Middle Schools in Morris School District


Summary:

The Morris School District in New Jersey is home to one standout middle school, Frelinghuysen Middle School. This school consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, with particularly impressive results in Algebra I and Geometry.

Frelinghuysen Middle School's academic excellence is evident across multiple grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 67.1% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 57.1%. The school's performance in Algebra I and Geometry is even more remarkable, with 100% of 7th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I and 97.8% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Geometry, significantly outpacing the state averages.

While the school's science proficiency rates are closer to the state average, Frelinghuysen Middle School still manages to outperform the state in the 8th-grade NJSLA-S (Science) assessment. Additionally, the school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.8 to 1, which may contribute to its academic success. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year is an area that warrants close monitoring and potential improvement efforts.

District Detail

 31 Hazel Street
Morristown, NJ 07960

 (973) 292-2300

SchoolDigger Rank:
281st of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,138

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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