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Enrollment
507
High
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KINNELON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340804004282
Kinnelon High School
121 KINNELON ROAD, KINNELON, NJ 07405 · (973) 838-5500 · Morris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
34 students
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 118 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 128 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 121 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 140 | 28% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kinnelon School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
73.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -12.7pp since 2023
Math
52.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.5% | 52.7% |
| 2023-24 | 86.2% | 64.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kinnelon High School
Kinnelon High School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnelon High School this school | 507 | 6.7% | 58.1% |
| Whippany Park High School WHIPPANY | 584 | 4.5% | 59.0% |
| Cedar Grove High School Cedar Grove | 421 | 6.4% | 42.2% |
| Mountain Lakes High School Mountain Lakes | 546 | 2.0% | 66.9% |
| New Providence High School NEW PROVIDENCE | 644 | 3.1% | 66.3% |
| Ramsey High School RAMSEY | 739 | 5.1% | 65.5% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kinnelon High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #76 of 397 | #9 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #82 of 400 ▼ 29 | #12 of 25 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #64 of 395 ▼ 20 | #10 of 25 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #320 of 442 | #22 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #76 of 388 | #12 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #304 of 389 | #21 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.7% | #353 of 405 | #15 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #18 of 200 | #1 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
507
-63 (-11%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 9.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 507 | 48 | 10.6:1 | 7% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 57 | 9.3:1 | 5% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 57 | 9.3:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 60 | 9.5:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 60 | 11.1:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 63 | 10.7:1 | 3% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 52 | 10.2:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 39 | 13.6:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 482 | 37 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kinnelon High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (664 to 507); teachers down 20% (60 to 48).
About Kinnelon High School
Kinnelon High School is a small high school in KINNELON, New Jersey, one of the schools in Kinnelon School District. It educates 507 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 45% smaller than the 929 average for high schools in New Jersey.
Kinnelon School District has 4 schools; together they serve 1,617 students.
White students are the majority at Kinnelon High School, with 77% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Morris County, the White share is about 68%. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 48 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.6:1. That is lower than the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 7%. That is 12 points below the 19% average for public schools in Morris County.
Measured against New Jersey public high schools, Kinnelon High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 62.5% at Kinnelon High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Morris County show that the median household income is $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Kinnelon High School is one of 156 public schools in the county.
Kiel Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Kinnelon High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Kinnelon High School's average proficiency of 58.1% compares with 56.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Kinnelon High School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment declined 11% from its 2020-21 level of 570. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.5:1 in 2020-21 to 10.6:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Kinnelon High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kinnelon School District
- Pearl R. Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 378 students
- Kiel Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Stonybrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
Other schools in KINNELON
- Pearl R. Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 378 students
- Kiel Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Stonybrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
Nearby schools
- Kiel Elementary School0.2 mi · 374
- Pearl R. Miller Middle School0.2 mi · 378
- Aaron Decker School1.2 mi · 383
- Apshawa Elementary School1.6 mi · 266
- Butler High School1.9 mi · 482
- Richard Butler School2.0 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About Kinnelon High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kinnelon High School?
Kinnelon High School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Kinnelon High School serve?
Kinnelon High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Kinnelon High School have?
Kinnelon High School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is Kinnelon High School?
Kinnelon High School reports a student body of 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Kinnelon High School public or private?
Kinnelon High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kinnelon School District.
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