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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GEARY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 200789001261
Morris Hill Elem
4722 Normandy Drive, Fort Riley, KS 66442 · (785) 717-4650 · Riley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Kansas 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.
- A-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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
205 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 51%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 69 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 87% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
45.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.4% | 45.9% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Hill Elem
Morris Hill Elem's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Hill Elem this school | 413 | 49.6% | 50.8% |
| Theo Roosevelt Elem Manhattan | 468 | 52.6% | 48.5% |
| Overland Park Elem Overland Park | 391 | 52.9% | 36.3% |
| Roesland Elem Roeland Park | 350 | 45.4% | 61.2% |
| Brookridge Elem Overland Park | 548 | 47.3% | 44.3% |
| Spring Valley Elementary Junction City | 400 | 45.3% | 47.4% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Hill Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Riley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #212 of 625 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #266 of 625 | #7 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #169 of 625 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #168 of 714 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #438 of 539 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #93 of 540 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #379 of 658 | #7 of 11 |
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
413
+168 (+69%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 413 | 27.2 | 15.2:1 | 50% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 51% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 20 | 12.2:1 | 45% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 44% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 189 | 17.5 | 10.8:1 | 52% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 51% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 49% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 234 | 13 | 18.0:1 | 48% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 14 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris Hill Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 119% (189 to 413); teachers up 55% (17.5 to 27.2).
About Morris Hill Elem
Morris Hill Elem is a mid-sized elementary school in Fort Riley, Kansas, under Geary County Schools. Its enrollment is 413 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Kansas enroll around 313, and this school is 32% bigger than that mark.
Geary County Schools counts 15 schools and 7,293 students, including Morris Hill Elem.
Federal enrollment data show Morris Hill Elem is 53% White. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 10% Black. The school's White share is 24 points below the 77% share among Riley County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morris Hill Elem is 15.2:1, based on 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Morris Hill Elem counts 50% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Morris Hill Elem earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Morris Hill Elem's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.8% is 12.3 points above the 38.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Riley County, median household income comes to about $61,098, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 18, with about 8,145 students.
Fort Riley Middle School is about 0.7 miles from Morris Hill Elem, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Morris Hill Elem holds 7 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Morris Hill Elem ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Morris Hill Elem had 245 students in 2020-21 and 413 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.3:1 to 15.2:1.
This page is set up for the Morris Hill Elem community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Riley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,946
Census ACS
Median income
$61,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Geary County Schools
- Junction City Sr HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Junction City Middle SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Ware ElemElementary · 623 students
- LTG Richard J. Seitz ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- Fort Riley Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 400 students
Other schools in Fort Riley
- Ware ElemElementary · 623 students
- Fort Riley Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Fort Riley ElemElementary · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Riley Middle School0.7 mi · 541
- Ware Elem1.3 mi · 623
- LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary2.8 mi · 615
- Fort Riley Elem3.0 mi · 361
- Washington Elem4.3 mi · 350
- Grandview Elem4.5 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Morris Hill ElemHow many students attend Morris Hill Elem?
Morris Hill Elem enrolls approximately 413 students in grades PK-05.
Is Morris Hill Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morris Hill Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Morris Hill Elem have?
Morris Hill Elem employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is Morris Hill Elem?
Morris Hill Elem reports a student body of 53% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Morris Hill Elem public or private?
Morris Hill Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Geary County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.