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Mike Morris Elementary

Public Grades K-6
669th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 41% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Mike Morris Elementary is a public K–6 school serving 286 students in the small South Bend, Washington, community, within the South Bend School District. The school ranks 669th out of 1,138 Washington elementary schools, placing it in the 41st percentile with a 2-star rating. That current snapshot is balanced by a positive trend: Mike Morris has risen 213 ranking places and 16 percentile points since 2021–2022, including its largest improvement in the most recent year.

Academic results are mixed but improving. In 2025–2026, 40.91% of students were proficient in English language arts, 40.52% in math, and 50% in science. Math and science are now above the district averages, while ELA trails both the district and state. The strongest grade-level results include sixth-grade ELA, at 50%, and fourth-grade math, at 50%; third-grade ELA and math are the clearest areas of concern. Compared with nearby schools, Mike Morris is stronger than Ocean Park Elementary in all three subjects and substantially outperforms nearby Raymond Elementary School in math. However, it trails higher-performing Naselle-Grays River Valley Elementary and Willapa Elementary.

Mike Morris serves a relatively high-need population, with 72.38% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. Its low-income student subgroup ranked in the 64th percentile statewide, one of the school’s strongest indicators. Per-student spending was $21,984, the highest among the nearby schools listed, while the student-teacher ratio improved substantially to 15.8. Overall, the school appears to be moving in the right direction, particularly in math, science, and support for economically disadvantaged students. The main priorities are strengthening literacy, especially in grades 3 and 4, and turning recent gains into consistently higher overall performance.

286
Students ?
15.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,984
Per pupil spending ?
72.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 500 E. 1st
       South Bend, WA  98586-0437

(360) 875-5615

District: South Bend School District


Students who attend Mike Morris Elementary usually attend:

High:    South Bend High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.2%
White:
36.4%
Two or more races:
11.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2011 → 41st in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2011
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Washington average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school42%
District avg41%
Washington avg48%
669th of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 41%▲ up 27 pts since 2019
From bottom 14% (2019) to bottom 41% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Washington Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
129th of 238South Bend School District among Washington 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202640.4669 of 113841.2%★★☆☆☆
202532.8784 of 116032.4%★★☆☆☆
202430.0816 of 116830.1%★★☆☆☆
202329.6834 of 116928.7%★☆☆☆☆
202226.1882 of 116924.6%★☆☆☆☆
202134.3700 of 110736.8%★★☆☆☆
201916.7971 of 113014.1%★☆☆☆☆
201339.9713 of 110635.5%★★☆☆☆
201239.2727 of 109733.7%★★☆☆☆
201127.6870 of 109220.3%★☆☆☆☆
201036.8730 of 108832.9%★★☆☆☆
200939.6706 of 107234.1%★★☆☆☆
200825.7872 of 106718.3%★☆☆☆☆
200728.2829 of 106922.5%★☆☆☆☆
200631.0786 of 105125.2%★☆☆☆☆
200547.2570 of 103144.7%★★☆☆☆
200443.1604 of 102641.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
201960.950 of 24879.8%★★★★☆
201825.3293 of 33312.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202644.2598 of 102041.4%★★☆☆☆
202535.1708 of 109235.2%★★☆☆☆
202436.5693 of 109336.6%★★☆☆☆
202333.7725 of 109433.7%★★☆☆☆
202236.9690 of 110037.3%★★☆☆☆
202139.6579 of 100842.6%★★☆☆☆
201929.8805 of 106824.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202654.4276 of 64957.5%★★★☆☆
202546.8343 of 65948.0%★★☆☆☆
202445.7357 of 65145.2%★★☆☆☆
202345.2357 of 63343.6%★★☆☆☆
202253.6262 of 69462.2%★★★☆☆
202149.8195 of 50161.1%★★★☆☆
201937.1458 of 69734.3%★★☆☆☆
201812.4523 of 5403.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202660.6365 of 100863.8%★★★☆☆
202547.2525 of 101348.2%★★☆☆☆
202439.1650 of 102436.5%★★☆☆☆
202346.9539 of 101346.8%★★☆☆☆
202239.6635 of 101937.7%★★☆☆☆
202155.1313 of 85463.3%★★★☆☆
201926.2805 of 97917.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202640.4654 of 105938.2%★★☆☆☆
202537.2693 of 109836.9%★★☆☆☆
202427.6810 of 109926.3%★☆☆☆☆
202330.0783 of 109928.8%★☆☆☆☆
202224.0866 of 111322.2%★☆☆☆☆
202129.9707 of 102531.0%★★☆☆☆
201912.8981 of 10758.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.5922 of 9997.7%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202628.0721 of 90120.0%★☆☆☆☆
202548.0518 of 100748.6%★★☆☆☆
202435.0688 of 100931.8%★★☆☆☆
202330.7746 of 101126.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.3926 of 103110.2%★☆☆☆☆
202128.6701 of 94325.7%★☆☆☆☆
201912.8953 of 10277.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2019)80th percentile+66 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+23 vs school
Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+16 vs school
Female (2026)41st percentile~ school
Male (2026)38th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)20th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
Science50%~ state avg
English Language Arts41%-12 vs state
Math41%-3 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Mike Morris Elementary.

Mike Morris Elementary ranks 669th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

High : South Bend High School

Students at Mike Morris Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 36% White, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresNewSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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