McMichael Morton School

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McMichael Morton School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA that serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 294 students. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 494 out of 610 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McMichael Morton School consistently ranks in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with proficiency rates on the PSSA exams that are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 4.7% of students were proficient or better in Math compared to 40.4% statewide and 21.8% in the district. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the district average of 80-90%.

In comparison, the nearby Powel Samuel School, which is also in the Philadelphia City School District, significantly outperforms McMichael Morton School on academic measures, ranking in the top 50% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Other nearby schools like Washington Martha School and Locke Alain School also outperform McMichael Morton, though not to the same degree as Powel Samuel. The high-performing Penn Alexander School, which is part of the Philadelphia City School District but has a unique partnership with the University of Pennsylvania, is an outlier, with proficiency rates among the top 1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 3543 Fairmount Ave
       Philadelphia, PA  19104-1506


(215) 400-7750

District: Philadelphia City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1472nd of 1,526 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $24,144 Help


Students who attend McMichael Morton School usually attend:

High:    West Philadelphia High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.2 Help
Number of students:  280

Racial breakdown:

African American:
93.9%
Hispanic:
2.1%
Two or more races:
1.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details McMichael Morton School ranks worse than 96.5% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks 118th among 147 ranked elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.85. (See more...)
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Compare Details McMichael Morton School ranks worse than 97.2% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.01. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (93.9%), Hispanic (2.1%), two or more races (1.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McMichael Morton School is 10.2, which is the 29th best among 147 elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at McMichael Morton School is $24,144, which is the 11th highest among 147 elementary schools in the Philadelphia City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McMichael Morton School:

SchoolDigger ranks McMichael Morton School 1472nd of 1526 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See McMichael Morton School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks McMichael Morton School 866th of 891 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See McMichael Morton School in the ranking list.)

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Philadelphia City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Philadelphia City School District 494th of 610 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for McMichael Morton School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at McMichael Morton School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 0.72 1284th 1302 1.4%
2004 0.34 1295th 1308 1.0%
2005 1.05 1273rd 1299 2.0%
2006 4.34 1485th 1545 3.9%
2007 2.92 1506th 1555 3.2%
2008 2.39 1514th 1551 2.4%
2009 6.25 1477th 1549 4.6%
2010 2.43 1549th 1579 1.9%
2011 0.26 1595th 1597 0.1%
2012 0.64 1591st 1599 0.5%
2013 0.43 1511th 1519 0.5%
2014 0.69 1456th 1467 0.7%
2015 2.33 1461st 1474 0.9%
2016 2.80 1516th 1554 2.4%
2017 5.16 1451st 1547 6.2%
2018 5.74 1425th 1530 6.9%
2019 5.16 1452nd 1544 6.0%
2022 5.86 1448th 1534 5.6%
2023 4.69 1482nd 1534 3.4%
2024 4.85 1472nd 1526 3.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at McMichael Morton School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 7.08 1362nd 1414 3.7%
2024 7.73 1367th 1432 4.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at McMichael Morton School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 4.87 1433rd 1488 3.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at McMichael Morton School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 5.79 1422nd 1495 4.9%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at McMichael Morton School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.96 386th 437 11.7%
2024 17.09 411th 437 5.9%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for McMichael Morton School

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Rank History for all middle school students at McMichael Morton School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 5.53 597th 643 7.2%
2004 9.45 597th 663 10.0%
2005 8.75 627th 687 8.7%
2006 3.17 712th 736 3.3%
2007 3.24 725th 749 3.2%
2008 3.38 727th 753 3.5%
2009 6.10 724th 770 6.0%
2010 16.07 708th 805 12.0%
2011 13.03 738th 825 10.5%
2012 1.59 823rd 834 1.3%
2013 0.78 747th 758 1.5%
2014 1.05 711th 728 2.3%
2015 5.31 800th 835 4.2%
2016 3.35 866th 870 0.5%
2017 4.72 842nd 877 4.0%
2018 6.29 804th 861 6.6%
2019 10.48 781st 891 12.3%
2022 5.89 869th 883 1.6%
2023 6.21 870th 893 2.6%
2024 6.01 866th 891 2.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at McMichael Morton School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 8.26 844th 874 3.4%
2024 6.51 860th 877 1.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at McMichael Morton School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 4.98 848th 860 1.4%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at McMichael Morton School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.48 643rd 660 2.6%
2024 13.33 667th 672 0.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at McMichael Morton School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 7.21 838th 870 3.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at McMichael Morton School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.72 379th 421 10.0%
2024 17.25 376th 408 7.8%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept 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.

McMichael Morton School Test Scores
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Enrollment information for McMichael Morton School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 601 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 603
1989 0 631 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 637
1990 0 707 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 710
1991 0 676 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 678
1992 2 753 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 760
1993 3 795 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 803
1994 4 828 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 835
1995 5 744 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 754
1996 5 744 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 754
1997 5 762 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 769
1998 3 741 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 746
1999 2 682 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 684
2000 3 663 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 666
2001 4 602 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 607
2002 4 552 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 559
2003 4 552 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 559
2004 3 556 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 562
2005 3 535 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2006 9 597 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 616
2007 6 577 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 590
2008 4 424 0 6 0 n/a n/a 3 437
2009 1 320 0 4 0 n/a n/a 3 328
2010 3 324 0 7 0 n/a n/a 5 339
2011 2 377 0 9 0 0 11 0 399
2012 2 397 0 10 5 0 8 0 422
2013 2 397 0 7 2 0 8 0 416
2014 3 431 3 9 1 4 23 0 474
2015 2 423 4 12 1 1 24 0 467
2016 3 360 3 10 1 1 33 0 411
2017 0 394 1 1 1 1 28 0 426
2018 6 367 0 4 0 1 22 0 400
2019 4 348 0 2 0 1 22 0 377
2020 3 342 0 6 1 1 15 0 368
2021 1 299 0 3 1 1 10 0 315
2022 4 280 0 7 0 0 8 0 299
2023 5 273 0 9 1 0 6 0 294
2024 4 263 0 6 2 0 5 0 280

