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Morris Bye Elementary

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Morris Bye Elementary ranks 583 rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Morris Bye Elementary is a public elementary school located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, serving 440 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District, which is ranked 165 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Morris Bye Elementary has a diverse student population, its academic performance lags behind both the district and state averages in Math and Reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in Math was 40.85%, compared to 51.94% for the district and 45.21% for the state. Similarly, the school's proficiency rate in Reading was 42.62%, compared to 52.64% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd grade Math and Reading, where it ranks in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Anoka-Hennepin School District, such as Champlin/Brooklyn Pk Acd MathEnvSci, Wilson Elementary, and Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng, generally perform better than Morris Bye Elementary on academic measures. By addressing the school's challenges, such as the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and learning from the successes of its higher-performing counterparts, Morris Bye Elementary may be able to improve its overall performance and provide a better educational experience for its students.

472

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,047

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11931 Crooked Lake Blvd
Coon Rapids, MN 55433-1799

(763) 506-3700

District: Anoka-Hennepin School District

Students who attend Morris Bye Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Coon Rapids Middle School
High:	Coon Rapids High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.0%

African American:

20.6%

Asian:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (42% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Near the bottom of Anoka-Hennepin School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg47%

583^rd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 23Elementary Schools in the Anoka-Hennepin School District

165^th of 446Anoka-Hennepin School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	583 of 872	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	629 of 881	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	551 of 845	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	560 of 858	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	579 of 869	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	487 of 870	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	534 of 847	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.0	511 of 853	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.7	554 of 848	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.0	634 of 840	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.6	538 of 826	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.7	459 of 824	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.1	422 of 820	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.9	414 of 814	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	72.2	191 of 803	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	62.6	173 of 434	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.5	452 of 781	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.7	285 of 777	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.1	196 of 756	74.1%	★★★★☆
2005	71.2	181 of 685	73.6%	★★★★☆
2004	79.4	81 of 676	88.0%	★★★★☆
2003	75.9	115 of 674	82.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	178 of 298	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	183 of 310	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.0	67 of 279	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	87 of 282	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	78 of 227	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	113 of 266	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	103 of 140	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	96 of 128	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	126 of 303	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	207 of 276	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	559 of 799	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	588 of 809	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	471 of 787	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	524 of 799	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	581 of 783	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	498 of 787	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	477 of 774	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	81.4	12 of 153	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	342 of 764	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	578 of 793	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	420 of 774	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	296 of 663	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	356 of 683	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	455 of 740	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	387 of 728	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	530 of 812	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	594 of 826	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	562 of 799	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	543 of 808	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	467 of 784	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	426 of 798	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	515 of 779	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	354 of 562	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	454 of 572	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	435 of 524	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	398 of 500	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	245 of 417	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	171 of 515	66.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	547 of 714	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	467 of 730	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	481 of 712	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	493 of 725	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	554 of 710	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	418 of 722	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	559 of 712	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)92nd percentile+59 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-7 vs state

Math41%-4 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Morris Bye Elementary	Public	K-5	11931 Crooked Lake Blvd	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3700	472	34	13.9	50.2%	217 (46.0%)	97 (20.6%)	24 (5.1%)	75 (15.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.7%)	38.7	583^rd of 872 public elementary schools	33.1%		33.8	629^th of 881 public elementary schools	28.6%	46	45.1	37.0	40.0	40.9	35.4	43.2	49.4	42.6	$15,047
Innovation Sci & Technical Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3397 Coon Rapids Blvd	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Innovation Sci & Technical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 339-0642	83	7	12.5	95.2%	6 (7.2%)	71 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	24.2	688^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.1%		13.4	772^nd of 881 public elementary schools	12.4%	84	41.7	33.3	23.1	32.4	18.2	25.0	53.9	33.3
Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng	Public	K-5	2369 109th Ave NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-2800	469	36	13.0	55.2%	245 (52.2%)	63 (13.4%)	50 (10.7%)	48 (10.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.8%)	65.5	319^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.4%		69.6	259^th of 881 public elementary schools	70.6%	60	63.4	60.9	57.0	60.4	43.9	48.6	62.5	51.7	$16,085
Mississippi Elementary	Public	K-5	10620 Direct River Dr	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3500	439	36	12.1	57.2%	216 (49.2%)	85 (19.4%)	30 (6.8%)	57 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (11.2%)	57.2	402^nd of 872 public elementary schools	53.9%		61.5	360^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.1%	42	56.3	58.9	59.7	58.2	34.5	43.8	64.2	46.3	$14,220
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	1374 111th Ave NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-2700	391	35	11.1	65.2%	149 (38.1%)	96 (24.6%)	33 (8.4%)	58 (14.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.0%)	55.6	418^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.1%		52.5	458^th of 881 public elementary schools	48.0%	40	55.6	67.3	35.5	50.8	35.2	41.8	68.4	50.8	$14,254
Lincoln Elementary School for Arts	Public	K-5	540 S St	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3100	432	29	14.6	55.3%	249 (57.6%)	54 (12.5%)	43 (10.0%)	25 (5.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.0%)	40.2	569^th of 872 public elementary schools	34.7%		41.3	572^nd of 881 public elementary schools	35.1%	3	48.0	35.5	41.8	41.8	41.3	31.6	61.8	43.2	$16,557
Crooked Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	2939 Bunker Lake Blvd NW	Andover	55304	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-2100	438	32	13.8	32.9%	311 (71.0%)	37 (8.4%)	27 (6.2%)	34 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	75	208^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.1%		83.4	108^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.7%	100	64.8	68.2	80.5	70.9	42.9	60.0	71.4	57.1	$12,759
Sand Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	12156 Olive St NW	Coon Rapids	55448	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-4300	557	43	12.9	44.7%	277 (49.7%)	100 (18.0%)	46 (8.3%)	61 (11.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.8%)	45	521^st of 872 public elementary schools	40.3%		52.9	456^th of 881 public elementary schools	48.2%	65	48.6	53.0	39.5	47.8	36.8	38.3	58.0	43.1	$12,284
Champlin/Brooklyn Pk Acd MathEnvSci	Public	K-5	6100 109th Ave N	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-6000	727	50	14.5	38.5%	366 (50.3%)	128 (17.6%)	51 (7.0%)	100 (13.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.5%)	65.8	316^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.8%		58.7	390^th of 881 public elementary schools	55.7%	74	61.5	58.8	55.1	58.4	48.2	48.5	63.3	53.4	$12,366
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 Sunny Ln N	Anoka	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-4701	576	41	14.2	48.1%	320 (55.6%)	102 (17.7%)	34 (5.9%)	59 (10.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.9%)	52.3	453^rd of 872 public elementary schools	48.1%		61	366^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.5%	87	62.2	58.0	34.3	51.2	38.4	50.0	51.4	46.7	$12,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Morris Bye Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Morris Bye Elementary?

Students at Morris Bye Elementary are 46% White, 21% African American, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Morris Bye Elementary a good school?

Morris Bye Elementary ranks 583^rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Morris Bye Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Morris Bye Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Morris Bye Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morris Bye Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coon Rapids Middle School
High : Coon Rapids High School

What district is Morris Bye Elementary in?

Anoka-Hennepin School District

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