Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Morse Elementary

Q: Is Morse Elementary a good school?

Morse Elementary ranks 1837 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1837^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of California elementary schools

Summary

Morse Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 382 students in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified school district, a generally high-performing area where this school stands out for its strong results with students facing economic challenges.

While the school's overall test scores are solid and above the state average, its true strength is in effectively supporting specific groups of students. It achieves significantly better academic outcomes than other nearby schools with similar high rates of student need, such as Melrose Elementary, Topaz Elementary, and Ruby Drive Elementary. The school has also made impressive recent gains, dramatically reducing chronic student absenteeism and improving its student-to-teacher ratio to provide more individual attention.

Performance varies by grade, with exceptional results in 4th grade that serve as a model, while earlier grades show room for growth. The school's success is notable given the wide range of school performance in the immediate area, from top-ranked Golden Elementary to much lower-performing schools. For families, Morse Elementary represents a school that is particularly adept at helping students from all backgrounds succeed, consistently outperforming what might be expected given its student population.

382

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,721

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

431 East Morse Ave.
Placentia, CA 92870-3413

(714) 524-6300

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Students who attend Morse Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kraemer Middle
High:	Valencia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

White:

11.8%

Asian:

8.6%

See top rated California elementary schools

Compare Morse Elementary to nearby elementary schools!

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg59%

California avg41%

1,837^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

271^st of 1,543Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	1837 of 5857	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.1	1335 of 5869	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	1659 of 5859	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	2297 of 5883	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	2543 of 5789	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	1983 of 5662	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.8	2285 of 5692	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.7	1781 of 5614	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.8	2043 of 5611	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.9	2409 of 5530	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.8	2567 of 5390	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.3	2456 of 5377	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	1713 of 5314	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.5	1847 of 5193	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.3	2350 of 5113	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.5	2464 of 5113	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.3	2539 of 4818	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.0	2098 of 4822	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.6	2125 of 4809	55.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.3	535 of 3311	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	30.6	2440 of 3275	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.9	934 of 3246	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	1801 of 5597	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	1496 of 5612	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	1689 of 5609	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	2263 of 5635	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	2344 of 5492	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	1948 of 5413	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	1305 of 5107	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	605 of 5107	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	816 of 5087	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	1644 of 5084	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	1979 of 4963	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	1330 of 4830	72.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.1	7 of 364	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	60.0	101 of 356	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	1445 of 5460	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	908 of 5517	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	784 of 5363	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	1638 of 5264	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	2236 of 5173	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	1663 of 5084	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	1885 of 5628	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.5	1215 of 5643	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	1639 of 5638	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	2190 of 5663	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	2578 of 5510	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	1990 of 5431	63.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.2	2403 of 2834	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)98th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)84th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

White (2019)15th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+7 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science41%+9 vs state

★

No ratings yet

Be the first to rate Morse Elementary and help other families decide.

Rate Morse Elementary

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

Reviews

No written reviews yet. If you know this school, be the first to share what stands out.

Schools Near Morse Elementary

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Immunizations Finance All

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 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 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 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
Morse Elementary	Public	K-6	431 East Morse Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 524-6300	382	19	19.7	69.1%	45 (11.8%)	8 (2.1%)	263 (68.8%)	33 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	65	1837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		76.1	1335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	502	41.3	41.3	43.1	76.9	47.8	57.9	55.4	43.4	66.7	37.0	45.6	47.2							$17,721	$869	$16,852
Topaz Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 Topaz Ln.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 993-9977	404	20	20.0	84.9%	20 (5.0%)	10 (2.5%)	357 (88.4%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	37.5	3380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		43.1	2990^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.1%	390	26.8	26.8	32.7	34.0	52.7	47.9	41.8	8.9	29.4	28.6	36.7	25.5							$20,519	$1,703	$18,816
Charles Wagner Elementary	Public	K-6	717 East Yorba Linda Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7180	440	21	20.5	27.7%	146 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	169 (38.4%)	88 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	86.3	864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		70.4	1579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	715	47.7	47.7	85.7	78.2	71.4	64.6	75.6	76.8	71.4	52.3	41.7	61.8							$18,404	$989	$17,415
Brookhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	1851 North Brookhaven Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7110	482	23	20.9	27.4%	168 (34.9%)	11 (2.3%)	164 (34.0%)	116 (24.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	92.1	543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		95.4	310^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.7%	233	54.6	54.6	73.5	67.7	79.6	83.3	76.0	77.9	61.8	70.9	74.7	71.4							$17,900	$897	$17,003
John O. Tynes Elementary	Public	K-6	735 Stanford	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-5550	591	27	22.2	65.8%	52 (8.8%)	6 (1.0%)	389 (65.8%)	118 (20.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	65.9	1793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		62.3	1966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.5%	173	42.1	42.1	48.0	52.6	51.1	59.7	52.9	40.5	57.0	52.3	43.6	48.6	96.8	98.4	98.4	97.6	96.8	98.4	$18,600	$1,110	$17,490
Ruby Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	601 Ruby Dr.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-1921	373	18	20.1	82.3%	10 (2.7%)	6 (1.6%)	332 (89.0%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	40	3221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%		42.3	3048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	173	21.2	21.2	43.5	31.4	43.1	52.9	41.8	38.3	39.2	30.8	22.9	33.5	94.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$18,876	$842	$18,034
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1811 North Placentia Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7270	454	18	25.7	33.7%	107 (23.6%)	10 (2.2%)	199 (43.8%)	95 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.3%)	95.1	325^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%		87.6	837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	512	74.1	74.1	76.4	82.1	88.9	71.9	79.7	78.2	82.1	70.4	62.5	73.7							$16,432	$922	$15,510
Rose Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	4700 Rose Dr.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7250	372	16	23.7	37.6%	136 (36.6%)	2 (0.5%)	125 (33.6%)	72 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	92.7	501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		93.5	469^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.0%	32	49.0	49.0	79.7	80.4	80.4		80.1	84.6	78.4	58.8		74.9	98.0	98.0		98.0	98.0	98.0	$17,271	$897	$16,374
Golden Elementary	Public	K-6	740 East Golden Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7160	834	31	26.4	23.9%	162 (19.4%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (17.1%)	445 (53.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.8%)	98.9	14^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.1	12^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	2	83.7	83.7	84.8	91.1	91.8	92.1	90.5	90.2	89.1	89.3	89.4	89.4							$16,668	$897	$15,771
Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-6	1245 North Van Buren St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7100	538	26	20.4	42.9%	157 (29.2%)	5 (0.9%)	255 (47.4%)	75 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.4%)	83.6	982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.2%		81.2	1104^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.2%	122	42.3	42.3	64.1	67.6	64.7	68.1	66.2	63.1	71.2	53.5	63.8	63.0	95.3		98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$17,844	$915	$16,929

Frequently Asked Questions about Morse Elementary

What schools do graduates of Morse Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morse Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kraemer Middle
High : Valencia High

Is Morse Elementary a good school?

Morse Elementary ranks 1837^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Morse Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Morse Elementary.

What district is Morse Elementary in?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

What is the racial makeup of Morse Elementary?

Students at Morse Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Rate Morse Elementary!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

CACalifornia Elementary School Rankings

CACalifornia District Rankings

Schools in Placentia, CA

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Morse Elementary!

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.