994	510	16	31.9	0.8%	377 (73.9%)	27 (5.3%)	51 (10.0%)	23 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)								(n/a)
Meadow Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7200 Vine St	Lincoln	68505	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1151	549	42	13.0	61.0%	330 (60.1%)	22 (4.0%)	116 (21.1%)	24 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.0%)	37	299^th of 428 public elementary schools	30.1%		40.8	294^th of 459 public elementary schools	35.9%	5	$16,138	$1,254	$12,856
Calvert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3709 S 46th St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1130	336	24	13.7	60.4%	194 (57.7%)	24 (7.1%)	51 (15.2%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (16.7%)	21.2	353^rd of 428 public elementary schools	17.5%		39.3	304^th of 459 public elementary schools	33.8%	49	$18,024	$2,253	$13,601
Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1024 S 37th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1163	450	38	11.7	66.4%	265 (58.9%)	29 (6.4%)	79 (17.6%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.6%)	46.5	267^th of 428 public elementary schools	37.6%		46	265^th of 459 public elementary schools	42.3%	2	$15,014	$1,923	$11,623

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Impact of COVID-19 on Morley Elementary School

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Schools Near Morley Elementary School