Enrollment
196
Elementary
DISTRICT 206 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORRICE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262463006113
Morrice Area Elementary School
111 E MASON, MORRICE, MI 48857 · (517) 625-3142 · Shiawassee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- ·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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
84 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 55%
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 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 56% · 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
Morrice Area Elementary School→Morrice Area High School
Based on grade levels within Morrice Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientMath
31.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Michigan average is about 45 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Morrice Area Elementary School
Morrice Area Elementary School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrice Area Elementary School this school | 196 | 42.9% | 38.5% |
| Island City Academy EATON RAPIDS | 197 | 44.7% | 55.3% |
| Mendon Elementary School MENDON | 210 | 45.7% | 28.1% |
| South Range Elementary School SOUTH RANGE | 204 | 42.6% | 61.6% |
| Bad Axe Middle School BAD AXE | 227 | 44.1% | 44.6% |
| Winn Elementary School SHEPHERD | 224 | 38.8% | 56.6% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Morrice Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Shiawassee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #753 of 1,085 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #877 of 1,072 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #1,431 of 1,630 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #1,008 of 1,563 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #104 of 979 | N/A |
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
196
-75 (-28%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 196 | 18.1 | 10.8:1 | 43% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 19.3 | 11.4:1 | 55% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 19.6 | 12.4:1 | 55% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 53% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 21 | 13.0:1 | 55% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 49% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 50% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 21% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morrice Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (273 to 196); teachers down 14% (21 to 18.1).
About Morrice Area Elementary School
Morrice Area Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in MORRICE, Michigan. The school counted 196 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 47% below the average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Morrice Area Schools, which runs Morrice Area Elementary School, has 2 schools and 411 students.
The share of White students at Morrice Area Elementary School is 93%. Next come 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Shiawassee County overall, the White share is about 94%. The diversity index for Morrice Area Elementary School is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.8:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 5.0 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 43% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Shiawassee County is close, at 45%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Morrice Area Elementary School outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Morrice Area Elementary School's results are 8.8 points below predicted: 38.5% against 47.3%.
Census data for Shiawassee County show median household income comes to about $67,404, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 31 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,105, Morrice Area Elementary School among them.
Morrice Area High School is the nearest public school to Morrice Area Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Morrice Area Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles.
Morrice Area Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
A 28% decline took enrollment from 271 in 2020-21 to 196 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.8:1) than in 2020-21 (12.9:1).
Morrice Area Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Shiawassee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,991
Census ACS
Median income
$67,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
10,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Morrice Area High School0.2 mi · 215
- Perry Secondary Campus Home to Perry Middle Perry High Sc1.8 mi · 476
- Perry Upper Elementary1.9 mi · 307
- Perry Elementary Early Learning Center2.2 mi · 193
- Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center West8.5 mi · 159
- Laingsburg High School8.7 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Morrice Area Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Morrice Area Elementary School?
Morrice Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 196 students in grades PK-05.
Is Morrice Area Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morrice Area Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Morrice Area Elementary School have?
Morrice Area Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Morrice Area Elementary School?
Student demographics at Morrice Area Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Morrice Area Elementary School public or private?
Morrice Area Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Morrice Area Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.