English Performance Level 3 achieved by 28.2% of economically disadvantaged students at Morton High School in 2023-24 school year

Morton High School saw 28.2% of their economically disadvantaged students reach English Performance Level 3 in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 9.1% increase over the previous school year, when 19.1% of economically disadvantaged students reached English Performance Level 3.

Economically disadvantaged students at Morton High School performed the best in Math.

Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.

Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.

Currently Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.

Student Group	English Performance Level 3
All	28.7%
Black or African American	31.1%
Economically Disadvantaged	28.2%
English Learners	8.7%
Female	29.6%
Hispanic or Latino	21.7%
Male	21-30%
Non Economically Disadvantaged	91-100%
Non English Learners	32.1%
Students with Disabilities	5.3%
Students without Disabilities	31.9%
Multiracial	53.9%
White	26.4%