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Morris County School of Technology
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 250 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 221 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 217 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 197 | 22% |
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.1% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 97.8% | 80.2% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 74% 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%.
Schools most like Morris County School of Technology
Morris County School of Technology's state test result (74.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County School of Technology this school | 885 | 8.4% | 74.4% |
| Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan Old Tappan | 1,086 | 1.3% | 67.4% |
| Metuchen High School METUCHEN | 718 | 9.3% | 66.7% |
| Tenafly High School TENAFLY | 1,141 | 3.1% | 74.3% |
| River Dell Regional High School ORADELL | 1,025 | 2.1% | 70.7% |
| Robbinsville High School ROBBINSVILLE | 1,046 | 7.2% | 66.2% |
Where Morris County School of Technology ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #23 of 397 | #1 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #44 of 400 ▼ 23 | #4 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.1% | #27 of 395 ▼ 12 | #3 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 885 | #205 of 442 | #14 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #168 of 388 | #16 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #74 of 389 | #3 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.4% | #346 of 405 | #14 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.3% | #41 of 173 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 885 | 75.1 | 11.8:1 | 8% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 839 | 75.5 | 11.1:1 | 6% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 820 | 75 | 10.9:1 | 4% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 787 | 72 | 10.9:1 | 4% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 742 | 72.5 | 10.2:1 | 3% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 71 | 9.7:1 | 7% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 56 | 11.6:1 | 9% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 319 | 30 | 10.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (742 to 885); teachers up 4% (72.5 to 75.1).
About Morris County School of Technology
Morris County School of Technology is a mid-sized high school that serves part of DENVILLE, New Jersey. It teaches 885 students in grades 9 through 12.
Morris County School of Technology is one school in Morris County Vocational School District, a system of 5 schools with 1,308 students.
White students make up 44% of enrollment at Morris County School of Technology, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 33% Asian, 16% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. In Morris County overall, about 68% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 11.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Morris County School of Technology, which has 75.1. High schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 12.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 8%. For comparison, public schools in Morris County average 19%.
Morris County School of Technology holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of New Jersey public high schools.
Morris County School of Technology sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 74.4% and a predicted 61.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Morris County show that the median household earns about $137,326 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Across Morris County, 156 public schools serve about 72,239 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Mount Tabor Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Morris County School of Technology is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 885, compared with 787 in 2020-21.
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Morris County at a glance
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