Summary:
Morris Area Public Schools in Minnesota contains a single elementary school, Morris Area Elementary, which serves grades PK–6 and enrolls 557 students in Morris. The school's district, Morris Area Public Schools, is rated 5 stars and ranks 41st of 458 districts statewide (91st percentile), while Morris Area Elementary ranks 348th of 869 schools (60th percentile, 3 stars) for 2025–2026. About 29.26% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.4 to 1.
Reading is the school's most dependable strength. In 2025–2026, 56.9% of students were proficient in reading — 8.3 percentage points above the state and essentially level with the district. Every tested grade was at or above the state reading mark, with 3rd grade (+9.7 points) and 6th grade (+8.4 points) showing the largest gains. Overall math proficiency was 47.7%, about 2.8 points above the state but 7.3 points below the district, and results varied sharply by grade: 3rd grade math reached 69.8% proficient versus 57.9% statewide, and 4th grade was 60.3% versus 55.2% statewide.
The clearest weakness is science, where proficiency was 17.1% in 2025–2026 compared with 25.5% statewide. Because the school serves PK–6, science is only tested in grade 5, so that figure reflects one grade: 17.1% proficient versus 25.9% at the state level. Upper-elementary math also lags, with 5th grade at 26.0% proficient versus 41.9% statewide, and 6th grade 4.4 points below the state. The school's ranking has slid over three years, from 201st of 881, 77th percentile, 4 stars in 2023–2024 to 348th of 869, 60th percentile, 3 stars in 2025–2026 — still above the median, but trending downward.
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