Effie Morris Early Learning Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Lake Worth, Texas
Effie Morris Early Learning Academy in Lake Worth, Texas enrolled 356 students in 2024-25 with 23.3 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 30%
440 students in 2022-23, 360 students in 2023-24, 356 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.2 to 23.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 440 | 33.2 | 13.3 |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 27.2 | 13.2 |
| 2024-25 | 356 | 23.3 | 15.3 |
15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 256 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Effie Morris Early Learning Academy enrolled 256 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 256 of the 256 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent22.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.6% of students were Hispanic, 27.8% Black, 18.0% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic46.6%
- Black27.8%
- White18.0%
- Two or more races5.1%
- Asian2.2%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Lake Worth
2 public elementary schools in Lake Worth report 2024-25 enrollment; Effie Morris Early Learning Academy is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effie Morris Early Learning Academy | 356 | 15.3 | 89.6% |
| N a Howry Steam Academy | 349 | 14.2 | 88.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Effie Morris Early Learning Academy
- N a Howry Steam AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 349 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Marine Creek Leadership AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 347 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Effie Morris Early Learning Academy with N a Howry Steam AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lake Worth ISD spends per student$13,817 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,817
- The largest public schools in TexasEffie Morris Early Learning Academy is the number 3,686 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,686 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.15.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Effie Morris Early Learning Academy
How many students attend Effie Morris Early Learning Academy?
356 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 440 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lake Worth, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Effie Morris Early Learning Academy?
15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Effie Morris Early Learning Academy a Title I school?
Effie Morris Early Learning Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Effie Morris Early Learning Academy in?
Lake Worth ISD, NCES district ID 4826490. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482649002977 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.