Morris Area Elementary

Morris Area Elementary is a roomy K-5 school in MORRIS, Minnesota, operated by MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school serves 557 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 62% larger than the state mean of about 344.

Morris Area Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by MORRIS AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that teaches 1,092 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Morris Area Elementary logs that 60% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 31% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Morris Area Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Stevens County put median household earnings sit near $75,733, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Stevens County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,691 students), Morris Area Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Midwest Special Education Co-op is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Morris Area Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 51.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 550 students in 2018 compared to 557 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 80% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.