Morningside Elementary

School Mission Statement

Our mission is nurturing ALL students to be leaders.

Our vision is students today, leaders tomorrow.

School Facts

• Our campus is the site of the only natural wooded outdoor classroom in the school system and was established in 1993.
  

School Awards

• 2002: Georgia School Bell Award Winner
• 2009: Title I Distinguished School and made adequate yearly progress for seven consecutive years.
• 2024: Georgia Department of Education Literacy Leader Banner for 3rd Grade Growth and 5th Grade Growth

School Principal History

• George W. Pope: 1970 - 1992
• Van Rowell Rodgers: 1992 - 1999
• Peggy Jackson: 1999 - 2004
• Pat Witt: 2004 - 2017
• Kassandra King: 2017 - present
  

Use of School

• Perry Junior High  (grades 8-9): 1970 - 1985
• Morningside Elementary (grades 5-6): 1985 - 1991
• Morningside Elementary (grades PK- 5): 1991 - 1999
• Morningside Elementary (grades 2-5): 1999-2014
• Morningside Elementary (grades PK-5): 2014 - Current
  

Completed School Improvements/ Renovations

• 1994: Music, Art and PE Addition
• 1996: Minor Classroom Modifications
• 2003: 14 Classroom Addition
• 2004: Interior Renovations and Building 2010