MORRILL ELEMENTARY

Set in MORRILL, Nebraska, MORRILL ELEMENTARY is a compact K-5 school, overseen by MORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It educates 116 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so MORRILL ELEMENTARY sits 57% below that benchmark.

MORRILL ELEMENTARY is one of 3 schools operated by MORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that serves 267 students overall.

On demographics, MORRILL ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 31% Hispanic. By comparison, Scotts Bluff County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, MORRILL ELEMENTARY shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Roughly 72% of students at MORRILL ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Scotts Bluff County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MORRILL ELEMENTARY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 51.0%; this one delivers 68.8%, a residual of +17.9 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Scotts Bluff County) records that the typical household earns roughly $63,614 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. MORRILL ELEMENTARY is one of 31 public schools in Scotts Bluff County (combined enrollment of about 6,493 students).

The closest other public school is MORRILL EARLY LEARNING CENTER, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MORRILL ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 41%: 198 students in 2018 compared to 116 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the MORRILL ELEMENTARY community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.