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Enrollment
912
High
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONGVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530447000703
Mark Morris High School
1602 Mark Morris Court, Longview, WA 98632 · (360) 575-7663 · Cowlitz County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL912 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
487 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 231 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 238 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 201 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 242 | 27% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
59.9%
WA avg 49.0% . +1.0pp since 2014
Math
21.9%
WA avg 39.2% . -6.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 59.9% | 21.9% |
| 2021-22 | 59.9% | 27.8% |
| 2018-19 | 63.6% | 34.8% |
| 2017-18 | 67.8% | 40.4% |
| 2016-17 | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| 2015-16 | 11.5% | 30.6% |
| 2014-15 | 58.9% | 28.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Mark Morris High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Morris High School this school | 912 | 53.4% | N/A |
| Kelso High School Kelso | 1,390 | 54.2% | N/A |
| Woodland High School Woodland | 667 | 48.3% | N/A |
| North Mason Senior High School Belfair | 735 | 51.0% | 28.4% |
| West Valley High School SPOKANE | 836 | 50.4% | 39.3% |
| Sedro Woolley Senior High School Sedro-Woolley | 1,280 | 47.7% | 39.6% |
Matched among Washington high 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 Mark Morris High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Cowlitz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #222 of 321 ▼ 61 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #150 of 327 ▲ 21 | #2 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 912 | #163 of 570 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #139 of 311 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #210 of 316 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #164 of 386 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #84 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
912
+35 (+4%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 895
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 912 | 44.9 | 20.3:1 | 53% (487) |
| 2023-24 | 923 | 43.9 | 21.0:1 | 54% (494) |
| 2022-23 | 914 | 43.9 | 20.8:1 | 54% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 877 | 44 | 19.9:1 | 46% (404) |
| 2017-18 | 994 | 44.8 | 22.2:1 | 43% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 980 | 41 | 23.9:1 | 43% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 1,185 | 51 | 23.2:1 | 36% (432) |
| 2000-01 | 1,147 | 49 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 895 | 42 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark Morris High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (994 to 912); teachers unchanged (44.8 to 44.9).
About Mark Morris High School
Mark Morris High School is a large high school in Longview School District, located in Longview, Washington. It reports enrollment of 912 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is 59% bigger than the average for high schools in Washington.
Longview School District runs 17 schools with a combined 6,382 students. Mark Morris High School is one of them.
About 68% of the student body at Mark Morris High School is White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Cowlitz County residents are about 83% White. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Mark Morris High School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Mark Morris High School, there are about 20.3 students; the school has 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 53%.
The school is in Cowlitz County, where median household income comes to about $76,531, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cowlitz County's 48 public schools enroll about 17,080 students and include Mark Morris High School.
About 0.3 miles separate Mark Morris High School from the closest public school, Northlake Elementary School. The five-mile area around Mark Morris High School holds at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 4%.
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Cowlitz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,360
Census ACS
Median income
$76,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Longview School District
- R A Long High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Robert Gray ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Mt. Solo Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- Olympic Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Other schools in Longview
- R A Long High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Robert Gray ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Mt. Solo Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- Olympic Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Northlake Elementary School0.3 mi · 315
- Broadway Learning Center0.7 mi · 135
- Columbia Heights Elementary0.8 mi · 331
- Cascade Middle School0.8 mi · 463
- Cowlitz County Youth Services Center0.9 mi · 14
- Kelso Virtual Academy0.9 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Mark Morris High SchoolHow many students attend Mark Morris High School?
Mark Morris High School enrolls approximately 912 students in grades 09-12.
Is Mark Morris High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mark Morris High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mark Morris High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mark Morris High School is approximately 20.3:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mark Morris High School?
At Mark Morris High School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Mark Morris High School public or private?
Mark Morris High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Longview School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.