Morris Hill Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Fort Riley, Kansas

Morris Hill Elementary in Fort Riley, Kansas enrolled 413 students in 2024-25 with 27.2 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 69% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 36%

244 students in 2022-23, 350 students in 2023-24, 413 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 27.2.

Students enrolled at Morris Hill Elementary by school year2022-23: 244, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 41302004006002022-232442023-243502024-25413
Students enrolled at Morris Hill Elementary by school year2022-23: 244, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 41302004006002022-232442023-243502024-25413
Students enrolled at Morris Hill Elementary by school year2022-23: 244, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 41302004006002022-232442023-243502024-25413
Students enrolled at Morris Hill Elementary by school year2022-23: 244, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 41302004006002022-232442023-243502024-25413
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324420.012.2
2023-2435022.015.9
2024-2541327.215.2

15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools

Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Morris Hill Elementary 15.2; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMorris Hill Elementary 15.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Morris Hill Elementary 15.2; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMorris Hill Elementary 15.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Morris Hill Elementary 15.2; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMorris Hill Elementary 15.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Morris Hill Elementary 15.2; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMorris Hill Elementary 15.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Morris Hill Elementary enrolled 219 students and reported no counselor; it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent17.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.3% of students were White, 21.1% Hispanic, 11.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White53.3%
  2. Hispanic21.1%
  3. Two or more races11.1%
  4. Black9.9%
  5. Pacific Islander1.9%
  6. Asian1.7%
  7. American Indian1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Morris Hill Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245‑49%35%32.5%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%35% (2021-22)31.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Fort Riley

3 public elementary schools in Fort Riley report 2024-25 enrollment; Morris Hill Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ware Elementary62314.633.5%
Morris Hill Elementary41315.225.9%
Fort Riley Elementary36112.221.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Morris Hill Elementary

  1. Ware ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 623 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Fort Riley ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 361 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare Morris Hill Elementary with Ware ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Geary County Unified School District 475 spends per student$14,825 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,825
  5. The largest public schools in KansasMorris Hill Elementary is the number 170 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#170 of 707
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.15.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Morris Hill Elementary

  1. How many students attend Morris Hill Elementary?
    413 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 244 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fort Riley, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Morris Hill Elementary?
    15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Morris Hill Elementary a Title I school?
    Morris Hill Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Morris Hill Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Morris Hill Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Morris Hill Elementary in?
    Geary County Unified School District 475, NCES district ID 2007890. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200789001261 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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