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Waterville-Elysian-Morristown

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At a glance

178^thof 458 Minnesota districts▼ 21

Better than 61% of Minnesota districts

Elementary 1 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

500 Paquin St E
Waterville, MN 56096-8888·(507) 362-4432·All Minnesota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 61.1% of districts

Schools

716

Students

Top rankedWaterville-Elysian-Morristown Senior160^th of 473 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Waterville Elementary up 81 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown is an above-average Minnesota district serving 716 students in four schools: one elementary, two middle, and one high school, with no alternative programs. It ranks 178 of 458 statewide — 61st percentile, 3 stars. Waterville Elementary (PK–4) is largest at 264 students (36.9%), followed by Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Senior (9–12) at 232 (32.4%), Morristown Elementary (5–6) at 115 (16.1%), and Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior (7–8) at 105 (14.7%). Free/reduced lunch runs from 24.57% at WEM Senior to 35.61% at Waterville Elementary, about 30% district-wide, and student-teacher ratios span 11.7 at WEM Junior to 18.3 at Morristown Elementary.

Standouts differ by school. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Senior posts the strongest completion outcomes: a 96.6% graduation rate versus 84.9% statewide and a 1.6% dropout rate versus 4.2%, plus science all-grades at 35.0% against district 20.8% and state 25.5%; its rank climbed from 35th to 59th to 66th percentile. Waterville Elementary leads in math at 55.5% (district 46.2%, state 44.9%), including 3rd-grade math at 65.6% versus 57.9%, but 4th-grade reading is 34.5% versus 48.8%. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Junior is also math-strong — 50.5% all-grades, 7th grade 50.0% versus 40.3%, 8th grade 51.1% versus 42.3% — yet science all-grades is 11.1% and reading 38.7%.

District-wide, math is a relative strength (46.2% versus 44.9% state) while reading lags (41.8% versus 48.6%, a 6.8-point gap). Science splits sharply by level: 35.0% at the high school, but 17.8% at Morristown Elementary and 11.1% at WEM Junior. Rank momentum also diverges: WEM Senior is rising, WEM Junior is sliding from a high base (89th to 82nd to 62nd percentile), Waterville Elementary sits at 46th percentile with 2 stars, and Morristown Elementary has no rank history listed. Year over year, Waterville Elementary improved in both math and reading and WEM Senior improved math but slipped in reading and science, while Morristown Elementary and WEM Junior declined across math, reading, and science.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)								MCA-IV Science (2026)				MCA-III Math (2026)								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 (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	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math 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)			51.1	35.7				43.7	17.8			17.8			26.7	38.1				32.2	$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%)	59.1	205^th of 546 public middle schools	62.5%		76.9	93^rd of 519 public middle schools	82.1%	112					40.9	35.6		38.7		11.1		11.1					50.0	51.1		50.5	$12,249
Waterville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Paquin St E	Waterville	56096	Le Sueur County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 362-4439	264	21	12.5	35.6%	240 (90.9%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	49.6	469^th of 869 public elementary schools	46.0%		42.1	550^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.9%	81	49.2	34.5						42.0					65.6	44.8						55.5	$12,980
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Senior	Public	9-12	500 Paquin St E	Waterville	56096	Le Sueur County	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	No	No	No	No	(507) 362-4431	232	17	13.4	24.6%	206 (88.8%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.3%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	66	160^th of 473 public high schools	66.2%		62.6	183^rd of 450 public high schools	59.3%	23							45.5	45.5			35.0	35.0							36.8	36.8	$15,960

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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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