Summary:
Mike Morris Elementary is the only elementary school listed in the South Bend School District, serving students in kindergarten through sixth grade in South Bend, Washington. The school enrolls 286 students, has a 15.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and serves a relatively high-need community, with 72.38% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Because there is only one elementary school in the district, families cannot compare local elementary schools directly; the most useful comparisons are with district and Washington state results.
Mike Morris Elementary has shown encouraging recent progress. Its statewide ranking improved from 816th of 1,168 schools in 2023–24 to 669th of 1,138 schools in 2025–26, raising its percentile from the 30th to the 41st, although its rating remained two stars. In 2025–26, 40.91% of students were proficient in English language arts, 40.52% in math, and 50% in science. Math performance was 4.75 percentage points above the district, while science was 5.34 points above the district and only 0.95 points below the state. The school’s reported per-student spending was $21,984 in 2023–24.
The clearest strengths are math and science, which improved by 5.71 and 5.88 percentage points respectively from the prior year. Science is the strongest overall subject, while English language arts remains the main challenge: its result was 11.90 points below the state. Grade-level results show that third grade needs the most attention, with 32.43% proficiency in both ELA and math. Fourth-grade math was a bright spot at 50%, slightly above the state, and sixth-grade ELA reached 50%, exceeding the statewide 48.27%. Overall, the school is improving, but families should look for continued support in early-grade literacy and math while noting the positive momentum in upper-grade outcomes, math, and science.
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