Is Georgia F. Morris Elementary a good school?

Georgia F. Morris Elementary ranks 2929 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Georgia F. Morris Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 617 students attended Georgia F. Morris Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Georgia F. Morris Elementary?

Students at Georgia F. Morris Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 6% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Georgia F. Morris Elementary attend?

Students who attend Georgia F. Morris Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : William G. Jehue Middle High : Rialto High

Georgia F. Morris Elementary

Summary:

Georgia F. Morris Elementary is a public elementary school in Colton, CA, serving 617 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Rialto Unified School District, which is ranked 1115 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Georgia F. Morris Elementary has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom 25% of California elementary schools in 2017-2018 to the middle 50% in 2023-2024. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is generally higher than the Rialto Unified district average, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, 42.06% of Georgia F. Morris students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 37.85% for the district. The school also stands out for its strong performance among specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who rank significantly higher than their peers at the state level. However, the school's high chronic absenteeism rate, which has risen from 15.6% in 2018-2019 to 27.5% in 2022-2023, is a concerning trend that may be impacting academic outcomes.

When compared to other schools in the area, Georgia F. Morris Elementary generally outperforms the other Rialto Unified schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary and J. Calvin Boyd Elementary, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Colton Joint Unified School District, such as Ruth Grimes Elementary, Georgia F. Morris lags behind in overall student performance, particularly in Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-5

1900 West Randall Ave.
Colton, CA 92324-6642

(909) 820-6864

District: Rialto Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2929^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,358

Students who attend Georgia F. Morris Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William G. Jehue Middle
High:	Rialto High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.7

Number of students: 617

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

African American:

5.5%

Two or more races:

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Georgia F. Morris Elementary ranks better than 50% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Rialto Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.81. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.1%), African American (5.5%), two or more races (1.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Georgia F. Morris Elementary is 25.7, which is the highest among 19 elementary schools in the Rialto Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Georgia F. Morris Elementary employs 24 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Georgia F. Morris Elementary is $7,358. 15 elementary schools in the Rialto Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Georgia F. Morris Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Georgia F. Morris Elementary 2929^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Georgia F. Morris Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Rialto Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Rialto Unified 1115^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Georgia F. Morris Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Georgia F. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	24.92	3573^rd	4809	25.7%
2005	32.08	3156^th	4822	34.5%
2006	26.01	3583^rd	4818	25.6%
2007	30.18	3564^th	5113	30.3%
2008	26.09	3885^th	5113	24.0%
2009	22.59	4245^th	5193	18.3%
2010	37.08	3351^st	5314	36.9%
2011	36.46	3501^st	5377	34.9%
2012	40.54	3234^th	5390	40.0%
2013	39.17	3375^th	5530	39.0%
2015	34.57	3360^th	5611	40.1%
2016	24.10	4249^th	5614	24.3%
2017	26.38	4133^rd	5692	27.4%
2018	17.60	4882^nd	5662	13.8%
2019	27.17	4176^th	5789	27.9%
2022	30.28	3852^nd	5883	34.5%
2023	35.92	3439^th	5874	41.5%
2024	43.81	2929^th	5862	50.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Georgia F. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.01	2005^th	3246	38.2%
2019	46.44	1422^nd	3275	56.6%
2022	40.61	1760^th	3311	46.8%
2023	59.85	782^nd	3250	75.9%
2024	63.51	592^nd	3160	81.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Georgia F. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	49.90	971^st	2634	63.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Georgia F. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.90	4200^th	5084	17.4%
2019	38.91	3204^th	5173	38.1%
2022	42.01	2836^th	5264	46.1%
2023	48.48	2462^nd	5374	54.2%
2024	50.75	2340^th	5511	57.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Georgia F. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	78.14	44^th	336	86.9%
2024	91.78	15^th	364	95.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Georgia F. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.87	4998^th	5413	7.7%
2019	27.22	4055^th	5492	26.2%
2022	27.17	4003^rd	5635	29.0%
2023	32.91	3511^th	5617	37.5%
2024	38.12	3192^nd	5605	43.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Georgia F. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	63.80	519^th	2227	76.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Georgia F. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.47	4235^th	5431	22.0%
2019	27.99	3943^rd	5510	28.4%
2022	34.24	3433^rd	5663	39.4%
2023	39.19	3109^th	5650	45.0%
2024	50.02	2458^th	5636	56.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Georgia F. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.07	3901^st	4830	19.2%
2019	40.57	2917^th	4963	41.2%
2022	45.18	2508^th	5084	50.7%
2023	52.82	2067^th	5098	59.5%
2024	61.54	1593^rd	5102	68.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Georgia F. Morris Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	192	211	38	356	4	n/a	n/a	0	801
1992	232	230	40	405	5	n/a	n/a	0	912
1993	222	235	42	464	4	n/a	n/a	0	967
1994	227	271	50	492	3	n/a	n/a	0	1043
1995	176	177	49	570	3	n/a	n/a	0	975
1996	176	177	49	570	3	n/a	n/a	0	975
1997	154	198	47	578	2	n/a	n/a	0	979
1998	136	220	51	637	2	n/a	n/a	0	1046
1999	97	156	36	533	0	n/a	n/a	0	822
2000	80	144	39	616	1	n/a	n/a	0	880
2001	70	159	33	621	3	n/a	n/a	0	886
2002	43	142	29	650	1	n/a	n/a	0	865
2003	43	142	29	650	1	n/a	n/a	0	865
2004	43	123	27	658	2	n/a	n/a	0	853
2005	49	105	33	674	2	n/a	n/a	0	863
2006	35	112	27	678	2	n/a	n/a	0	854
2007	29	108	27	650	1	n/a	n/a	5	820
2008	24	92	33	617	3	n/a	n/a	0	769
2009	28	78	19	555	0	0	17	0	697
2010	24	57	18	518	1	2	10	0	630
2011	20	44	13	539	1	3	4	0	624
2012	15	53	17	550	2	1	2	0	640
2013	24	44	17	573	3	1	2	0	664
2014	8	33	17	540	3	1	1	0	603
2015	20	42	17	555	0	1	1	0	636
2016	18	40	13	550	0	1	2	0	624
2017	16	43	14	554	0	0	4	0	631
2018	15	33	10	570	4	0	7	0	639
2019	15	36	7	544	2	2	7	0	613
2020	17	37	7	556	2	2	9	0	630
2021	13	24	5	547	0	2	9	0	600
2022	8	28	3	554	0	3	11	0	607
2023	5	34	6	562	0	2	8	0	617

