Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUMA 1 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080001601820
Kenneth P Morris Elementary School
416 SOUTH ELM STREET, YUMA, CO 80759 · (970) 848-5738 · Yuma County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
200 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (67).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Yuma 1 School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
22.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
30.8%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.2% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 26.5% | 33.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Kenneth P Morris Elementary School
Kenneth P Morris Elementary School's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth P Morris Elementary School this school | 310 | 64.5% | 28.7% |
| Hudson Elementary School HUDSON | 303 | 65.0% | 29.7% |
| Beaver Valley Elementary School BRUSH | 290 | 66.6% | 20.6% |
| Linton Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 307 | 67.4% | 27.8% |
| Grand Valley Center for Family Learning PARACHUTE | 265 | 66.0% | N/A |
| Holyoke Elementary School HOLYOKE | 281 | 63.3% | 22.4% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Kenneth P Morris Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #606 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #531 of 940 ▼ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #786 of 946 ▼ 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #681 of 1,056 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #66 of 896 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #413 of 896 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.5% | #328 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #180 of 200 |
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
310
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 310 | 25.5 | 12.1:1 | 65% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 24.6 | 12.7:1 | 69% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 25.7 | 12.6:1 | 62% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 66% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 23.6 | 12.9:1 | 71% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 70% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 36 | 11.7:1 | 65% (273) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenneth P Morris Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (305 to 310); teachers up 8% (23.6 to 25.5).
About Kenneth P Morris Elementary School
Kenneth P Morris Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of YUMA, Colorado. The school covers kindergarten through 4 and reported 310 students in 2024-25.
The 4 schools of Yuma 1 School District, including Kenneth P Morris Elementary School, enroll 802 students.
Federal enrollment data show Kenneth P Morris Elementary School is 54% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 45% White. Yuma County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Kenneth P Morris Elementary School are from different groups.
Kenneth P Morris Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1, with 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 65% at Kenneth P Morris Elementary School.
Kenneth P Morris Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Colorado public elementary schools.
A school with Kenneth P Morris Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Colorado is predicted to score 27.6%. Kenneth P Morris Elementary School scores 28.7%, 1.1 points above that line.
The school's county is Yuma County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $60,545, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 9 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,759, Kenneth P Morris Elementary School among them.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, YUMA PRESCHOOL, is the closest to Kenneth P Morris Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. On proficiency, Kenneth P Morris Elementary School is ahead of the 23.9% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 5.
Under the NCES locale system, Kenneth P Morris Elementary School is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 314 to 310, a small change. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.7:1 to 12.1:1.
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Yuma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,979
Census ACS
Median income
$60,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yuma 1 School District
- Yuma High SchoolHigh · 228 students
- Yuma Middle SchoolMiddle · 223 students
- YUMA PRESCHOOLElementary · 41 students
Other schools in YUMA
- Yuma High SchoolHigh · 228 students
- Yuma Middle SchoolMiddle · 223 students
- YUMA PRESCHOOLElementary · 41 students
Nearby schools
- YUMA PRESCHOOL0.1 mi · 41
- Yuma Middle School0.1 mi · 223
- Yuma High School0.6 mi · 228
- Otis Junior-Senior High School12.7 mi · 102
- Otis Elementary School12.7 mi · 90
- Lone Star Middle School17.0 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Kenneth P Morris Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kenneth P Morris Elementary School?
Kenneth P Morris Elementary School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades KG-04.
Is Kenneth P Morris Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kenneth P Morris Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kenneth P Morris Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kenneth P Morris Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kenneth P Morris Elementary School?
At Kenneth P Morris Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 54% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Kenneth P Morris Elementary School in?
Kenneth P Morris Elementary School is part of Yuma 1 School District.
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