Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCKINLEYVILLE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062430003652
Morris Elementary
2395 McKinleyville Ave., McKinleyville, CA 95519 · (707) 839-1529 · Humboldt County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
28.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
146 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 36% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Morris Elementary→McKinleyville Middle
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within McKinleyville Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.1pp since 2014
Math
32.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.8% | 23.3% | 28.1% | 28.9% |
| Math | 11.9% | 20.6% | 30.8% | 36.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 32.5% |
| 2022-23 | 40.3% | 38.4% |
| 2021-22 | 43.5% | 33.1% |
| 2018-19 | 43.1% | 40.7% |
| 2017-18 | 39.5% | 36.3% |
| 2016-17 | 33.2% | 32.5% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Morris Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Elementary this school | 255 | 57.3% | 37.2% |
| Crest Elementary El Cajon | 271 | 61.6% | 23.7% |
| Ridgewood Elementary Eureka | 260 | 51.5% | N/A |
| Redding STEM Academy Redding | 253 | 59.3% | N/A |
| Dow's Prairie Elementary McKinleyville | 283 | 64.0% | N/A |
| Mary Peacock Elementary Crescent City | 251 | 62.5% | 26.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Morris Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #2,738 of 5,151 | #12 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #2,975 of 5,172 ▼ 140 | #15 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #2,640 of 5,172 ▼ 13 | #12 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,648 of 5,116 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #5,097 of 5,915 | #16 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.3:1 | #5,263 of 5,352 | #22 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #1,411 of 5,354 | #9 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #3,593 of 5,625 | #19 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.7% | #494 of 3,837 | #2 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
255
-79 (-24%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
28.3:1
was 23.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 255 | 9 | 28.3:1 | 57% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 12.7 | 21.2:1 | 57% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 16 | 18.3:1 | 59% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 14 | 23.9:1 | 67% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 17 | 21.6:1 | 64% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 16 | 23.1:1 | 54% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | N/A | N/A | 52% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 52% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 19 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (368 to 255); teachers down 47% (17 to 9).
About Morris Elementary
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Morris Elementary serves students in McKinleyville, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 255 students in grades 3 through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 45% lower.
McKinleyville Union Elementary counts 3 schools and 840 students, including Morris Elementary.
At 54%, White students outnumber all other groups at Morris Elementary combined. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, and 8% Native American. By comparison, Humboldt County residents are about 72% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Morris Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Teachers at the school number 9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 28.3:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Morris Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Morris Elementary is 8.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 37.2%. Predicted: 46.0%.
Federal survey data for Humboldt County show that median household income is about $61,160, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Morris Elementary is among the 92 public schools in Humboldt County.
Nearest public school: Mad River High (Continuation), about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Morris Elementary is 3rd of 5 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Morris Elementary the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Morris Elementary saw enrollment fall 24% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 23.9:1 in 2020-21 and 28.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Humboldt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,541
Census ACS
Median income
$61,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
17,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McKinleyville Union Elementary
- McKinleyville MiddleMiddle · 302 students
- Dow's Prairie ElementaryElementary · 283 students
Other schools in McKinleyville
- McKinleyville HighHigh · 566 students
- McKinleyville MiddleMiddle · 302 students
- Dow's Prairie ElementaryElementary · 283 students
- Fieldbrook ElementaryElementary · 90 students
- Mad River High (Continuation)High · 28 students
Other Morris Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Morris Elementary. Morris Elementary is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Morris ElementaryBondurant, IA · 601 students
- Morris Elementary SchoolHuntsville, AL · 532 students
- Morris Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IA · 519 students
- Morris Elementary SchoolMorris, OK · 442 students
- Morris Elementary SchoolMontgomery, AL · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Mad River High (Continuation)0.4 mi · 28
- McKinleyville High0.4 mi · 566
- McKinleyville Middle0.6 mi · 302
- Dow's Prairie Elementary2.0 mi · 283
- Arcata Educational Resource Center3.7 mi · 27
- Laurel Tree Charter3.7 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About Morris ElementaryHow large is Morris Elementary?
Morris Elementary enrolls approximately 255 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Morris Elementary serve?
Morris Elementary serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Morris Elementary?
Approximately 28.3:1 students per teacher at Morris Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Morris Elementary?
Student demographics at Morris Elementary are roughly 54% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Morris Elementary public or private?
Morris Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by McKinleyville Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.