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Morrice Area Elementary School

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Morrice Area Elementary School ranks 1082 nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1082^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Morrice Area Elementary School is a small, rural school in Morrice, MI, serving 196 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Morrice Area Schools district.

One of the most appealing aspects of Morrice is its class sizes. With a student-teacher ratio of 10.8, it offers more individualized attention than any nearby school—neighboring schools like Central School (14.0) and Laingsburg Elementary School (16.5) have larger classes. However, this advantage hasn't translated into higher test scores. The school's overall state ranking dropped from the 36th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 27th percentile in 2025-2026, a decline not seen in most nearby schools. For example, 4th-grade English Language Arts proficiency fell from 34.8% to 22.9%, and 5th-grade dropped from 33.3% to 22.2%. There is one bright spot: 4th-grade math proficiency (42.9%) actually beat the state average (39.4%) and outperformed several nearby schools, including Robert Kerr School (26%) and Bryant School (25.6%).

Chronic absenteeism remains a challenge, though it has improved from 35.2% in 2022-2023 to 21.3% in 2024-2025. This rate is still higher than several nearby schools like Perry Upper Elementary (14.2%) and Laingsburg Elementary School (16.5%). Financially, Morrice operates efficiently, spending less per student ($11,196) than every comparable school in the area, which spend between $12,698 and $18,836. While this shows fiscal responsibility, the combination of low spending, declining scores, and high absenteeism raises questions about whether current resources are sufficient. Parents should know that the school performs relatively better with its low-income students (48th percentile) than with its general student population, suggesting that targeted support programs may be working, but the overall academic experience may need attention.

196

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,196

Per pupil spending ?

42.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 E Mason
Morrice, MI 48857-9695

(517) 625-3142

District: Morrice Area Schools

Students who attend Morrice Area Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Morrice Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.9%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Michigan avg38%

1,082^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

364^th of 625Morrice Area Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	1082 of 1492	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	948 of 1488	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	974 of 1486	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	880 of 1470	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	940 of 1344	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	822 of 1153	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	956 of 1408	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	987 of 1448	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.6	1027 of 1466	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.3	1059 of 1548	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.7	1023 of 1580	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.5	1209 of 1533	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.5	1226 of 1563	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.4	1316 of 1566	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.4	1200 of 1552	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.4	1095 of 1552	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.2	1296 of 1589	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.6	1021 of 1577	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.7	1009 of 1565	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.4	1259 of 1545	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	1042 of 1343	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.8	663 of 1338	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	748 of 1342	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	517 of 1321	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	680 of 1106	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	663 of 902	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1008 of 1171	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1010 of 1443	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	703 of 1352	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	788 of 1346	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	955 of 1381	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	593 of 1350	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	558 of 1099	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	379 of 749	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	475 of 1134	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	1042 of 1397	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	1002 of 1372	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	1024 of 1366	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	959 of 1347	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1037 of 1334	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1004 of 1139	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	688 of 915	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	782 of 1196	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	914 of 1446	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	1078 of 1199	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	994 of 1206	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1014 of 1204	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	882 of 1198	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	955 of 1102	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	822 of 1005	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	952 of 1128	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1068 of 1253	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2014	25.9	720 of 921	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.4	491 of 919	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	18.2	779 of 900	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	69.8	269 of 858	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	39.4	653 of 851	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.3	730 of 847	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	57.5	473 of 839	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.6	415 of 823	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	16.2	726 of 806	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math32%-6 vs state

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Science19%-21 vs state

Social Studies11%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)				M-Step Math (2026)				M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morrice Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 E Mason	Morrice	48857	Shiawassee County	Morrice Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 625-3142	196	18	10.8	42.9%	182 (92.9%)	3 (1.5%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	25	1082^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	27.5%		34.3	948^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.3%	134	25.7	22.9	22.2		31.4	42.9	18.5		18.5	11.1	$11,196	$531	$10,665
Perry Upper Elementary	Public, Virtual	3-6	2775 W Britton Rd	Perry	48872	Shiawassee County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 625-6196	307	16	18.9	37.1%	278 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	41.1	840^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.7%					(n/a)	44.4	38.5	20.3	55.1	44.4	36.4	10.1	44.9	20.3	7.6	$15,157	$996	$14,161
Perry Elementary Early Learning Center	Public, Virtual	PK, KG-2	401 N Watkins	Perry	48872	Shiawassee County	Perry Public Schools	No	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 625-3101	193	15	12.8	34.7%	172 (89.1%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)								(n/a)											$18,836	$1,156	$17,680
Laingsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	117 Prospect St	Laingsburg	48848	Shiawassee County	Laingsburg Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 651-5067	521	31	16.8	26.1%	482 (92.5%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	65.8	478^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.0%		74	350^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.5%	128	45.9	56.1	50.6		35.3	48.8	38.0		45.6	45.6	$12,698	$576	$12,122
Elsa Meyer Elementary School	Public	K-3	100 Hastings St	Corunna	48817	Shiawassee County	Corunna Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 743-4404	484	31	15.8	65.9%	423 (87.4%)	5 (1.0%)	22 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)								(n/a)	52.2				52.7						$15,589	$1,630	$13,959
Bryant School	Public	K-5	925 Hampton St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 723-4355	431	28	15.2	70.5%	376 (87.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	24.1	1096^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.5%		27.6	1044^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.8%	52	23.8	23.1	27.0		25.4	25.6	25.4		33.3	12.7	$14,785	$2,305	$12,479
Bertha Neal School	Public	PK, KG-1	930 W Main St	Durand	48429	Shiawassee County	Durand Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 288-2016	158	15	10.5	59.5%	148 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)								(n/a)											$16,965	$1,169	$15,796
Central School	Public	K-5	600 W Oliver St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 723-2790	409	24	16.9	37.4%	357 (87.3%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	47.3	741^st of 1492 public elementary schools	50.3%		45.3	785^th of 1488 public elementary schools	47.2%	44	28.1	37.9	34.2		34.4	53.4	26.3		42.1	36.8	$13,300	$1,040	$12,260
Emerson School	Public	K-5	515 E Oliver St	Owosso	48867	Shiawassee County	Owosso Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 725-7361	421	28	15.2	53.7%	380 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	35.7	921^st of 1492 public elementary schools	38.3%		43	822^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	44.8%	99	34.8	34.4	25.0		33.3	42.2	32.7		25.0	15.4	$14,843	$1,801	$13,043
Robert Kerr School	Public	2-5	9591 E Monroe Rd	Durand	48429	Shiawassee County	Durand Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 288-2805	361	22	16.2	56.0%	328 (90.9%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	38.6	880^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.0%		36.6	914^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.6%	34	40.2	36.5	36.5		39.1	26.0	22.4		40.0	17.6	$14,204	$1,094	$13,110

Frequently Asked Questions about Morrice Area Elementary School

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What is the racial makeup of Morrice Area Elementary School?

Students at Morrice Area Elementary School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Morrice Area Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Morrice Area Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Morrice Area Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Morrice Area Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Morrice Area High School

Is Morrice Area Elementary School a good school?

Morrice Area Elementary School ranks 1082^nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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