1
Alumni: what's one memory from Morris Bye Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270318000118
Morris Bye Elementary
11931 CROOKED LAKE BLVD, COON RAPIDS, MN 55433 · (763) 506-3700 · Anoka County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
237 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
40.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Bye Elementary
Morris Bye Elementary's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Bye Elementary this school | 472 | 50.2% | 38.3% |
| Centennial Elementary CIRCLE PINES | 502 | 46.6% | 49.0% |
| BRIMHALL ELEMENTARY ROSEVILLE | 569 | 47.6% | 43.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary BLAINE | 650 | 50.9% | 41.5% |
| Mississippi Elementary COON RAPIDS | 439 | 57.2% | 46.9% |
| Wilson Elementary ANOKA | 576 | 48.1% | 43.4% |
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 Bye Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #563 of 844 | #32 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #569 of 844 | #35 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #549 of 844 | #31 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #342 of 1,130 | #29 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #432 of 769 | #22 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #117 of 796 | #9 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #332 of 942 | #22 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.3% | #48 of 244 | #3 of 14 |
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
472
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 472 | 33.8 | 14.0:1 | 50% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 28.7 | 15.3:1 | 53% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 56% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 39% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 25.7 | 15.1:1 | 43% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 54% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 39% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | 31 | 21.1:1 | 10% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | 33 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris Bye Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (389 to 472); teachers up 32% (25.7 to 33.8).
About Morris Bye Elementary
Morris Bye Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school for students in COON RAPIDS, Minnesota. A total of 472 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 37% higher.
A total of 53 schools make up Anoka-Hennepin School District, with 38,746 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Morris Bye Elementary is White (46%). Other groups include 21% Black, 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 75% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Morris Bye Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
At Morris Bye Elementary, 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.0:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. Roughly 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Morris Bye Elementary's results are within a point of predicted: 38.3% against 38.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Anoka County show that median household income is about $101,869, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 145 public schools operate in Anoka County, serving about 59,656 students.
Nearest public school: Coon Rapids High School, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Morris Bye Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Morris Bye Elementary at 4th of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 481 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 472. Students per teacher fell from 16.0 in 2020-21 to 14.0 in 2024-25.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Anoka County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,349
Census ACS
Median income
$101,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
145
59,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anoka-Hennepin School District
- Blaine High SchoolHigh · 3,157 students
- Champlin Park High SchoolHigh · 2,978 students
- Anoka High SchoolHigh · 2,348 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 2,037 students
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Andover High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
Other schools in COON RAPIDS
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Coon Rapids Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
- Northdale MiddleMiddle · 1,108 students
- Sand Creek ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci EgngElementary · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Coon Rapids High School0.6 mi · 1,975
- Coon Rapids Middle School0.8 mi · 1,295
- Pathways0.9 mi · 112
- Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary1.0 mi · 83
- Innovation Sci & Tech Middle1.0 mi · 20
- Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng1.3 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Morris Bye ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Morris Bye Elementary?
Morris Bye Elementary enrolls approximately 472 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Morris Bye Elementary serve?
Morris Bye Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Morris Bye Elementary have?
Morris Bye Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Morris Bye Elementary?
Student demographics at Morris Bye Elementary are roughly 46% White, 5% Hispanic, 21% Black, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Morris Bye Elementary in?
Morris Bye Elementary is part of Anoka-Hennepin School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.