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Morris Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

581^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Morris Elementary School is a public school in Huntsville, AL, serving 532 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Huntsville City district.

Morris Elementary faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates have consistently remained below 30% across all grades in recent years. For example, 5th grade math proficiency was just 10.81% in the most recent testing year, compared to state averages around 39%. The school's overall ranking places it in the lower tier of Alabama elementary schools, though it shows relative strength in English Language Arts, with 3rd grade reading proficiency at 45.78%. Encouragingly, the school has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 20.2% in 2022-2023 to just 8.0% in 2024-2025—now below both district and state averages. Science scores also improved dramatically, jumping from 12.82% to 35.59% proficiency in 4th grade. When compared to nearby schools, Morris performs similarly to McDonnell Elementary and Highlands Elementary, but lags significantly behind Blossomwood Elementary and the Academy For Science Foreign Language, which demonstrates that high achievement is possible within the same district.

With 71% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Morris serves a high-poverty population. The school spends approximately $8,314 per student—the lowest among nearby schools—yet its outcomes are comparable to schools spending significantly more, suggesting that additional funding alone may not be the primary solution. The school's special education students have seen declining performance in recent years, which is an area of concern. However, the dramatic improvements in attendance and science achievement indicate that targeted interventions can yield positive results. For parents considering this school, the most pressing question is whether the persistent math proficiency gap—often 20-30 points below state averages—can be addressed with the same success seen in other areas.

532

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,314

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4801 Bob Wallace Ave SW
Huntsville, AL 35805

(256) 428-7340

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Morris Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Morris Middle School
High:	Columbia High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.4%

Hispanic:

32.3%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (31% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg49%

Alabama avg53%

581^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Huntsville City

78^th of 140Huntsville City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	581 of 686	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	619 of 680	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	603 of 684	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	558 of 680	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	507 of 687	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	544 of 692	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	482 of 681	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	524 of 680	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	520 of 688	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.1	471 of 691	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.5	522 of 691	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.8	515 of 695	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	615 of 696	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.4	507 of 696	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	622 of 709	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.8	639 of 704	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	37.7	508 of 696	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.7	545 of 698	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.3	489 of 698	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.5	425 of 689	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.1	544 of 688	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	54.1	301 of 623	51.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	273 of 428	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.7	333 of 427	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	349 of 420	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	283 of 427	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	258 of 426	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	304 of 426	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	183 of 426	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	254 of 423	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.3	178 of 336	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	97 of 143	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	102 of 142	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	99 of 131	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	121 of 123	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	106 of 110	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	69 of 100	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	35 of 74	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.7	58 of 65	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	534 of 651	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	548 of 649	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	594 of 650	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	527 of 645	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	428 of 656	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	481 of 656	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	447 of 646	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	524 of 640	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	503 of 639	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	190 of 206	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	176 of 196	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	162 of 184	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	114 of 175	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	114 of 164	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	66 of 152	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	97 of 140	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.2	79 of 130	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	525 of 667	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	591 of 660	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	610 of 670	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	507 of 623	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	454 of 651	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	518 of 653	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	440 of 649	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	521 of 651	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	571 of 659	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	613 of 651	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	571 of 655	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	557 of 649	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	550 of 669	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	560 of 669	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	500 of 650	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	485 of 650	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	465 of 639	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	160 of 193	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	82 of 82	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	68 of 70	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	55 of 64	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	37 of 39	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	385 of 403	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	382 of 395	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	318 of 373	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	311 of 345	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	235 of 398	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	265 of 392	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	152 of 344	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.7	57 of 280	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	512 of 532	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	514 of 535	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	519 of 528	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	503 of 540	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	526 of 539	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	472 of 529	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	454 of 508	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	362 of 369	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2026)36th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English43%-22 vs state

