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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Parsippany High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
900
High
DISTRICT 968 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341248004430
Parsippany High School
309 Baldwin Rd, Parsippany, NJ 07054 · (973) 263-7001 · Morris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL900 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
9.6:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
234 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 209 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 251 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 226 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 214 | 24% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
62.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
44.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 62 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 39.6% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Parsippany High School
Parsippany High School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsippany High School this school | 900 | 26.0% | 48.8% |
| Leonia High School Leonia | 802 | 28.6% | 53.4% |
| Fort Lee High School FORT LEE | 1,170 | 28.4% | 51.9% |
| Parsippany Hills High School Morris Plains | 1,035 | 18.7% | 56.3% |
| Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro Teterboro | 665 | 14.4% | 92.6% |
| Paramus High School PARAMUS | 1,153 | 19.2% | 48.8% |
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 Parsippany High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #123 of 397 | #15 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #109 of 400 ▲ 29 | #16 of 25 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #128 of 395 ▲ 11 | #19 of 25 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 900 | #200 of 442 | #13 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #27 of 388 | #2 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #37 of 389 | #1 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.0% | #248 of 405 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #171 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
900
-25 (-3%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 900
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 900 | 93.5 | 9.6:1 | 26% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 95.2 | 9.8:1 | 24% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 92.6 | 9.6:1 | 18% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 925 | 88 | 10.5:1 | 20% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 897 | 89.6 | 10.0:1 | 21% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 943 | 89 | 10.6:1 | 22% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 1,042 | 69 | 15.1:1 | 13% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 850 | 67 | 12.7:1 | 7% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 900 | 71 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parsippany High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (897 to 900); teachers up 4% (89.6 to 93.5).
About Parsippany High School
Parsippany High School is one of the public schools in Parsippany, New Jersey. It is a mid-sized high school. Its enrollment is 900 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
Parsippany High School is among 14 schools run by Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District, which serves 7,027 students.
The biggest share of students at Parsippany High School, 38%, is Asian. The next largest groups are 34% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Morris County overall, about 11% of residents are Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Parsippany High School scores 69%.
Teacher count: 93.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.6:1. The gap from the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey is 3.1 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 26%.
Parsippany 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 its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.9% for Parsippany High School. The school posts 48.8%, 3.2 points below the prediction.
The county, Morris County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $137,326 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Counting Parsippany High School, Morris County has 156 public schools.
About 0.4 miles separate Parsippany High School from the closest public school, Northvail Elementary School. The five-mile area around Parsippany High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Parsippany High School ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 48.8% versus a 65.6% average.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's student count fell 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District
- Parsippany Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,035 students
- Brooklawn Middle SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Lake Hiawatha Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Knollwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Littleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
Other schools in Parsippany
- Brooklawn Middle SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Eastlake Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Northvail Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Troy Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Lake Parsippany Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Northvail Elementary School0.4 mi · 359
- Lake Hiawatha Elementary School0.5 mi · 445
- Central Middle School0.6 mi · 755
- Knollwood Elementary School0.9 mi · 394
- Rockaway Meadow Elementary School1.2 mi · 257
- Troy Hills Elementary School1.3 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Parsippany High SchoolHow large is Parsippany High School?
Parsippany High School enrolls approximately 900 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Parsippany High School serve?
Parsippany High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Parsippany High School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Parsippany High School.
How diverse is Parsippany High School?
Parsippany High School reports a student body of 34% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 38% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Parsippany High School public or private?
Parsippany High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.