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Morse Elementary School

Summary:

Morse Elementary School is a public elementary school in Troy, Michigan, serving 405 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Troy School District, which is ranked 49 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morse Elementary has a diverse student population, with a significant Asian student population (37.04%) and a relatively low percentage of White students (35.56%) compared to nearby schools like Bemis Elementary and Leonard Elementary. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is generally lower than the Troy School District and the state averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 38% to 45.1%, compared to the district's 63.2% to 69% and the state's 39.6% to 44%. Additionally, Morse Elementary has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.3% in 2020-2021 to 31.8% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Morse Elementary's higher proportion of students from lower-income families, as indicated by the 42.47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to the school's lower academic performance compared to the nearby high-performing schools within the Troy School District. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $16,742 in 2022-2023 and low student-teacher ratio of 14:1 suggest that resources are being allocated to the school, but the academic outcomes suggest that these resources may not be effectively utilized or targeted to the specific needs of the student population. Comparing Morse Elementary to the nearby schools can provide valuable insights and opportunities for the school to learn from and implement best practices to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 475 Cherry Dr
       Troy, MI  48083-1612

(248) 823-3200

District: Troy School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
582nd of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,742 Help


Students who attend Morse Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Baker Middle School
High:    Troy High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  405

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
37.0%
White:
35.6%
Hispanic:
11.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.5% Help


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Compare Details Morse Elementary School ranks better than 60.8% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks last among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Troy School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.92. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (37%), White (35.6%), Hispanic (11.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Troy School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morse Elementary School is 14, which is the 3rd best among 12 elementary schools in the Troy School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morse Elementary School is $16,742, which is the 6th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Troy School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morse Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Morse Elementary School 582nd of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Morse Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Troy School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Troy School District 49th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Morse Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Morse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 60.90 699th 1545 54.8%
2007 48.50 1033rd 1565 34.0%
2008 49.72 1037th 1577 34.2%
2009 62.65 735th 1589 53.7%
2010 64.37 706th 1552 54.5%
2011 68.10 534th 1552 65.6%
2012 74.13 362nd 1566 76.9%
2013 73.42 375th 1563 76.0%
2014 63.55 565th 1533 63.1%
2015 78.10 303rd 1580 80.8%
2016 62.99 547th 1548 64.7%
2017 60.44 499th 1466 66.0%
2018 66.20 504th 1448 65.2%
2019 58.38 543rd 1408 61.4%
2021 46.50 565th 1153 51.0%
2022 45.97 680th 1344 49.4%
2023 66.65 446th 1470 69.7%
2024 57.92 582nd 1486 60.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Morse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.49 73rd 270 73.0%
2019 77.09 20th 117 82.9%
2021 59.01 19th 42 54.8%
2022 61.01 33rd 98 66.3%
2023 60.09 63rd 180 65.0%
2024 55.06 78th 184 57.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Morse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.94 37th 403 90.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Morse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.71 845th 1397 39.5%
2019 50.42 538th 1134 52.6%
2022 46.97 547th 1099 50.2%
2023 46.86 677th 1350 49.9%
2024 34.73 915th 1381 33.7%
See the entire list of Best Michigan Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Morse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.88 536th 1443 62.9%
2019 53.16 525th 1171 55.2%
2021 36.44 587th 902 34.9%
2022 38.36 671st 1106 39.3%
2023 57.55 496th 1321 62.5%
2024 48.37 641st 1342 52.2%
See the entire list of Best Michigan Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Morse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.96 481st 1446 66.7%
2019 52.99 538th 1196 55.0%
2021 45.26 476th 915 48.0%
2022 44.09 611th 1139 46.4%
2023 64.07 436th 1334 67.3%
2024 54.11 578th 1347 57.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Morse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.47 67th 101 33.7%
2019 63.64 18th 36 50.0%
2021 66.19 12th 29 58.6%
2022 64.17 22nd 51 56.9%
2023 71.82 21st 84 75.0%
2024 59.78 49th 97 49.5%
See the entire list of Best Michigan Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for White students at Morse Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.81 912th 1253 27.2%
2019 24.21 912th 1128 19.1%
2022 16.17 970th 1102 12.0%
2023 29.29 871st 1198 27.3%
2024 20.63 1012th 1204 15.9%
See the entire list of Best Michigan Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Michigan 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.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Open Quote I would estimate that 75% of my son's kindergarten class was non-English speaking. It seemed like the whole class was slowed WAY down to help those kids understand what was going on. They started the school year learning about colors and nursery rhymes - things that kids should know before preschool. I was shocked at how slow everything went, the fact that there was absolutely no grading or corrective action on things like getting math problems (3+2) wrong, forming letters incorrectly, being lazy at drawing or coloring, or even following assignment directions. As a daycare, I would rate Morse high, as a school, however, my expectation of learning taking place was apparently far too high. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Morse Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 263 6 11 2 0 n/a n/a 0 282
1989 280 2 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 292
1990 289 5 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 301
1991 290 5 13 4 0 n/a n/a 0 312
1992 311 11 20 0 0 n/a n/a 0 342
1993 307 12 24 0 0 n/a n/a 0 343
1994 305 21 37 3 0 n/a n/a 0 366
1995 295 19 52 12 0 n/a n/a 0 378
1996 295 19 52 12 0 n/a n/a 0 378
1997 277 26 62 17 2 n/a n/a 0 384
1998 254 22 71 11 1 n/a n/a 0 359
1999 209 18 82 19 2 n/a n/a 0 330
2000 241 14 104 14 3 n/a n/a 0 376
2001 235 19 141 19 2 n/a n/a 0 416
2002 241 18 141 16 3 n/a n/a 1 420
2003 241 18 141 16 3 n/a n/a 1 420
2004 230 23 124 17 1 n/a n/a 0 395
2005 220 22 119 19 1 n/a n/a 0 381
2006 190 31 116 24 2 n/a n/a 0 363
2007 187 26 117 23 1 n/a n/a 28 382
2008 195 33 170 30 2 n/a n/a 0 430
2009 187 41 169 28 2 n/a n/a 0 427
2010 188 35 168 22 0 n/a n/a 0 413
2011 196 34 154 22 0 0 17 0 423
2012 216 39 163 17 0 0 14 0 449
2013 218 38 169 10 3 0 13 0 451
2014 225 43 152 15 2 0 18 0 455
2015 212 36 162 15 2 1 15 0 443
2016 191 39 190 17 3 1 16 0 457
2017 182 39 208 22 2 1 13 0 467
2018 181 39 234 27 0 1 15 0 497
2019 176 40 230 32 1 1 12 0 492
2020 152 33 226 37 1 1 17 0 467
2021 133 32 206 37 1 1 21 0 431
2022 142 48 163 42 0 1 23 0 419
2023 144 45 150 47 1 1 17 0 405

