Is Chester W. Morrison Elementary a good school?

Chester W. Morrison Elementary ranks 2274 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chester W. Morrison Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 526 students attended Chester W. Morrison Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Chester W. Morrison Elementary?

Students at Chester W. Morrison Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 24% White, 12% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Chester W. Morrison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chester W. Morrison Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Menifee Valley Middle High : Paloma Valley High

Chester W. Morrison Elementary

Summary:

Chester W. Morrison Elementary is a public elementary school in Menifee, California, serving 540 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Menifee Union School District, which is ranked 607 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Academically, Chester W. Morrison Elementary performs on par with or slightly below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's Science proficiency rates are lower than the district and state. Compared to nearby schools, the school's performance is in the middle range, with some schools performing better and some performing worse. The school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.9% in 2018-2019 to 27.6% in 2022-2023, likely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of the school's strengths is its relatively strong performance among Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students, who rank in the top 25% and top 30% of California elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's White students and military-connected students perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom 25% and bottom 20% of California elementary schools. This suggests that the school may have effective strategies in place to support its Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students, which could be valuable for other schools in the district to learn from.

Detail:

Public K-5

30250 Bradley Rd.
Menifee, CA 92584-9257

(951) 679-7076

District: Menifee Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
2274^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,197

Students who attend Chester W. Morrison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Menifee Valley Middle
High:	Paloma Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.2

Number of students: 526

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.0%

White:

24.1%

Two or more races:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chester W. Morrison Elementary ranks better than 61.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Menifee Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.2. (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 (57%), White (24.1%), two or more races (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chester W. Morrison Elementary is 23.2, which is the 3^rd best among 10 elementary schools in the Menifee Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Chester W. Morrison Elementary employs 22.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chester W. Morrison Elementary is $11,197, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Menifee Union School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chester W. Morrison Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Chester W. Morrison Elementary 2274^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Chester W. Morrison Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Menifee Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Menifee Union 607^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Chester W. Morrison Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Chester W. Morrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	61.73	1643^rd	4809	65.8%
2005	43.67	2500^th	4822	48.2%
2006	56.61	1893^rd	4818	60.7%
2007	51.12	2261^st	5113	55.8%
2008	53.30	2207^th	5113	56.8%
2009	53.67	2258^th	5193	56.5%
2010	56.34	2199^th	5314	58.6%
2011	51.37	2507^th	5377	53.4%
2012	55.92	2275^th	5390	57.8%
2013	57.36	2278^th	5530	58.8%
2015	47.66	2581^st	5611	54.0%
2016	53.32	2332^nd	5614	58.5%
2017	47.45	2691^st	5692	52.7%
2018	53.82	2351^st	5662	58.5%
2019	46.74	2779^th	5789	52.0%
2022	54.85	2307^th	5883	60.8%
2023	54.57	2303^rd	5874	60.8%
2024	55.20	2274^th	5862	61.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Chester W. Morrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.45	930^th	2420	61.6%
2024	48.34	1013^th	2634	61.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chester W. Morrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.32	1948^th	5084	61.7%
2019	62.14	1621^st	5173	68.7%
2022	68.28	1257^th	5264	76.1%
2023	65.78	1440^th	5374	73.2%
2024	64.54	1523^rd	5511	72.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Chester W. Morrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.89	2194^th	5413	59.5%
2019	52.24	2379^th	5492	56.7%
2022	61.07	1893^rd	5635	66.4%
2023	52.44	2273^rd	5617	59.5%
2024	53.16	2267^th	5605	59.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Chester W. Morrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	42.55	1208^th	2585	53.3%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Chester W. Morrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.18	113^th	140	19.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Chester W. Morrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.10	2440^th	5431	55.1%
2019	37.95	3195^th	5510	42.0%
2022	47.95	2557^th	5663	54.8%
2023	55.69	2147^th	5650	62.0%
2024	55.65	2186^th	5636	61.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chester W. Morrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.63	917^th	4830	81.0%
2019	55.33	1951^st	4963	60.7%
2022	61.68	1542^nd	5084	69.7%
2023	59.91	1678^th	5098	67.1%
2024	69.07	1225^th	5102	76.0%

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Rank History for White students at Chester W. Morrison Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.23	2173^rd	2737	20.6%
2019	21.06	2362^nd	2834	16.7%
2022	27.63	2084^th	2726	23.6%
2023	37.72	1778^th	2662	33.2%
2024	26.11	2066^th	2647	21.9%

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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 Chester W. Morrison Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	569	8	13	126	5	n/a	n/a	0	721
1991	681	13	10	129	0	n/a	n/a	0	833
1992	795	22	34	108	5	n/a	n/a	0	964
1993	541	30	13	60	6	n/a	n/a	0	650
1994	580	31	14	98	4	n/a	n/a	0	727
1995	632	14	11	137	6	n/a	n/a	0	800
1996	632	14	11	137	6	n/a	n/a	0	800
1997	744	16	16	162	7	n/a	n/a	0	945
1998	486	16	14	108	7	n/a	n/a	0	631
1999	485	16	23	121	10	n/a	n/a	0	655
2000	474	14	19	139	13	n/a	n/a	12	671
2001	469	20	20	152	12	n/a	n/a	0	673
2002	469	21	40	228	10	n/a	n/a	21	789
2003	469	21	40	228	10	n/a	n/a	21	789
2004	425	18	61	262	4	n/a	n/a	35	805
2005	414	32	77	270	4	n/a	n/a	44	841
2006	410	36	64	286	10	n/a	n/a	60	866
2007	253	24	27	177	4	n/a	n/a	41	526
2008	250	38	19	173	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	480
2009	312	22	19	338	1	8	49	0	749
2010	342	25	16	355	0	2	24	0	764
2011	338	22	18	356	0	4	19	0	757
2012	283	22	23	382	0	3	18	0	731
2013	160	14	14	238	0	3	13	0	442
2014	169	13	9	224	0	3	14	0	432
2015	161	9	10	198	1	3	18	0	400
2016	157	9	11	197	1	3	22	0	400
2017	162	14	15	212	1	1	32	0	437
2018	163	12	22	197	1	1	26	0	422
2019	157	8	23	187	1	0	32	0	408
2020	159	13	22	202	1	0	18	0	415
2021	157	13	23	204	1	0	27	0	425
2022	132	18	27	243	2	0	48	1	471
2023	147	24	29	287	2	0	51	0	540
2024	127	22	16	300	0	0	61	0	526

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 Chester W. Morrison Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	721	28.8	25.0	n/a
1991	833	33.0	25.2	n/a
1992	964	33.5	28.7	6.5
1993	650	24.0	27.1	8.9
1994	727	27.0	26.9	5.4
1995	800	30.0	26.7	16.9
1996	800	30.0	26.7	16.9
1997	945	45.0	21.0	13.1
1998	631	30.0	21.0	19.5
1999	655	33.0	19.8	23.7
2000	671	32.0	21.0	24.9
2001	673	33.0	20.4	20.2
2002	789	38.5	20.5	15.6
2003	789	38.5	20.5	15.6
2004	805	37.0	21.8	14.2
2005	841	43.0	19.6	13.7
2006	866	44.0	19.7	24.2
2007	526	28.0	18.8	30.1
2008	480	30.0	16.0	31.9
2009	749	37.0	19.2	28.8
2010	764	35.0	21.8	43.6
2011	757	n/a	n/a	47.8
2012	731	29.0	25.2	48.7
2013	442	18.0	24.5	44.8
2014	432	17.0	25.4	44.9
2015	400	16.0	25.0	38.3
2016	400	17.0	23.5	42.3
2017	437	19.0	23.0	45.3
2018	422	18.5	22.8	51.4
2019	408	19.0	21.4	41.7
2020	415	n/a	n/a	44.1
2021	425	19.0	22.3	54.8
2022	471	19.4	24.2	66.5
2023	540	21.1	25.5	66.5
2024	526	22.6	23.2	73.2

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 Chester W. Morrison Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	721	28.8	25.0	n/a
1991	833	33.0	25.2	n/a
1992	964	33.5	28.7	6.5
1993	650	24.0	27.1	8.9
1994	727	27.0	26.9	5.4
1995	800	30.0	26.7	16.9
1996	800	30.0	26.7	16.9
1997	945	45.0	21.0	13.1
1998	631	30.0	21.0	19.5
1999	655	33.0	19.8	23.7
2000	671	32.0	21.0	24.9
2001	673	33.0	20.4	20.2
2002	789	38.5	20.5	15.6
2003	789	38.5	20.5	15.6
2004	805	37.0	21.8	14.2
2005	841	43.0	19.6	13.7
2006	866	44.0	19.7	24.2
2007	526	28.0	18.8	30.1
2008	480	30.0	16.0	31.9
2009	749	37.0	19.2	28.8
2010	764	35.0	21.8	43.6
2011	757	n/a	n/a	47.8
2012	731	29.0	25.2	48.7
2013	442	18.0	24.5	44.8
2014	432	17.0	25.4	44.9
2015	400	16.0	25.0	38.3
2016	400	17.0	23.5	42.3
2017	437	19.0	23.0	45.3
2018	422	18.5	22.8	51.4
2019	408	19.0	21.4	41.7
2020	415	n/a	n/a	44.1
2021	425	19.0	22.3	54.8
2022	471	19.4	24.2	66.5
2023	540	21.1	25.5	66.5
2024	526	22.6	23.2	73.2

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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