Is Cyrus J. Morris Elementary a good school?

Cyrus J. Morris Elementary ranks 653 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cyrus J. Morris Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 484 students attended Cyrus J. Morris Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cyrus J. Morris Elementary?

Students at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary are 65% Asian, 29% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Cyrus J. Morris Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cyrus J. Morris Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : South Pointe Middle High : Walnut High

Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

Summary:

Cyrus J. Morris Elementary is a public elementary school located in Walnut, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 484 students. It is part of the Walnut Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 69 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cyrus J. Morris Elementary consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels, with proficiency rates ranging from 65.33% to 73.26% in ELA and 69.32% to 70.73% in Math, compared to the state averages of 42.8% to 47.37% in ELA and 35.02% to 45.64% in Math. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also strong, with proficiency rates ranging from 57.95% to 59.82%, compared to the state average of 30.7% to 32.68%. Additionally, the school has consistently high rankings for various student subgroups, including Female Students, Male Students, Hispanic Students, English Language Learner Students, and Low Socio-Economic Status Students, often in the top 5-20% of California elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary and Walnut Elementary, both in the Walnut Valley Unified School District, perform on par or better than Cyrus J. Morris Elementary. However, the school's performance is significantly higher than the nearby schools in the Rowland Unified School District, such as Rorimer Elementary, Shelyn Elementary, and Yorbita Elementary, which have lower proficiency rates and rankings.

Detail:

Public K-5

19875 East Calle Baja
Walnut, CA 91789-2246

(909) 594-0053

District: Walnut Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
653^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,814

Students who attend Cyrus J. Morris Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Pointe Middle
High:	Walnut High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.3

Number of students: 484

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

64.9%

Hispanic:

28.5%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cyrus J. Morris Elementary ranks better than 88.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Walnut Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.71. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Cyrus J. Morris Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Walnut Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Asian (64.9%), Hispanic (28.5%), two or more races (3.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary is 26.3. 6 elementary schools in the Walnut Valley Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Cyrus J. Morris Elementary employs 18.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary is $6,814, which is the 4^th highest among 9 elementary schools in the Walnut Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cyrus J. Morris Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cyrus J. Morris Elementary 653^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cyrus J. Morris Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Walnut Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Walnut Valley Unified 69^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	73.25	1183^rd	4809	75.4%
2005	66.05	1506^th	4822	68.8%
2006	69.67	1354^th	4818	71.9%
2007	65.60	1568^th	5113	69.3%
2008	71.90	1326^th	5113	74.1%
2009	77.17	1125^th	5193	78.3%
2010	81.09	950^th	5314	82.1%
2011	84.81	736^th	5377	86.3%
2012	79.57	1053^rd	5390	80.5%
2013	79.78	1069^th	5530	80.7%
2015	84.29	922^nd	5611	83.6%
2016	86.69	812^th	5614	85.5%
2017	89.16	685^th	5692	88.0%
2018	91.19	560^th	5662	90.1%
2019	92.72	465^th	5789	92.0%
2022	89.35	723^rd	5883	87.7%
2023	88.72	781^st	5874	86.7%
2024	90.71	653^rd	5862	88.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	80.93	228^th	3160	92.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.42	552^nd	2420	77.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.50	112^th	5084	97.8%
2019	92.22	223^rd	5173	95.7%
2022	93.19	240^th	5264	95.4%
2023	95.90	161^st	5374	97.0%
2024	95.94	205^th	5511	96.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.27	559^th	5413	89.7%
2019	91.24	489^th	5492	91.1%
2022	86.27	803^rd	5635	85.7%
2023	87.60	758^th	5617	86.5%
2024	87.00	771^st	5605	86.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	78.91	350^th	2585	86.5%
2022	57.65	640^th	2227	71.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.45	545^th	5431	90.0%
2019	92.15	440^th	5510	92.0%
2022	89.61	647^th	5663	88.6%
2023	87.03	772^nd	5650	86.3%
2024	91.65	511^th	5636	90.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.31	337^th	1071	68.5%
2019	76.39	222^nd	1149	80.7%
2022	59.57	600^th	1154	48.0%
2023	55.01	676^th	1190	43.2%
2024	67.03	469^th	1203	61.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.62	466^th	4830	90.4%
2019	88.73	348^th	4963	93.0%
2022	88.40	417^th	5084	91.8%
2023	83.50	600^th	5098	88.2%
2024	70.82	1146^th	5102	77.5%

