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How has West Morris Mendham High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,012
High
DISTRICT 1,014 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST MORRIS REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341755004552
West Morris Mendham High School
65 EAST MAIN STREET, MENDHAM, NJ 07945 · (973) 543-2501 · Morris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,012 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of New Jersey public high 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.
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
12.3:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
11 students
DISTRICT 1% · 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 | 218 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 244 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 265 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 285 | 28% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
73.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -15.9pp since 2023
Math
69.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.7% | 69.1% |
| 2023-24 | 89.6% | 69.5% |
% 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
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 West Morris Mendham High School
West Morris Mendham High School's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Morris Mendham High School this school | 1,012 | 1.1% | 71.9% |
| West Morris Central High School CHESTER | 1,015 | 1.4% | 61.2% |
| Cranford High School CRANFORD | 1,116 | 1.9% | 54.6% |
| West Essex High School NORTH CALDWELL | 1,061 | 3.3% | 55.8% |
| Ramapo High School FRANKLIN LAKES | 1,166 | 0.9% | 49.2% |
| Pascack Valley High School Hillsdale | 928 | 2.2% | 69.0% |
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 West Morris Mendham High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #33 of 397 | #2 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #36 of 400 ▲ 2 | #3 of 25 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #63 of 395 ▼ 28 | #9 of 25 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,012 | #178 of 442 | #12 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #198 of 388 | #19 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #288 of 389 | #18 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.1% | #399 of 405 | #23 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #28 of 200 | #5 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
1,012
-130 (-11%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 789
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 1,012 | 82.6 | 12.3:1 | 1% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 1,044 | 83.8 | 12.5:1 | 1% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 1,077 | 88.2 | 12.2:1 | 1% (11) |
| 2020-21 | 1,142 | 91 | 12.6:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 1,241 | 97 | 12.8:1 | 1% (8) |
| 2015-16 | 1,334 | 103 | 12.9:1 | 1% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 1,325 | 85 | 15.6:1 | 1% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 943 | 70 | 13.5:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 789 | 58 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Morris Mendham High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,241 to 1,012); teachers down 15% (97 to 82.6).
About West Morris Mendham High School
Among the schools in MENDHAM, New Jersey, is West Morris Mendham High School, a mid-sized high school. It reported 1,012 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
District-wide, West Morris Regional High School District has 2 schools and 2,027 students.
Of every 100 students at West Morris Mendham High School, about 74 are White. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The diversity index for West Morris Mendham High School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 82.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.3:1. That is in line with the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 1%. Compared with the 19% average for public schools in Morris County, the school's rate is lower.
Among New Jersey public high schools, West Morris Mendham High School outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For West Morris Mendham High School, the prediction is 65.6% and the result is 71.9%.
The school's county is Morris County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morris County's 156 public schools enroll about 72,239 students and include West Morris Mendham High School.
Of the public schools around it, West Morris Mendham High School is closest to Hilltop School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: West Morris Mendham High School ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 71.9% versus a 69.0% average.
The NCES locale for West Morris Mendham High School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 11%.
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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 West Morris Regional High School District
- West Morris Central High SchoolHigh · 1,015 students
Other schools in MENDHAM
- Hilltop SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Mountain View SchoolMiddle · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Hilltop School0.5 mi · 289
- Mountain View School0.6 mi · 208
- Mendham Township Elementary School1.4 mi · 466
- Mendham Township Middle School2.6 mi · 342
- Bernardsville Middle School3.2 mi · 419
- Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School3.3 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About West Morris Mendham High SchoolHow large is West Morris Mendham High School?
West Morris Mendham High School enrolls approximately 1,012 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West Morris Mendham High School serve?
West Morris Mendham High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Morris Mendham High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Morris Mendham High School is approximately 12.3:1 (83 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at West Morris Mendham High School?
Student demographics at West Morris Mendham High School are roughly 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is West Morris Mendham High School in?
West Morris Mendham High School is part of West Morris Regional High School District.
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