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Morris Area Secondary

Public Grades 7-12

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 91% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Morris Area Secondary is a grades 7–12 school serving 535 students at 201 S Columbia Ave in Morris, Minnesota, part of Morris Area Public Schools, and it is by far the largest school in its immediate rural region — roughly 2.6 times the size of Hancock Sec., about 7.8 times Chokio-Alberta Secondary, and nearly 15 times Herman-Norcross High School. For 2025-2026 the school ranked 43rd of 473 Minnesota schools (91st percentile, 5 stars), and its district ranked 41st of 458. That is not a one-year spike: Morris was at 93rd percentile in 2023-2024 and has stayed at 90–91st since, a turnaround from the 53rd–67th percentile range it occupied from 2020-2021 through 2022-2023.

Parents will find the completion numbers especially reassuring. Graduation rates have run 12–14.5 points above the state for four straight years, reaching 98.9% in 2024-2025 against a state rate of 84.9%, with dropout at or near zero. Proficiency beats the state in all three tested subjects — 63.5 in math (state 44.9), 57.8 in reading (state 48.6), and 41.6 in science (state 25.5) — and reading has improved four reporting years in a row (48.53 → 52.47 → 56.59 → 57.8). Subgroup results are uniformly strong: no reported student group fell below the 77th percentile in any of the last three years, with English language learners and special education students posting some of the school's highest statewide percentiles.

The remaining gaps are specific rather than systemic. Science is the most volatile subject (38.71 → 48.62 → 36.14 → 41.6 over four years), and 8th-grade science (26.3) is the only grade-level result with a lead over the state under 10 points. Reading's advantage over the state narrows from +16.0 points in 7th grade to +7.0 in 10th. Morris also carries the highest student–teacher ratio in its group at 16.3, versus 12.6, 9.2, and 7.1 for its neighbors. Hancock — the only nearby peer of comparable size, and a top-ranked district — outperforms Morris in all three subjects, making it the clearest benchmark for where further gains are available.

535

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,193

Per pupil spending ?

24.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

201 S Columbia Ave
Morris, MN 56267-1598

(320) 589-4400

District: Morris Area Public Schools

Feeder schools for Morris Area Secondary:

Elementary:

Morris Area Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.5%

Hispanic:

17.8%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Minnesota high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg43%

Middle school

26^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

43^rd of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 38 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 458Morris Area Public Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	92.0	26 of 546	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	43 of 519	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	73 of 545	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	55 of 529	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	87 of 520	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	135 of 521	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	139 of 533	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	112 of 518	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.3	114 of 523	78.2%	★★★★☆
2016	76.3	84 of 508	83.5%	★★★★☆
2015	61.1	196 of 516	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	33 of 467	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	82.9	43 of 450	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	44 of 474	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	42 of 455	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	68.2	116 of 467	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	109 of 443	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	108 of 439	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	59 of 436	86.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	11 of 195	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	77.1	25 of 175	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	52 of 186	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	18 of 178	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.3	23 of 188	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	43.4	82 of 156	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	70 of 163	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	7 of 458	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	80.5	38 of 432	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	61.0	146 of 473	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	91.1	10 of 459	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	75.2	47 of 404	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	155 of 399	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	86 of 415	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	10 of 401	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	92.4	16 of 483	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	86.0	39 of 452	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	69.7	117 of 479	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	75 of 464	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	72 of 476	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	145 of 437	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	153 of 454	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	141 of 438	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	98.0	2 of 296	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	78.9	24 of 265	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	33 of 307	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	13 of 298	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	5 of 288	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	60.7	76 of 260	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	11 of 282	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	69.6	55 of 253	78.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	27 of 435	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	82.5	43 of 415	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	63 of 440	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	64 of 436	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	102 of 438	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	138 of 422	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	177 of 428	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	134 of 428	68.7%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	43 of 473	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	86.7	47 of 450	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	34 of 480	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	61.4	186 of 476	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	221 of 472	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	141 of 428	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.7	63 of 492	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	40 of 494	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	62.3	208 of 489	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.1	232 of 489	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.4	171 of 504	66.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	92.6	3 of 102	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	89.4	22 of 398	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	23 of 358	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	51 of 403	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	214 of 396	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	217 of 388	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.7	89 of 339	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	42 of 401	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	138 of 395	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	14 of 135	89.6%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	8 of 124	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	73.5	26 of 145	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	31 of 136	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	52 of 377	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	89.1	22 of 333	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	40 of 389	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	129 of 393	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	175 of 312	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	136 of 370	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	73 of 374	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	65 of 395	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	73 of 377	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	28 of 405	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	61.5	145 of 398	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	193 of 403	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	159 of 351	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	141 of 411	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.8	27 of 398	93.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	28 of 224	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	41 of 178	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	96.2	4 of 221	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	56.1	83 of 216	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.1	187 of 214	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	79.9	20 of 173	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	18 of 195	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	38 of 394	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	85.9	31 of 376	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	26 of 402	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	46.8	229 of 398	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	266 of 401	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.1	125 of 364	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	67 of 412	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	69 of 414	83.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2026)99th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)94th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math64%+19 vs state

Reading58%+9 vs state

Science42%+16 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Morris Area Secondary	Public	7-12	201 S Columbia Ave	Morris	56267	Stevens County	Morris Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 589-4400	535	33	16.3	24.7%	393 (73.5%)	6 (1.1%)	95 (17.8%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	87.4	43^rd of 473 public high schools	90.9%		86.7	47^th of 450 public high schools	89.6%	4	59.5	64.2	49.5	57.8	26.3	57.8	41.6	67.5	69.5	52.4	63.5	$11,193
Hancock Sec.	Public	7-12	371 Hancock Ave	Hancock	56244	Stevens County	Hancock Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 392-5621	204	16	12.6	22.1%	179 (87.7%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	97.6	8^th of 473 public high schools	98.3%		93.7	12^th of 450 public high schools	97.3%	4	69.7	71.1	63.6	68.3	50.0	69.7	59.2	75.8	73.7	71.0	73.5	$12,810
Chokio-Alberta Secondary	Public	7-12	311 1st St West	Chokio	56221	Stevens County	Chokio-Alberta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 324-7131	69	8	9.2	43.5%	66 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	28.8	344^th of 473 public high schools	27.3%		68.9	143^rd of 450 public high schools	68.2%	201	25.0			23.8		10.5	8.7	25.0		28.6	36.7	$16,191
Herman-Norcross High School	Public	7-12	504 Lois Ave N	Herman	56248	Grant County	Herman-Norcross Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 677-2291	36	5	7.1	13.9%	33 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)								(n/a)				16.7			0.0			0.0	10.5	$18,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Morris Area Secondary

What is the racial makeup of Morris Area Secondary?

Students at Morris Area Secondary are 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% African American.

What district is Morris Area Secondary in?

Morris Area Public Schools

What schools feed into Morris Area Secondary?

Morris Area Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Morris Area Elementary

Is Morris Area Secondary a good school?

Yes. Morris Area Secondary ranks in the top 9.1% of Minnesota high schools.

How many students attend Morris Area Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Morris Area Secondary.

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

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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