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Enrollment
1,035
High
DISTRICT 968 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341248004432
Parsippany Hills High School
20 Rita Drive, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 · (973) 682-2815 · Morris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,035 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of New Jersey public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
10.0:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
194 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 | 271 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 277 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 241 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 246 | 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
60.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -12.3pp since 2023
Math
54.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.8% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.1% | 56.9% |
% 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Hills High School
Parsippany Hills High School's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsippany Hills High School this school | 1,035 | 18.7% | 56.3% |
| Parsippany High School Parsippany | 900 | 26.0% | 48.8% |
| Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro Teterboro | 665 | 14.4% | 92.6% |
| Fort Lee High School FORT LEE | 1,170 | 28.4% | 51.9% |
| Paramus High School PARAMUS | 1,153 | 19.2% | 48.8% |
| Morris County School of Technology DENVILLE | 885 | 8.4% | 74.4% |
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 Hills High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #82 of 397 | #11 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #75 of 400 ▲ 4 | #9 of 25 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #137 of 395 ▼ 27 | #20 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,035 | #171 of 442 | #10 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #47 of 388 | #6 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #42 of 389 | #2 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.7% | #287 of 405 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #162 of 200 | #16 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
1,035
-28 (-3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,049
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
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 | 1,035 | 103.4 | 10.0:1 | 19% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 1,021 | 103 | 9.9:1 | 16% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 998 | 101.8 | 9.8:1 | 12% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 1,063 | 104 | 10.2:1 | 12% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 1,067 | 100.8 | 10.6:1 | 14% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 1,050 | 95 | 11.1:1 | 14% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 1,130 | 80 | 14.1:1 | 8% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 1,108 | 86 | 12.9:1 | 4% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 1,049 | 84 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parsippany Hills High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,067 to 1,035); teachers up 3% (100.8 to 103.4).
About Parsippany Hills High School
Parsippany Hills High School is a high school with a street address in Morris Plains, New Jersey. It educates 1,035 students in grades 9 through 12.
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District is the district for Parsippany Hills High School. It has 14 schools and 7,027 students.
Asian students form the largest group at Parsippany Hills High School, 39% of enrollment. Other groups include 35% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Morris County residents are about 11% Asian. By the diversity index, Parsippany Hills High School comes in at 69%.
The school reports 103.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.0 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average 12.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 19% of students. Across public schools in Morris County, the average is about the same, 19%.
Parsippany Hills High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Parsippany Hills High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.3%, compared with a predicted 55.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Morris County, median household income is about $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Parsippany Hills High School is among the 156 public schools in Morris County.
The closest other public school is Littleton Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Parsippany Hills High School at 9th of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Parsippany Hills High School had 1,063 students in 2020-21 and 1,035 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Parsippany Hills High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Brooklawn Middle SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- Parsippany High SchoolHigh · 900 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 Morris Plains
- Morris Plains Borough SchoolMiddle · 398 students
- Littleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Alfred Vail SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Mountview Road SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Mountain Way SchoolElementary · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Littleton Elementary School0.3 mi · 392
- Brooklawn Middle School0.4 mi · 925
- Lake Parsippany Elementary School0.9 mi · 284
- Mount Tabor Elementary School1.0 mi · 340
- Eastlake Elementary School1.4 mi · 364
- Morris County School of Technology1.7 mi · 885
Frequently asked questions
About Parsippany Hills High SchoolHow many students attend Parsippany Hills High School?
Parsippany Hills High School enrolls approximately 1,035 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Parsippany Hills High School serve?
Parsippany Hills High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parsippany Hills High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parsippany Hills High School is approximately 10.0:1 (103 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parsippany Hills High School?
At Parsippany Hills High School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 39% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Parsippany Hills High School public or private?
Parsippany Hills 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.