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Best kept secret at Morris Hills High School?
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Enrollment
1,140
High
DISTRICT 1,295 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORRIS HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341074004352
Morris Hills High School
520 WEST MAIN STREET, ROCKAWAY, NJ 07866 · (973) 664-2301 · Morris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,140 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of New Jersey public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
9.8:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
358 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 298 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 263 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 279 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 300 | 26% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.5% | 44.5% |
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Morris Hills High School
Morris Hills High School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Hills High School this school | 1,140 | 31.4% | 51.3% |
| Passaic Valley Regional High School LITTLE FALLS | 1,093 | 36.4% | 31.1% |
| Henry P. Becton Regional High School EAST RUTHERFORD | 853 | 40.6% | 38.5% |
| Freehold Borough High School FREEHOLD | 1,376 | 40.8% | 42.5% |
| South Plainfield High School SOUTH PLAINFIELD | 1,044 | 36.3% | 39.8% |
| Lyndhurst High School LYNDHURST | 841 | 33.2% | 39.2% |
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 Morris Hills High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #108 of 397 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #103 of 400 ▲ 15 | #14 of 25 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #80 of 395 ▲ 36 | #13 of 25 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,140 | #143 of 442 | #8 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #31 of 388 | #3 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #109 of 389 | #5 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #228 of 405 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #64 of 200 | #11 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
1,140
-78 (-6%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 808
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 1,140 | 117 | 9.8:1 | 31% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 1,141 | 116.3 | 9.8:1 | 26% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 1,187 | 117.3 | 10.1:1 | 27% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 1,218 | 119 | 10.2:1 | 27% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 1,300 | 120.4 | 10.8:1 | 24% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 1,233 | 108 | 11.4:1 | 23% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 1,125 | 85 | 13.2:1 | 22% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 948 | 69 | 13.7:1 | 8% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 808 | 67 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris Hills High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,300 to 1,140); teachers down 3% (120.4 to 117).
About Morris Hills High School
Morris Hills High School is a medium-sized high school in New Jersey, with an address in ROCKAWAY. The latest federal count shows 1,140 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 929-student average for high schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 23% higher.
Morris Hills Regional School District is responsible for 2 schools, Morris Hills High School included, with 2,590 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Morris Hills High School is Hispanic (49%). The remaining students are 33% White, 10% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Morris County is about 16% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Morris Hills High School comes in at 64%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.8:1, with 117 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 31% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Morris County is 19%.
Morris Hills High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Morris Hills High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.3% is 2.4 points above the 49.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Morris County census figures show that median household income is about $137,326, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. A total of 156 public schools operate in Morris County, serving about 72,239 students.
The closest public school, Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering, is less than a tenth of a mile from Morris Hills High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Morris Hills High School places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Morris Hills High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,140 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,218.
Discussions about Morris Hills High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Morris Hills Regional School District
- Morris Knolls High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
Other schools in ROCKAWAY
- Morris Knolls High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
- Copeland Middle SchoolMiddle · 799 students
- Stony Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Katharine D Malone Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering0.0 mi · 181
- Birchwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 314
- Dover Middle School1.0 mi · 481
- East Dover Elementary School1.0 mi · 411
- Lincoln Elementary School1.1 mi · 272
- Academy for Performing Arts1.1 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About Morris Hills High SchoolHow many students attend Morris Hills High School?
Morris Hills High School enrolls approximately 1,140 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Morris Hills High School serve?
Morris Hills High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Morris Hills High School have?
Morris Hills High School employs 117 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Morris Hills High School?
At Morris Hills High School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 49% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Morris Hills High School in?
Morris Hills High School is part of Morris Hills Regional School District.
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