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Enrollment
1,816
High
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341081004366
Morristown High School
50 EARLY STREET, MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960 · (973) 292-2000 · Morris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,816 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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
13.1:1
139 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
739 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 403 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 478 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 472 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 463 | 25% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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 School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 21.4% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Morristown High School
Morristown High School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown High School this school | 1,816 | 40.7% | 39.8% |
| Cumberland County Technical Education Center Millville | 1,296 | 40.6% | 53.2% |
| Freehold Borough High School FREEHOLD | 1,376 | 40.8% | 42.5% |
| Red Bank Regional High School LITTLE SILVER | 1,261 | 40.9% | 40.5% |
| Toms River High School North TOMS RIVER | 1,861 | 47.8% | 31.7% |
| Passaic Valley Regional High School LITTLE FALLS | 1,093 | 36.4% | 31.1% |
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 Morristown High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #176 of 397 | #21 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #220 of 400 ▲ 32 | #22 of 25 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #152 of 395 ▲ 6 | #21 of 25 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,816 | #49 of 442 | #1 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #249 of 388 | #23 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #127 of 389 | #6 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #187 of 405 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #161 of 173 | N/A |
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
1,816
-21 (-1%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,240
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 1,816 | 138.6 | 13.1:1 | 41% (739) |
| 2023-24 | 1,856 | 137.6 | 13.5:1 | 35% (641) |
| 2022-23 | 1,868 | 139.5 | 13.4:1 | 25% (473) |
| 2020-21 | 1,837 | 141 | 13.0:1 | 29% (526) |
| 2017-18 | 1,793 | 131.5 | 13.6:1 | 26% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 1,778 | 125 | 14.2:1 | 29% (512) |
| 2010-11 | 1,482 | 100 | 14.8:1 | 21% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 1,339 | 107 | 12.5:1 | 20% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 1,240 | 111 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morristown High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,793 to 1,816); teachers up 5% (131.5 to 138.6).
About Morristown High School
As a large high school, Morristown High School serves students in MORRISTOWN, New Jersey. Federal data show 1,816 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in New Jersey enroll around 929, and this school is 95% larger than that mark.
Morristown High School belongs to Morris School District, a district of 10 schools and 5,138 students.
About 46% of students at Morristown High School are Hispanic, the largest single group. It is also 40% White, 7% Black, and 4% Asian. Morris County's residents are about 16% Hispanic, 30 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
Morristown High School reports a ratio of 13.1 students per teacher, from 138.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in New Jersey is about 12.7:1. Lunch program data show 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 19% average for public schools in Morris County is 22 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Morristown High School lands at B, ahead of 58% of New Jersey public high schools.
A school with Morristown High School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 43.9%. Morristown High School scores 39.8%, 4.1 points below that line.
In the wider Morris County area, median household income comes to about $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Morris County's 156 public schools enroll about 72,239 students and include Morristown High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Alexander Hamilton, is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Morristown High School is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Morristown High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Morristown High School had 1,837 students in 2020-21 and 1,816 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 School District
- Frelinghuysen Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
- Normandy Park SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Alfred Vail SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Sussex Avenue SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Woodland SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Thomas Jefferson SchoolElementary · 285 students
Other schools in MORRISTOWN
- Frelinghuysen Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
- Normandy Park SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Sussex Avenue SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Thomas Jefferson SchoolElementary · 285 students
- Unity Charter SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Alexander HamiltonElementary · 251 students
Nearby schools
- Alexander Hamilton0.2 mi · 251
- Lafayette Learning Center0.6 mi · 118
- Sussex Avenue School0.6 mi · 327
- Hillcrest School1.0 mi · 251
- Thomas Jefferson School1.1 mi · 285
- Unity Charter School1.1 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Morristown High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Morristown High School?
Morristown High School enrolls approximately 1,816 students in grades 09-12.
Is Morristown High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morristown High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Morristown High School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Morristown High School.
How diverse is Morristown High School?
Morristown High School reports a student body of 40% White, 46% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Morristown High School public or private?
Morristown High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Morris School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.