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Morton High School

Morton, IL · Morton CUSD 709

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large

54th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 91% Declining

350 N Illinois Ave, Morton, IL 61550

(309)266-7182NCES ID 172680002864Directory 202324

1,084
Students
2023–24 enrollment
15.5:1
Student / teacher ratio
16%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
18.3%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Morton High School 54th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 91% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 96th in 2019 to 91th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%91%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Morton High School
74%
IL average
52%
Math
Morton High School
61%
IL average
38%
Science
Morton High School
77%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Morton High School IL average
25%50%75%74%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Morton High School IL average
25%50%75%61%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Morton High School IL average
25%50%75%77%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%75%57%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%64%61%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%77%64%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 1,084 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White89%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 89%99%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White93.3%88.8% 4.5 pts
Hispanic1.8%4.6% 2.8 pts
Asian2.1%2.5% 0.4 pts
Two or more races1.2%2.5% 1.3 pts
Black1.0%1.5% 0.5 pts
American Indian0.6%0.1% 0.5 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $288K in zip 61550 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2004

$71K$142K$213K$283K$270K20042010201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Morton High School in?

Morton High School is part of the Morton CUSD 709 district in Morton, Illinois.

Is Morton High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Morton High School 54th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 91% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Morton High School?

White 89%, Hispanic 5%, Asian 3%, Two or more races 3% (1,084 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Morton High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61550 is $288K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.