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What's the biggest difference between Morris Area Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270038304729
Morris Area Elementary
151 S COLUMBIA AVE, MORRIS, MN 56267 · (320) 589-1250 · Stevens County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest 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 Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
163 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 60% · 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 Area Elementary→Morris Area Secondary
Based on grade levels within MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
50.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Area Elementary
Morris Area Elementary's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Area Elementary this school | 557 | 29.3% | 50.5% |
| LA ACADEMIA CHASKA | 443 | 26.0% | 50.4% |
| GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY NORTHFIELD | 488 | 33.4% | 57.2% |
| International Spanish Language Acad EDINA | 447 | 26.2% | 52.4% |
| Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. NEW HOPE | 733 | 33.0% | 40.4% |
| MEADOWVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 600 | 32.2% | 42.6% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Area Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #329 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #429 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #265 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #215 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #365 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #339 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #696 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #216 of 244 |
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
557
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 557 | 41.3 | 13.5:1 | 29% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 41 | 14.0:1 | 36% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 40.7 | 13.6:1 | 39% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 22% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 29% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 30% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris Area Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (550 to 557); teachers up 12% (37 to 41.3).
About Morris Area Elementary
Morris Area Elementary is a large elementary school in MORRIS, Minnesota, administered by MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Its grade span covers pre-K through 6, with 557 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students, which makes this school 62% bigger than average.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS totals 1,092 students.
The largest group at Morris Area Elementary is White students, at 60%. The remaining students are 31% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Among people living in Stevens County, the White share is about 82%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Morris Area Elementary scores 53%.
There are 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Morris Area Elementary, giving a ratio of 13.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 13.7:1. By family income, 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Stevens County average a similar 28%.
On the allk12 Grade, Morris Area Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
In Minnesota, Morris Area Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 50.5% actual against a predicted 49.3%.
Looking at the county, Stevens County, the median household earns about $75,733 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Morris Area Elementary, Stevens County has 7 public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Midwest Special Education Co-op, is the closest to Morris Area Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Morris Area Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Morris Area Elementary is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 570 in 2020-21, 557 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Morris Area Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Stevens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,739
Census ACS
Median income
$75,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,691 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- Morris Area SecondaryHigh · 535 students
Other schools in MORRIS
- Morris Area SecondaryHigh · 535 students
- Midwest Special Education Co-opElementary · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Midwest Special Education Co-op0.1 mi · 20
- Morris Area Secondary0.1 mi · 535
- HANCOCK ELEMENTARY8.0 mi · 233
- HANCOCK SEC.8.0 mi · 204
- CHOKIO-ALBERTA SECONDARY13.3 mi · 69
- CHOKIO-ALBERTA ELEMENTARY13.3 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About Morris Area ElementaryHow many students attend Morris Area Elementary?
Morris Area Elementary enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Morris Area Elementary serve?
Morris Area Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Morris Area Elementary have?
Morris Area Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Morris Area Elementary?
At Morris Area Elementary, the student body is approximately 60% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Morris Area Elementary in?
Morris Area Elementary is part of MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.