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Schools in Mount Morris · Mount Morris Consolidated School District

Mount Morris’s public schools score below 84% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 8% of Mount Morris’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Morris, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#683of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
20%
▼ 25 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 26 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
65–69%
▼ 13–17 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 11% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.8
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
1,322 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Morris’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 648 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Morris’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

65–69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Mount Morris’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $14,711 per student in FY2024, against $16,528 across Michigan. 22% of its revenue that year was federal (Michigan 9%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 2 the district’s path is Moore Elementary School, then Mt Morris Middle School, then EA Johnson Memorial HS. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Mount Morris’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 16% of Michigan school districts, #683 of 699 Michigan towns. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 16%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (648)Better than 4%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 750 test results and a graduating class of 123 could put Mount Morris anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Mount Morris’s students in the tested grades sat them (750 in math, 750 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–1Pinehurst Early ElementaryMount Morris Consolidated School DistrictNo scores
2–3Moore Elementary SchoolMount Morris Consolidated School DistrictD
6–8Mt Morris Middle SchoolMount Morris Consolidated School DistrictD
9–12EA Johnson Memorial HSMount Morris Consolidated School DistrictD

Mount Morris’s public schools are run by Mount Morris Consolidated School District, which also serves Genesee, Mount Morris and Thetford. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Mount Morris Consolidated School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 1,438 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 18.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,711MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 45.4% · 750 students tested
Math8%
State average 33.6% · 750 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 22% of the Mount Morris district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 9% across Michigan, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Mount Morris vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Mount Morris’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount MorrisC−Mount Morris Consolidated
GeneseeCKearsley PK–12 · Mount Morris Consolidated PK–12
Mount Morris TownshipCMount Morris Consolidated PK–12 · Flushing PK–12 · Westwood Heights Schools K–12

All 2 neighbors share Mount Morris Consolidated with Mount Morris, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Mount Morris

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

District schools in Mount Morrisby address
Montague Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5
D
199 students26:1Rate it →
Mt Morris Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
297 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Mount Morrisin other towns
Pinehurst Early Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–1
197 students18:1Rate it →
Moore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3
D
219 students21:1Rate it →
EA Johnson Memorial HS
High · Grades 9–12
D
410 students20:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Mt Morris Education and Community Center
High · Grades 6–12
Alternative Education
68 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Morris’s schools

Are Mount Morris’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mount Morris children attend score below 84% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #683 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mount Morris in?

Mount Morris Consolidated School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,438 students in 9 schools (2024–25).

Where do Mount Morris kids go to high school?

EA Johnson Memorial HS, with 410 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Mount Morris’s graduation rate?

65–69% of the class of 2023 in Mount Morris Consolidated School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Mount Morris spend per student?

$14,711 in Mount Morris Consolidated School District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, 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 Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.