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Morris Elementary

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Morris Elementary ranks 2816 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

2816^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Morris Elementary is a public school serving 255 students in grades 3-5 within the McKinleyville Union Elementary district, operating with a student-teacher ratio of 28:1 and where over half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school has clear strengths and areas for growth; while its proficiency in English and Math is below the state average, it excels remarkably in Science, with scores significantly higher than both the state and most nearby schools like Arcata Elementary and Blue Lake Union Elementary. The school is also exceptionally effective in supporting its Special Education students, ranking in the state's top tier for this group. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism has improved notably over the past few years and is now better than the district average and several comparison schools, including Dow's Prairie Elementary.

Compared to other local schools, Morris Elementary occupies a solid middle ground, performing better than some with similar resources while spending less per student than schools like Arcata Elementary. However, it trails behind higher-performing schools such as Jacoby Creek. The data shows a need to address performance gaps between different student groups to ensure all children are supported equally, building on the school's demonstrated successes in science and special education.

255

Students ?

28.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,777

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2395 McKinleyville Ave.
McKinleyville, CA 95519-3479

(707) 839-1529

District: McKinleyville Union Elementary

Students who attend Morris Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McKinleyville Middle
High:	McKinleyville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.1%

Hispanic:

17.3%

Two or more races:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,816^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

868^th of 1,543McKinleyville Union Elementary among California districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	2816 of 5857	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	2947 of 5869	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	2796 of 5859	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	2777 of 5883	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	2999 of 5789	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	3280 of 5662	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.8	3529 of 5692	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	3358 of 5614	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.2	2613 of 5611	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.0	1887 of 5530	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.7	2347 of 5390	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.1	2889 of 5377	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.4	2298 of 5314	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.5	2330 of 5193	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.9	3079 of 5113	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.5	2597 of 5113	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.5	2692 of 4818	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.9	2447 of 4822	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.0	2409 of 4809	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	54.2	715 of 2227	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	1106 of 2585	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	1178 of 2128	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	2978 of 5597	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	3161 of 5612	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	2808 of 5609	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	2817 of 5635	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	2619 of 5492	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	2655 of 5413	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	3596 of 5107	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3788 of 5107	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	2794 of 5087	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.0	1473 of 5084	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	39.6	2987 of 4963	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	3854 of 4830	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	2463 of 5460	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	3476 of 5517	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	2601 of 5363	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	3000 of 5264	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	2961 of 5173	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	3132 of 5084	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	2501 of 5628	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	2549 of 5643	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	2630 of 5638	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	2605 of 5663	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	3103 of 5510	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3625 of 5431	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	568 of 718	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	621 of 670	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	614 of 669	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	588 of 610	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	413 of 445	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	329 of 339	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	89.9	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	50.1	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	555 of 2847	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	610 of 2635	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	777 of 2420	67.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	2018 of 2598	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	2069 of 2651	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	2127 of 2661	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	2242 of 2726	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	2335 of 2834	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	2279 of 2737	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2023)91st percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science46%+13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morris Elementary	Public	3-5	2395 McKinleyville Ave.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	McKinleyville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-1529	255	9	28.3	57.3%	138 (54.1%)	2 (0.8%)	44 (17.3%)	4 (1.6%)	21 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	44 (17.3%)	46.2	2816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.9%		43.7	2947^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.8%	131	45.6		45.6	34.3	40.6	52.2				43.1	37.3	32.3	28.9				32.4							$16,777	$1,914	$14,863
Dow's Prairie Elementary	Public	K-2	3940 Dows Prairie Rd.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	McKinleyville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-1558	283	13	21.7	64.0%	143 (50.5%)	4 (1.4%)	51 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	62 (21.9%)								(n/a)																		96.1	96.1		96.1	96.1	96.1	$17,045	$2,084	$14,961
Pacific Union Elementary	Public	K-8	3001 Janes Rd.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Pacific Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-4619	534	29	18.4	54.9%	261 (48.9%)	11 (2.1%)	146 (27.3%)	8 (1.5%)	35 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.3%)	52.3	2476^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.7%		53	2398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.1%	78	40.4	39.6	40.0	31.1	41.2	44.7	58.1	57.6	54.7	49.1	42.2	29.4	27.7	59.7	39.4	32.1	39.2							$14,783	$1,942	$12,841
Fieldbrook Elementary	Public	K-8	4070 Fieldbrook Rd.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	Fieldbrook Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-3201	90	6	15.0	38.9%	68 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.9%)	2 (2.2%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.8%)	41.6	3102^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.0%		66.5	1751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	70.2%	1351			21.4	35.7	66.7		33.3			45.9	35.7	25.0		33.3			34.4							$15,885	$1,405	$14,480
Trillium Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	1464 Spear Ave.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Trillium Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-4721	40	3	13.2	87.5%	23 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)								(n/a)										63.2							42.1							$19,571	$3,680	$15,891
Arcata Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Baldwin St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Arcata Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-4858	240	15	16.0	78.8%	110 (45.8%)	9 (3.8%)	57 (23.8%)	9 (3.8%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (17.1%)	32.9	3738^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.2%		32.6	3726^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	12	35.0		35.0	18.0	25.0	52.5				32.4	20.5	15.6	37.5				25.2	94.3						$24,176	$5,622	$18,554
Fuente Nueva Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	1730 Janes Rd.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Fuente Nueva Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-3348	150	8	18.7	45.3%	55 (36.7%)	1 (0.7%)	66 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (17.3%)	47	2765^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.8%		54.7	2302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.8%	463	42.9		42.9	25.0	30.4	61.9				40.0	25.0	39.1	42.9				36.7	79.2		87.5		91.7		$17,389	$450	$16,939
Coastal Grove Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1897 S St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Coastal Grove Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 825-8804	235	16	14.8	60.9%	181 (77.0%)	5 (2.1%)	19 (8.1%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.7%)	50.3	2570^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.1%		59.8	2072^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.7%	498	40.9	31.8	36.4	24.0	50.0	63.6	45.5	56.3	86.4	53.4	32.0	70.8	22.7	27.3	62.5	50.0	43.5	30.8	69.2	76.9	80.8	80.8	84.6	$16,765	$550	$16,215
Union Street Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	470 Union St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Union Street Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-4845	99	6	16.3	44.4%	69 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (15.2%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.1%)	97	156^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.3%		98.4	57^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.0%	99	100.0		100.0	70.6	88.2	100.0				85.4	76.5	88.2	92.9				85.4							$13,620	$404	$13,216
Jacoby Creek	Public	K-8	1617 Old Arcata Rd.	Bayside	95524	Humboldt County	Jacoby Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-4896	455	22	20.5	34.9%	330 (72.5%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.3%)	9 (2.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (13.2%)	87.9	785^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.6%		91.4	614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.5%	171	64.0	57.7	60.8	67.4	79.6	70.0	70.6	83.0	82.7	75.4	59.2	67.4	50.0	76.5	70.2	69.2	65.4	94.9	96.6		96.6	96.6		$13,732	$1,104	$12,628

Frequently Asked Questions about Morris Elementary

How many students attend Morris Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Morris Elementary.

Is Morris Elementary a good school?

Morris Elementary ranks 2816^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Morris Elementary in?

McKinleyville Union Elementary

What schools do graduates of Morris Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morris Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McKinleyville Middle
High : McKinleyville High

What is the racial makeup of Morris Elementary?

Students at Morris Elementary are 54% White, 17% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 8% American Indian, 2% Asian.

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