Enrollment
323
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361986001816
MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL
65 MAIN ST, MORRIS, NY 13808 · (607) 263-6100 · Otsego County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of New York public K-12 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 New York public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
147 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 12 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 6% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · 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
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
39.2%
NY avg 58.3% . -10.3pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
NY avg 57.4% . -11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 55.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New York 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 New York'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 CENTRAL SCHOOL
MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 323 | 45.5% | 46.9% |
| CHARLOTTE VALLEY SCHOOL DAVENPORT | 322 | 46.0% | 43.9% |
| WORCESTER SCHOOL WORCESTER | 308 | 46.1% | 47.8% |
| STOCKBRIDGE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL MUNNSVILLE | 377 | 47.2% | 54.1% |
| MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL MILFORD | 337 | 48.1% | 46.2% |
| NORTHEASTERN CLINTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPLAIN | 379 | 43.8% | 72.5% |
Matched among New York K-12 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 CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Otsego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #70 of 101 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #82 of 101 ▼ 24 | #8 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #89 of 101 ▼ 32 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #104 of 192 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #89 of 146 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #112 of 152 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #95 of 136 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #81 of 95 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
323
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 323 | 37.1 | 8.7:1 | 46% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 38.7 | 7.9:1 | 41% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 42.6 | 7.5:1 | 40% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 39 | 7.9:1 | 46% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 40.8 | 8.3:1 | 57% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 38 | 9.7:1 | 55% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 43 | 10.3:1 | 54% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 42 | 12.2:1 | 43% (218) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 41 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL
MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL is a school serving multiple grade levels with a street address in MORRIS, New York. Federal data show 323 students enrolled in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 544 students for combined schools in New York.
Federal records list MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT as the district for MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL.
The share of students at MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL who are White is 92%. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Otsego County residents are about 89% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL are from different groups.
With 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL, 46% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among New York public K-12 schools, MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL, the prediction is 58.3% and the result is 46.9%.
Looking at the county, Otsego County, median household income comes to about $68,885, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 21 public schools and about 6,216 students.
Measured in a straight line, UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL is about 4.9 miles from MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 307 (2020-21) to 323 (2024-25).
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Otsego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,108
Census ACS
Median income
$68,885
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
6,216 students
Quick facts
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- UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 341
- UNADILLA VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 434
- LAURENS CENTRAL SCHOOL8.3 mi · 287
- GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL8.6 mi · 138
- GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.6 mi · 182
- GREATER PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.3 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL?
MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL have?
MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
How diverse is MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL?
MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL in?
MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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