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Schools in Morris Township · Morris Community High School District 101, Morris School District 54

Morris Township’s public schools score below 63% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 19% of Morris Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Morris Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#536of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
19%
▼ 11 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 37% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Morris School District 54
Students per teacher
15.0
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
2,008 students on the public path
In brief

Morris Township’s schools, in brief

Morris Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

White Oak Elementary (PK–5) and Shabbona Middle School (6–8) are Morris Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Morris Community High School District 101 with Aux Sable, Erienna, Goose Lake, Morris, Nettle Creek, Norman, Saratoga, Seneca and Wauponsee: Morris Community High School. The high school’s own results earn a B+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 19% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Morris Community High School District 101 spends $13,309 per student and Morris School District 54 $13,569, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Immaculate Conception School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Morris Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 37% of Illinois school districts, #536 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1502)Better than 35%
Towns in Grundy County (17)Better than 0%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 881 test results and a graduating class of 223 could put Morris Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Morris Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (853 in math, 909 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Morris Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5White Oak Elementaryin MorrisC+
6–8Shabbona Middle SchoolMorris School District 54B−
9–12Morris Community High SchoolMorris Community High School District 101B+

Morris Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Morris School District 54). From grade 9, students attend the Morris Community High School District 101, shared with Aux Sable, Erienna, Goose Lake, Morris, Nettle Creek, Norman, Saratoga, Seneca and Wauponsee. Its elementary school is in Morris. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Morris Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Morris Community High School District 101Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 926 students · 17.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,309IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Morris School District 54Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 1,082 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,569IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Morris Community High School District 10129%
State average 29.9% · 210 students tested
Math · 9–12, Morris Community High School District 10130%
State average 25.8% · 208 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Morris School District 5416%
State average 29.9% · 699 students tested
Math · PK–8, Morris School District 5418%
State average 25.8% · 645 students tested

Morris Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Morris Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Morris TownshipC+Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12
Morris (city)B+Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C PK–8 · Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12
WauponseeC+Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12
Goose LakeA−Coal City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12
EriennaB+Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
SaratogaASaratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12

All 5 neighbors share Morris Community High School District 101 with Morris Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Morris Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Morris Townshipby address
Shabbona Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Morris
B−
360 students15:1Rate it →
Morris Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morris
B+
926 students18:1Rate it →
Also serving Morris Townshipin other towns
White Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morris
C+
722 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Immaculate Conception School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Morris
Private · Catholic
140 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Grundy Area Vocational Center and Grundy Co SpEd Cooperative).

Questions about Morris Township’s schools

Are Morris Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Morris Township children attend score below 63% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #536 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Morris Township in?

Two districts: Morris School District 54 runs grades PK–8, and Morris Community High School District 101 runs grades 9–12, shared with Aux Sable, Erienna, Goose Lake, Morris, Nettle Creek, Norman, Saratoga, Seneca and Wauponsee.

Where do Morris Township kids go to high school?

Morris Community High School in Morris, with 926 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Morris Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Morris Community High School District 101 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Morris Township spend per student?

$13,309 in Morris Community High School District 101 and $13,569 in Morris School District 54 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Morris Township?

Yes: Immaculate Conception School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 140 students).

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.