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 Morse Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 282 n/a n/a n/a
1989 292 n/a n/a 9.2
1990 301 29.0 10.3 8
1991 312 n/a n/a n/a
1992 342 n/a n/a 14.3
1993 343 n/a 0.0 14.3
1994 366 20.1 18.2 11.5
1995 378 18.7 20.2 10.6
1996 378 18.7 20.2 10.6
1997 384 21.0 18.3 9.9
1998 359 23.0 15.6 11.4
1999 330 19.0 17.4 10
2000 376 20.2 18.6 13.3
2001 416 24.3 17.1 7.9
2002 420 27.9 15.1 13.1
2003 420 27.9 15.1 13.1
2004 395 26.5 14.9 15.4
2005 381 25.9 14.7 12.6
2006 363 24.6 14.8 15.7
2007 382 26.0 14.7 16.9
2008 430 27.3 15.8 15.6
2009 427 27.4 15.6 19.9
2010 413 26.7 15.4 23.7
2011 423 24.0 17.5 24.6
2012 449 26.2 17.1 26.3
2013 451 26.6 16.9 32.8
2014 455 27.4 16.6 34.1
2015 443 28.0 15.8 32.3
2016 457 30.0 15.2 27.6
2017 467 28.8 16.1 30.2
2018 497 31.9 15.5 30.2
2019 492 35.3 13.9 35
2020 467 31.6 14.7 31.3
2021 431 31.9 13.4 31.8
2022 419 30.0 13.9 41.8
2023 405 28.8 14.0 42.5

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 Morse Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 282 n/a n/a n/a
1989 292 n/a n/a 9.2
1990 301 29.0 10.3 8
1991 312 n/a n/a n/a
1992 342 n/a n/a 14.3
1993 343 n/a 0.0 14.3
1994 366 20.1 18.2 11.5
1995 378 18.7 20.2 10.6
1996 378 18.7 20.2 10.6
1997 384 21.0 18.3 9.9
1998 359 23.0 15.6 11.4
1999 330 19.0 17.4 10
2000 376 20.2 18.6 13.3
2001 416 24.3 17.1 7.9
2002 420 27.9 15.1 13.1
2003 420 27.9 15.1 13.1
2004 395 26.5 14.9 15.4
2005 381 25.9 14.7 12.6
2006 363 24.6 14.8 15.7
2007 382 26.0 14.7 16.9
2008 430 27.3 15.8 15.6
2009 427 27.4 15.6 19.9
2010 413 26.7 15.4 23.7
2011 423 24.0 17.5 24.6
2012 449 26.2 17.1 26.3
2013 451 26.6 16.9 32.8
2014 455 27.4 16.6 34.1
2015 443 28.0 15.8 32.3
2016 457 30.0 15.2 27.6
2017 467 28.8 16.1 30.2
2018 497 31.9 15.5 30.2
2019 492 35.3 13.9 35
2020 467 31.6 14.7 31.3
2021 431 31.9 13.4 31.8
2022 419 30.0 13.9 41.8
2023 405 28.8 14.0 42.5

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Morse Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,051 (8.5%) $11,302 (91.5%) $12,353
2020 $768 (6.1%) $11,739 (93.9%) $12,507
2021 $968 (7.0%) $12,770 (93.0%) $13,738
2022 $2,180 (14.1%) $13,302 (85.9%) $15,482
2023 $2,024 (12.1%) $14,718 (87.9%) $16,742

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Morse Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 543rd of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 446th of 1470 Elementary schools
 8.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Morse Elementary School)45.348.3
 3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Troy School District)7465.9
 8.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Morse Elementary School)51.546.2
 5.3%
   3rd Grade Math (Troy School District)7573.1
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Morse Elementary School)57.359
 1.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Troy School District)7774.2
 2.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Morse Elementary School)4850
 2%
   4th Grade Math (Troy School District)72.668.9
 3.7%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Morse Elementary School)53.256.8
 3.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Troy School District)74.471.1
 3.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Morse Elementary School)48.146.7
 1.4%
   5th Grade Math (Troy School District)64.462.9
 1.5%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Morse Elementary School)17.321.3
 4%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Troy School District)36.536.1
 0.4%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students492405
 17.7%
African American4045
 12.5%
American Indian11
Asian230150
 34.8%
Hispanic3247
 46.9%
Pacific Islander11
White176144
 18.2%
Two or More Races1217
 41.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35%42.5%
 7.5%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Morse Elementary School

Students who attend Morse Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Baker Middle School
High : Troy High School

Morse Elementary School ranks 582nd of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Morse Elementary School are 37% Asian, 36% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 405 students attended Morse Elementary School.


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