Enrollment
398
Middle
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORRIS PLAINS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341077004358
Morris Plains Borough School
500 SPEEDWELL AVENUE, MORRIS PLAINS, NJ 07950 · (973) 538-1650 · Morris County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 94% of New Jersey public middle schools
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
54 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 17% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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 Morris Plains School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.4% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.7% | 70.0% |
% 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Plains Borough School
Morris Plains Borough School's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Plains Borough School this school | 398 | 13.6% | 70.8% |
| Branchburg Central Middle School Branchburg | 458 | 12.4% | 53.4% |
| Clinton Township Middle School CLINTON | 405 | 10.9% | 63.1% |
| George G White HILLSDALE | 490 | 10.6% | 65.9% |
| Readington Middle School WHITEHOUSE STATION | 466 | 13.1% | 53.9% |
| Millstone Township Middle School Millstone Township | 423 | 8.0% | 52.8% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Plains Borough School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #27 of 433 | #4 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #43 of 437 ▼ 4 | #6 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #66 of 437 ▼ 16 | #9 of 32 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #314 of 445 | #19 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #49 of 417 | #8 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #245 of 419 | #17 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.6% | #332 of 436 | #16 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #63 of 122 | #1 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
398
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 398 | 45.3 | 8.8:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 41.7 | 9.4:1 | 11% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 40 | 9.4:1 | 8% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 39 | 9.8:1 | 10% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 40.3 | 9.1:1 | 6% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 40 | 9.5:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 31 | 10.3:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 25 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris Plains Borough School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (368 to 398); teachers up 12% (40.3 to 45.3).
About Morris Plains Borough School
Morris Plains Borough School sits in MORRIS PLAINS, New Jersey, and is classified as a middle school. The latest federal count shows 398 students in grades 3 through 8. The average for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578 students, so this school is 31% smaller than average.
Morris Plains School District (2 schools, 599 students) runs Morris Plains Borough School.
White students are the majority at Morris Plains Borough School, with 66% of enrollment. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 5% Black. County-wide, about 68% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Morris Plains Borough School, 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 8.8:1. That is lower than the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Roughly 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, Morris Plains Borough 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.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 58.7%. Morris Plains Borough School scores 70.8%.
Among Morris County residents, 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%. Morris Plains Borough School is one of 156 public schools in the county.
Alfred Vail School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Morris Plains Borough School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Morris Plains Borough School ranks 1st of 5 nearby schools, at 70.8% versus a 54.0% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 398, a 4% rise from 382 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.8:1 in 2020-21, and 8.8:1 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 Plains School District
- Mountain Way SchoolElementary · 201 students
Other schools in MORRIS PLAINS
- Parsippany Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,035 students
- Littleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Alfred Vail SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Mountview Road SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Mountain Way SchoolElementary · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Alfred Vail School0.5 mi · 342
- Mountain Way School0.7 mi · 201
- Frelinghuysen Middle School1.0 mi · 1,078
- Central Park School1.1 mi · 22
- Sussex Avenue School1.2 mi · 327
- Mountview Road School1.3 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Morris Plains Borough SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Morris Plains Borough School?
Morris Plains Borough School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades 03-08.
What grades does Morris Plains Borough School serve?
Morris Plains Borough School serves grades 03-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morris Plains Borough School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morris Plains Borough School is approximately 8.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Morris Plains Borough School?
Student demographics at Morris Plains Borough School are roughly 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Morris Plains Borough School in?
Morris Plains Borough School is part of Morris Plains School District.
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