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B+

Morristown Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Circle City and Morristown.

Circle City’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Arizona school districts

Students
116
Schools
1
Spent per student
$13,580
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Morristown Elementary District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the AZ average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Circle City 1,089Morristown 138

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Circle City. Grade by grade →

PK–8Morristown Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 34.8% · 91 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 40.4% · 90 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,580 per student · 10% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 51%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
114’20
135’21
147’22
143’23
116’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 64%Hispanic 28%Black 3%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

Morristown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Morristown
B+
116 students11:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.