📍 4400 First Division Rd, Fort Riley, Riley County, 66442
Morris Hill Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Riley, Riley County. The school has 244 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Geary County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Morris Hill Elem enrolls 244 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 111 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
109 of the school's 244 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 57 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Morris Hill Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 22, state house district 64.
Morris Hill Elem is one of 15 schools in Geary County Schools, based in Junction City, Kansas. The district serves 7,307 students district-wide and employs 654 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 244 students, Morris Hill Elem is smaller than the district average of about 487 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe