Summary:
Morris, Minnesota is served by two public schools — Morris Area Elementary (grades PK–6, 557 students) and Morris Area Secondary (grades 7–12, 535 students) — both part of Morris Area Public Schools, a district ranked 41st of 458 in Minnesota at the 91st percentile with 5 stars. Combined enrollment is 1,092 students, split almost evenly: 51% elementary and 49% secondary. No middle school or alternative school is listed separately.
Morris Area Secondary is the clear standout and closely matches the district's strong profile, ranking 43rd of 473 schools at the 91st percentile with 5 stars. Its graduation rate is 98.9% against 84.9% statewide, with a 0.0% dropout rate versus 4.2% statewide. All-grade proficiency beats both district and state in every subject: math 63.5% (state 44.9%), reading 57.8% (state 48.6%), and science 41.6% (state 25.5%). Because it covers grades 7–8, its middle-level results are especially striking — 7th-grade math is 67.5% and 8th-grade math 69.5%, compared with 40.3% and 42.3% statewide. Reading was the one subject that improved year over year (up 1.21 points from 56.59% to 57.8%), alongside a 5.46-point science gain.
Morris Area Elementary has a more mixed profile and is ranked far lower, at 348th of 869 schools (60th percentile, 3 stars) — a decline from 77th percentile and 4 stars in 2023–2024. Reading is a strength at 56.9%, above the state's 48.6%, and math at 47.7% edges the state's 44.9% but falls below the district's 55%. Science is the biggest concern at 17.1%, below both the district's 34.5% and the state's 25.5%. Grade-level results are uneven: 3rd-grade math reaches 69.8% versus 57.9% statewide, while 5th-grade math drops to 26.0% versus 41.9% and 5th-grade science to 17.1% versus 25.9%. Note that district averages include the much higher secondary results, so they aren't a like-for-like elementary comparison.
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