Science36%-15 vs state

Mathematics17%-25 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

As a kindergartner at Morris last year(2013/2014) my son's teacher repeatedly yelled at the class, and my son said that she said a cuss word once in class. My husband observed a male teacher yelling at kids in the cafeteria to, "Shut their mouths." When I called to complain about this to the vice principal she was continuously laughing while offering an explanation of why it happened. I do not find that to be a laughing matter. He was pushed off the playground equipment by another student and when he told his teacher she replied by saying, "You're not dead are you?" This at a school that supposedly has a no-bullying policy. As a kindergartner his class was often denied snack time, and as a first grader this year he has not had a snack time at all. The staff and teachers there seem more intent on preparing the kids for institutionalization rather than providing a nurturing and fun learning environment. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Bob Wallace Ave SW	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7340	532	30	18.0	71.2%	53 (10.0%)	263 (49.4%)	172 (32.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.6%)	16.4	581^st of 686 public elementary schools	15.3%		12.2	619^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.0%	38	17.9	23.7	10.8		35.6	45.8	37.5	45.2		$8,314	$1,925	$6,388
Ridgecrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Cerro Vista Street SW	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7380	463	30	15.4	69.8%	47 (10.2%)	127 (27.4%)	265 (57.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	22.3	536^th of 686 public elementary schools	21.9%		18.6	557^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.1%	21	24.6	31.9	12.3		38.6	55.1	37.7	43.9		$9,463	$2,004	$7,457
McDonnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 Binderton Pl	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7280	511	27	18.9	66.5%	51 (10.0%)	125 (24.5%)	316 (61.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	8.1	661^st of 686 public elementary schools	3.6%		9	645^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.1%	16	15.1	9.9	9.7		20.8	25.0	27.1	46.8		$9,416	$2,190	$7,225
Sonnie Hereford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2755 Wilson Drive	Huntsville	35816	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7440	578	31	18.6	79.4%	36 (6.2%)	356 (61.6%)	120 (20.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	58 (10.0%)	8.7	652^nd of 686 public elementary schools	5.0%		10.9	630^th of 680 public elementary schools	7.4%	22	12.7	3.1	5.6	19.5	14.3	28.2	24.6	31.9	37.7	$9,093	$1,716	$7,376
Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2500 Barney Terrace NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7200	370	22	17.0	72.2%	16 (4.3%)	261 (70.5%)	65 (17.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	8.2	658^th of 686 public elementary schools	4.1%		14.5	592^nd of 680 public elementary schools	12.9%	66	20.4	19.2	2.4	4.4	12.8	36.7	27.7	39.0	26.1	$10,057	$2,041	$8,016
Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 428-7600	400	23	17.3	48.3%	95 (23.8%)	229 (57.3%)	27 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.0%)	36.8	453^rd of 686 public elementary schools	34.0%		28.7	483^rd of 680 public elementary schools	29.0%	30	44.4	15.0	26.7		18.8	66.7	43.8	77.3		$10,574	$1,039	$9,535
Montview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Garvin Rd NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7320	213	13	16.5	74.2%	7 (3.3%)	142 (66.7%)	41 (19.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.9%)	21.4	541^st of 686 public elementary schools	21.1%		18	560^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.6%	19	16.7	34.6	9.4		38.5	33.3	53.9	42.4		$13,217	$3,064	$10,152
Blossomwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1321 Woodmont Avenue	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7020	596	38	15.8	50.5%	247 (41.4%)	262 (44.0%)	30 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.2%)	46.3	386^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.7%		53.1	331^st of 680 public elementary schools	51.3%	55	36.8	35.9	40.7	18.7	51.1	70.8	55.4	61.2	53.9	$8,149	$907	$7,241
James Dawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5308 Mastin Lake Rd NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7500	447	26	17.0	70.7%	26 (5.8%)	311 (69.6%)	80 (17.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.9%)	18.9	565^th of 686 public elementary schools	17.6%		11.2	625^th of 680 public elementary schools	8.1%	60	24.6	25.6	19.6	7.0	41.0	33.3	46.2	50.0	27.3	$10,784	$2,478	$8,304
Academy For Science Foreign Language	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3221 Mastin Lake Rd	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 428-7000	303	22	13.7	44.2%	55 (18.2%)	177 (58.4%)	35 (11.6%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	76.7	147^th of 686 public elementary schools	78.6%		69.7	196^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.2%	49	77.2	45.7	38.5		64.3	76.8	78.6	84.6		$9,962	$1,114	$8,847

Frequently Asked Questions about Morris Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Morris Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Morris Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Morris Middle School
High : Columbia High School

What is the racial makeup of Morris Elementary School?

Students at Morris Elementary School are 49% African American, 32% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Morris Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Morris Elementary School.

Is Morris Elementary School a good school?

Morris Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Morris Elementary School in?

Huntsville City

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