Pearl R. Miller Middle School

Pearl R. Miller Middle School operates as a close-knit junior high in KINNELON, New Jersey, run under Kinnelon School District. Current enrollment sits at 378 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Pearl R. Miller Middle School sits 35% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Kinnelon School District (1,617 students total), Pearl R. Miller Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Pearl R. Miller Middle School records that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Pearl R. Miller Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Morris County runs at roughly 19%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pearl R. Miller Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.8%; this one delivers 64.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Morris County put median household earnings sit near $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pearl R. Miller Middle School is one of 156 public schools in Morris County (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students).

The closest other public school is Kiel Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pearl R. Miller Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 55.2%.

Pearl R. Miller Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 20%: 471 students in 2018 compared to 378 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 76% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Pearl R. Miller Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.