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 McMichael Morton School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 603 32.0 18.8 n/a
1989 637 39.0 16.3 n/a
1990 710 44.0 16.1 0
1991 678 41.0 16.5 n/a
1992 760 44.0 17.2 n/a
1993 803 43.8 18.3 n/a
1994 835 46.5 18.0 n/a
1995 754 39.0 19.3 n/a
1996 754 39.0 19.3 n/a
1997 769 40.0 19.2 n/a
1998 746 37.0 20.2 n/a
1999 684 33.0 20.7 n/a
2000 666 41.0 16.2 95.5
2001 607 42.0 14.5 98
2002 559 33.0 16.9 94.6
2003 559 33.0 16.9 94.6
2004 562 29.0 19.4 95.4
2005 542 34.0 15.9 97.6
2006 616 35.0 17.6 75.2
2007 590 33.0 17.9 73.7
2008 437 29.0 15.1 79.3
2009 328 26.0 12.6 83.4
2010 339 24.0 14.1 84.4
2011 399 23.0 17.3 86.2
2012 422 25.0 16.8 86
2013 416 24.0 17.3 85.3
2014 474 38.0 12.4 87.1
2015 467 38.0 12.2 99.4
2016 411 29.0 14.1 100
2017 426 30.9 13.7 100
2018 400 22.0 18.1 98.8
2019 377 29.2 12.9 100
2020 368 30.1 12.2 100
2021 315 30.4 10.3 99
2022 299 31.2 9.5 99
2023 294 29.2 10.0 100
2024 280 27.2 10.2 100

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 McMichael Morton School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 603 32.0 18.8 n/a
1989 637 39.0 16.3 n/a
1990 710 44.0 16.1 0
1991 678 41.0 16.5 n/a
1992 760 44.0 17.2 n/a
1993 803 43.8 18.3 n/a
1994 835 46.5 18.0 n/a
1995 754 39.0 19.3 n/a
1996 754 39.0 19.3 n/a
1997 769 40.0 19.2 n/a
1998 746 37.0 20.2 n/a
1999 684 33.0 20.7 n/a
2000 666 41.0 16.2 95.5
2001 607 42.0 14.5 98
2002 559 33.0 16.9 94.6
2003 559 33.0 16.9 94.6
2004 562 29.0 19.4 95.4
2005 542 34.0 15.9 97.6
2006 616 35.0 17.6 75.2
2007 590 33.0 17.9 73.7
2008 437 29.0 15.1 79.3
2009 328 26.0 12.6 83.4
2010 339 24.0 14.1 84.4
2011 399 23.0 17.3 86.2
2012 422 25.0 16.8 86
2013 416 24.0 17.3 85.3
2014 474 38.0 12.4 87.1
2015 467 38.0 12.2 99.4
2016 411 29.0 14.1 100
2017 426 30.9 13.7 100
2018 400 22.0 18.1 98.8
2019 377 29.2 12.9 100
2020 368 30.1 12.2 100
2021 315 30.4 10.3 99
2022 299 31.2 9.5 99
2023 294 29.2 10.0 100
2024 280 27.2 10.2 100

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 McMichael Morton School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,150 (18.7%) $13,719 (81.3%) $16,868
2020 $2,983 (16.9%) $14,638 (83.1%) $17,621
2021 $5,548 (26.3%) $15,544 (73.7%) $21,092
2022 $10,922 (45.2%) $13,222 (54.8%) $24,144

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

Impact of COVID-19 on McMichael Morton School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1452nd of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 1482nd of 1534 Elementary schools
 2.6%
Ranks 781st of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 870th of 893 Middle schools
 9.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (McMichael Morton School)11.412.5
 1.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)5651.7
 4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (McMichael Morton School)11.416.7
 5.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)61.954
 7.9%
4th Grade Math (McMichael Morton School)12.10
 12.1%
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (McMichael Morton School)39.422.7
 16.7%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (McMichael Morton School)30.318.2
 12.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
5th Grade Math (McMichael Morton School)8.30
 8.3%
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (McMichael Morton School)22.20
 22.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
6th Grade Math (McMichael Morton School)150
 15%
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (McMichael Morton School)2025
 5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)6355.6
 7.4%
7th Grade Math (McMichael Morton School)6.33
 3.3%
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (McMichael Morton School)21.95.7
 16.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (McMichael Morton School)10.30
 10.3%
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (McMichael Morton School)27.620
 7.6%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (McMichael Morton School)27.611.5
 16.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
All Grades Math (McMichael Morton School)10.22.8
 7.4%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (McMichael Morton School)33.821.3
 12.5%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (McMichael Morton School)22.112.7
 9.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students377294
 22%
African American348273
 21.6%
American Indian01
Asian00
Hispanic29
 350%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White45
 25%
Two or More Races226
 72.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Students at McMichael Morton School are 94% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Students who attend McMichael Morton School usually go on to attend:

High : West Philadelphia High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 280 students attended McMichael Morton School.

McMichael Morton School ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.


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