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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 Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	266	37	150	196	1	n/a	n/a	0	650
1989	269	35	157	208	0	n/a	n/a	0	669
1990	230	26	170	185	1	n/a	n/a	0	612
1991	209	39	176	215	1	n/a	n/a	0	640
1992	192	39	192	194	1	n/a	n/a	0	618
1993	176	34	197	173	1	n/a	n/a	0	581
1994	142	36	202	172	1	n/a	n/a	0	553
1995	113	34	189	199	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1996	113	34	189	199	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1997	117	44	173	217	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
1998	117	43	167	202	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
1999	101	43	166	198	0	n/a	n/a	0	508
2000	106	41	155	190	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
2001	96	29	153	209	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
2002	53	27	185	220	1	n/a	n/a	0	486
2003	53	27	185	220	1	n/a	n/a	0	486
2004	56	31	211	211	3	n/a	n/a	0	512
2005	54	36	213	214	1	n/a	n/a	0	518
2006	53	29	225	210	4	n/a	n/a	0	521
2007	62	22	231	220	2	n/a	n/a	1	538
2008	58	18	222	212	2	n/a	n/a	0	512
2009	45	16	207	207	0	0	6	0	481
2010	35	17	196	198	0	0	7	0	453
2011	36	21	192	186	0	0	11	0	446
2012	31	18	181	193	0	2	8	0	433
2013	25	24	177	175	0	3	7	0	411
2014	33	20	185	203	0	4	14	0	459
2015	30	15	172	208	0	4	15	0	444
2016	32	15	196	200	0	4	21	0	468
2017	31	10	212	204	0	3	28	0	488
2018	19	7	239	197	0	4	34	0	500
2019	20	2	250	182	0	2	37	0	493
2020	18	1	260	164	0	1	35	1	480
2021	11	1	270	151	0	1	30	1	465
2022	12	1	280	156	0	1	23	1	474
2023	7	5	314	138	0	0	19	1	484

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 Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	650	25.0	26.0	n/a
1989	669	24.0	27.8	n/a
1990	612	24.5	24.9	n/a
1991	640	24.5	26.1	n/a
1992	618	24.9	24.8	7.8
1993	581	21.3	27.3	12.6
1994	553	19.0	29.1	16.8
1995	535	17.7	30.2	27.1
1996	535	17.7	30.2	27.1
1997	551	27.0	20.4	30.3
1998	529	27.0	19.6	20.2
1999	508	28.0	18.1	28.5
2000	492	25.0	19.7	27.4
2001	487	28.0	17.4	26.3
2002	486	26.0	18.7	33.5
2003	486	26.0	18.7	33.5
2004	512	27.8	18.4	29.9
2005	518	27.0	19.2	29.5
2006	521	28.0	18.6	28.6
2007	538	29.0	18.6	26.4
2008	512	31.5	16.3	18.2
2009	481	25.0	16.0	22.7
2010	453	21.0	21.5	27.4
2011	446	n/a	n/a	25.6
2012	433	19.0	22.7	n/a
2013	411	17.0	24.1	28.2
2014	459	18.0	25.5	32
2015	444	18.0	24.6	26.1
2016	468	17.0	27.5	24.1
2017	488	18.2	26.7	22.5
2018	500	18.2	27.3	27.2
2019	493	18.2	27.0	31.2
2020	480	n/a	n/a	26.5
2021	465	19.5	23.8	28
2022	474	19.6	24.1	27.8
2023	484	18.3	26.3	30.8

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 Cyrus J. Morris Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	650	25.0	26.0	n/a
1989	669	24.0	27.8	n/a
1990	612	24.5	24.9	n/a
1991	640	24.5	26.1	n/a
1992	618	24.9	24.8	7.8
1993	581	21.3	27.3	12.6
1994	553	19.0	29.1	16.8
1995	535	17.7	30.2	27.1
1996	535	17.7	30.2	27.1
1997	551	27.0	20.4	30.3
1998	529	27.0	19.6	20.2
1999	508	28.0	18.1	28.5
2000	492	25.0	19.7	27.4
2001	487	28.0	17.4	26.3
2002	486	26.0	18.7	33.5
2003	486	26.0	18.7	33.5
2004	512	27.8	18.4	29.9
2005	518	27.0	19.2	29.5
2006	521	28.0	18.6	28.6
2007	538	29.0	18.6	26.4
2008	512	31.5	16.3	18.2
2009	481	25.0	16.0	22.7
2010	453	21.0	21.5	27.4
2011	446	n/a	n/a	25.6
2012	433	19.0	22.7	n/a
2013	411	17.0	24.1	28.2
2014	459	18.0	25.5	32
2015	444	18.0	24.6	26.1
2016	468	17.0	27.5	24.1
2017	488	18.2	26.7	22.5
2018	500	18.2	27.3	27.2
2019	493	18.2	27.0	31.2
2020	480	n/a	n/a	26.5
2021	465	19.5	23.8	28
2022	474	19.6	24.1	27.8
2023	484	18.3	26.3	30.8

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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