Best Public Schools in Morristown, MN

Summary:

The city of Morristown, Minnesota is home to two middle schools: Morristown Elementary and Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior. Based on the available data, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior appears to be the standout school in the area, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in Minnesota and outperforming district and state averages in both math and reading proficiency.

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and placed 58th out of 545 middle schools in Minnesota for the 2023-2024 school year, and 93rd out of 519 in 2024-2025. The school's math and reading proficiency rates are significantly higher than the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown district and state averages, with 60.61% of students proficient or better in math in 2024-2025, compared to 46.63% for the district and 45.21% for the state. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior also has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 11.7, compared to 12.0 at Morristown Elementary.

While Morristown Elementary has lower test scores, it still performs reasonably well, with proficiency rates close to the district and state averages. The school has 118 students, compared to 113 at Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior, and a lower free and reduced lunch rate of 24.58%, compared to 35.4% at Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior. Overall, the data suggests that both schools are providing a solid education to their students, with Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior standing out as a high-performing middle school in the Morristown area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					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	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	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Morristown Elementary	Public	5-6	23 Ann St	Morristown	55052	Rice County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	No	(507) 685-4222	115	6	18.3	27.8%	105 (91.3%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)	40.0	37.9			38.7	42.2	51.5			47.8	$10,416
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior	Public	7-8	23 Ann St	Morristown	55052	Rice County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	No	(507) 685-4222	105	9	11.7	30.5%	93 (88.6%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	76.9	93^rd of 519 public middle schools	82.1%		83.8	58^th of 545 public middle schools	89.4%	35			55.3	65.4	60.6			36.2	57.7	47.5	$12,249

Cities Near Morristown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waterville	6.3 mi	2	271^st
Faribault	7.77 mi	23	431^st
Waseca	10.05 mi	10	338^th
Medford	10.9 mi	2	340^th
Owatonna	14.26 mi	18	269^th

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

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