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Georgia F. Morris Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	801	29.0	27.6	n/a
1992	912	29.5	30.9	47.7
1993	967	33.0	29.3	55.5
1994	1043	36.0	29.0	53.3
1995	975	33.0	29.5	59.2
1996	975	33.0	29.5	59.2
1997	979	38.0	25.8	54.2
1998	1046	41.0	25.5	58.8
1999	822	37.0	22.2	64.7
2000	880	39.0	22.6	67.8
2001	886	41.0	21.6	70.1
2002	865	42.0	20.6	69.5
2003	865	42.0	20.6	69.5
2004	853	39.0	21.9	65.1
2005	863	39.0	22.1	70.8
2006	854	37.0	23.1	65.1
2007	820	38.0	21.6	72.9
2008	769	39.0	19.7	77.5
2009	697	29.5	21.4	81.2
2010	630	26.0	24.2	87.1
2011	624	n/a	n/a	91.7
2012	640	25.7	24.8	n/a
2013	664	22.3	29.7	80.4
2014	603	18.0	33.3	89.7
2015	636	21.0	30.2	86.8
2016	624	21.0	29.7	89.7
2017	631	23.5	26.8	85.7
2018	639	20.0	31.9	88.6
2019	613	25.0	24.5	88.9
2020	630	n/a	n/a	89.2
2021	600	23.0	26.0	86
2022	607	28.0	21.6	85.2
2023	617	24.0	25.7	81.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Georgia F. Morris Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	801	29.0	27.6	n/a
1992	912	29.5	30.9	47.7
1993	967	33.0	29.3	55.5
1994	1043	36.0	29.0	53.3
1995	975	33.0	29.5	59.2
1996	975	33.0	29.5	59.2
1997	979	38.0	25.8	54.2
1998	1046	41.0	25.5	58.8
1999	822	37.0	22.2	64.7
2000	880	39.0	22.6	67.8
2001	886	41.0	21.6	70.1
2002	865	42.0	20.6	69.5
2003	865	42.0	20.6	69.5
2004	853	39.0	21.9	65.1
2005	863	39.0	22.1	70.8
2006	854	37.0	23.1	65.1
2007	820	38.0	21.6	72.9
2008	769	39.0	19.7	77.5
2009	697	29.5	21.4	81.2
2010	630	26.0	24.2	87.1
2011	624	n/a	n/a	91.7
2012	640	25.7	24.8	n/a
2013	664	22.3	29.7	80.4
2014	603	18.0	33.3	89.7
2015	636	21.0	30.2	86.8
2016	624	21.0	29.7	89.7
2017	631	23.5	26.8	85.7
2018	639	20.0	31.9	88.6
2019	613	25.0	24.5	88.9
2020	630	n/a	n/a	89.2
2021	600	23.0	26.0	86
2022	607	28.0	21.6	85.2
2023	617	24.0	25.7	81.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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