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Best kept secret at Morris Knolls High School?
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Enrollment
1,450
High
DISTRICT 1,295 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORRIS HILLS REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341074004354
Morris Knolls High School
50 KNOLL DRIVE, ROCKAWAY, NJ 07866 · (973) 664-2201 · Morris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,450 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
- 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
11.0:1
132 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
218 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 | 329 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 403 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 345 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 373 | 26% |
Student demographics
57%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
66.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -17.1pp since 2023
Math
44.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.6% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 83.7% | 56.8% |
% 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Knolls High School
Morris Knolls High School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Knolls High School this school | 1,450 | 15.0% | 52.6% |
| Randolph High School RANDOLPH | 1,275 | 13.4% | 47.0% |
| Summit High School SUMMIT | 1,198 | 19.6% | 68.6% |
| Wayne Valley High School WAYNE | 1,201 | 11.6% | 49.4% |
| Nutley High School NUTLEY | 1,222 | 15.4% | 45.8% |
| Freehold Township High School FREEHOLD TWP. | 1,813 | 19.5% | 39.9% |
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 Knolls High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #102 of 397 | #13 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #108 of 400 ▼ 28 | #15 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #96 of 395 ▼ 43 | #15 of 25 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,450 | #83 of 442 | #3 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #99 of 388 | #15 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #172 of 389 | #11 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.0% | #315 of 405 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #165 of 200 | #17 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
1,450
+42 (+3%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,135
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 1,450 | 132 | 11.0:1 | 15% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 1,473 | 137.5 | 10.7:1 | 9% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 1,447 | 130.9 | 11.1:1 | 12% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 1,408 | 133 | 10.6:1 | 10% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 1,494 | 130.6 | 11.4:1 | 8% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 1,557 | 133 | 11.7:1 | 9% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 1,744 | 119 | 14.7:1 | 6% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 1,311 | 100 | 13.1:1 | 4% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 1,135 | 87 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris Knolls High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,494 to 1,450); teachers up 1% (130.6 to 132).
About Morris Knolls High School
Morris Knolls High School is a high school in ROCKAWAY, New Jersey, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 1,450 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is 56% bigger than the average for high schools in New Jersey.
Morris Knolls High School is run by Morris Hills Regional School District, whose 2 schools enroll 2,590 students.
At Morris Knolls High School, 60% of students are White. It is also 24% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Morris County is roughly 68% White. The diversity index for Morris Knolls High School is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 11.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Morris Knolls High School, which has 132. High schools in New Jersey average 12.7:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Morris Knolls High School is about 15%.
Morris Knolls High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of New Jersey public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 57.9% at Morris Knolls High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.6%.
The school is in Morris County, where median household income comes to about $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morris County's 156 public schools enroll about 72,239 students and include Morris Knolls High School.
Morris Knolls High School's closest public school neighbor is Academy for Performing Arts, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 59.2% on proficiency, and Morris Knolls High School is below that at 52.6%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment rose 3% over 4 years, reaching 1,450 in 2024-25.
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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 Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,140 students
Other schools in ROCKAWAY
- Morris Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,140 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 Performing Arts0.0 mi · 144
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School0.8 mi · 299
- Lincoln Elementary School0.9 mi · 272
- Lakeview Elementary School1.1 mi · 699
- Morris Hills High School1.1 mi · 1,140
- Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering1.1 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About Morris Knolls High SchoolHow large is Morris Knolls High School?
Morris Knolls High School enrolls approximately 1,450 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Morris Knolls High School serve?
Morris Knolls High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Morris Knolls High School have?
Morris Knolls High School employs 132 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is Morris Knolls High School?
Morris Knolls High School reports a student body of 60% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Morris Knolls High School in?
Morris Knolls High School is part of Morris Hills Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.