📍 15201 Monrovia St., Overland Park, Johnson County, 66221
Morse Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Overland Park, Johnson County. The school has 346 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blue Valley school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Morse Elementary enrolls 346 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 13% Asian and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 258 | 75% |
| Asian | 45 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
32 of the school's 346 students (9.2%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 30 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Morse Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 37, state house district 8.
Morse Elementary is one of 36 schools in Blue Valley, based in Overland Park, Kansas. The district serves 22,252 students district-wide and employs 1,642 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 346 students, Morse Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 618 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize