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Morton CUSD 709 School District

1050 S 4th Ave Ste 200
Morton, IL 61550-2502
(District boundaries shown in map)
: 
10/
10
Top 10%
Tel: (309) 263-2581
www.morton709.org

Top Rankings

Morton CUSD 709 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 1,061 students in Morton CUSD 709 School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public high schools in Illinois.
Public High Schools in Morton CUSD 709 School District have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Illinois public high school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Public High School in Morton CUSD 709 School District have a Graduation Rate of 94%, which is more than the Illinois average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Morton High School, with 94% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Illinois or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Illinois public high school average of 55% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,040 Schools
# Students
3,247 Students
599,562 Students
# Teachers
211 Teachers
42,663 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1

Student By Grade

Comparison of Students By Grade Trends

GradeMorton CUSD 709 School DistrictIllinois
9284151
10246154
11261151
12270155
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District Rank

Morton CUSD 709 School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 861 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 94% has increased from 93% over five school years.
Definition of Terms
This School District
State Average (IL)
#62 out of 865 school districts
(Top 10%)

Overall School District Rank Trends

YearMorton CUSD 709 School District
2023#62
2022#55
2021#50
2019#71
2018#115
2017#137
2016#97
2015#89
2014#53
2013#58
2012#85
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47%
27%

Math Proficiency Trends

YearMorton CUSD 709 School DistrictIllinois
202347%27%
202148%28%
201951%33%
201850%32%
201749%32%
201651%31%
201547%29%
201481%59%
201381%58%
201292%80%
201193%80%
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57%
30%

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Trends

YearMorton CUSD 709 School DistrictIllinois
202257%30%
202159%32%
201965%38%
201850%37%
201752%38%
201653%36%
201555%38%
201479%57%
201380%58%
201292%75%
201191%75%
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71%
50%
94%
87%

Graduation Rate Trends

YearMorton CUSD 709 School DistrictIllinois
202394%87%
202293%87%
201892%87%
201790%87%
201692%85%
201593%85%
201494%86%
201393%83%
201293%82%
201191%83%
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