The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in English language arts. The lowest is 38% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Morgan Co. R-i Elem.
Morgan Co. R-I Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade in Stover, a small rural community in western Morgan County. The school is the sole elementary campus within the Morgan County R-I district and sits within a town that, by all public accounts, is quiet and car-dependent, with a historic downtown area, a city park with a walking trail, and a stretch of the Katy Trail passing nearby. Employment in the area centers on manufacturing, retail, and health care, and population growth has been gradual.
The student body is almost entirely White, and nearly every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That concentration of economic need is unusually high and shapes the context in which the school operates. State testing data for the 2024-25 school year is available for math and English language arts in grades three and four; science results for grade five from the prior year are suppressed and therefore not reported. For third graders, just over a third of students scored at the proficient level or above in math, and a bit more than a third did so in English language arts. Fourth graders posted stronger results, with roughly two out of five reaching proficiency in math and approximately half doing so in English language arts. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to the two districts in Morgan County. That is a meaningful distinction within a small pool, but a parent should note that the index is an average of the grade-level results reported here, and those results vary by grade and subject.
The school does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate applies, and no chronic absenteeism data was available in the provided records. Information on special education and English learner populations was missing, as were details on discipline, staffing, attendance, and course access. A parent may want to ask the school directly about class sizes, support for students with disabilities, and any English language programs, especially given the lack of reported data in those areas.
Housing in the Stover area is modestly priced relative to national benchmarks, with a home value estimate that is below the state average. The local economy shows a steady unemployment picture consistent with national trends, and the overall context is one of a stable, small-town community rather than a fast-growing or affluent suburb.
For a family considering this school, the picture is one of a rural elementary that serves a student population with high economic need and where academic proficiency results are mixed by grade and subject, but comparatively stronger within the immediate county. The school’s size is typical for a small-town elementary serving these grade levels. The lack of available data on several operational and support areas means a prospective parent would benefit from a conversation with the school office or a visit to understand what is offered beyond what the public record shows.
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