Summary:
ZIP code 56267, covering Morris, Minnesota, contains just two public schools — Morris Area Elementary (pre-K through grade 6) and Morris Area Secondary (grades 7–12) — both operated by Morris Area Public Schools, with a combined enrollment of roughly 1,092 students. The district runs on a two-building model: there is no separate middle school, so the Secondary building houses all students in grades 7 through 12.
The two schools tell very different stories. Morris Area Secondary ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota high schools (43rd of 473, 91st percentile, 5 stars), graduates 98.9% of its students against a state rate of 84.9%, and posts a 0.0% dropout rate versus the state's 4.2%. Its math proficiency (63.5%) runs 18.6 points above the state, and science (41.6%) is 16.1 points above. Morris Area Elementary is more mixed: its math (47.7%) and reading (56.9%) still beat state averages, but it has fallen from the 77th percentile to the 60th percentile over two years and lost a star rating, even though its test scores barely moved.
Reading is the district's most consistent strength — above the state average at every grade level in both buildings. The clearest weak spots sit in the upper elementary grades: 5th grade math is 26.0% (15.9 points below state), 5th grade science is 17.1% (8.8 points below), and 6th grade math is 4.4 points under. The Secondary's middle grades are extraordinary, with 7th and 8th grade math both 27.2 points above state. Overall, families here get one of Minnesota's strongest high schools and an elementary that reads well at every grade but needs work in upper-grade math and science.
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