West Morris Regional High School District

West Morris Regional High School District has two high schools serving grades 9–12: West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. They are nearly identical in size, with 1,015 and 1,012 students, and each has a student–teacher ratio of 12.2. Both generally outperform New Jersey on the latest reported tests, but their results differ by subject: Mendham leads on most measures, while Central’s clearest advantage is Algebra II.

West Morris Mendham stands out overall, scoring higher in seven of nine matched 2025–2026 comparisons and ranking 25th of 434 New Jersey schools, with five stars from SchoolDigger. Its largest lead was in Algebra I, where it scored 61% compared with Central’s 23%—a 38-point gap. West Morris Central leads in Algebra II by about 2 points on each measure. Its main concern is Algebra I End of Course: 23% proficient, 17 points below the state’s 40%; Mendham scored 61%. Mendham also had a 98% graduation rate and 5% chronic absenteeism in 2024–2025, compared with Central’s 95% and 9%.

Recent results show mixed changes, not a steady rise: Central improved in grade 9 ELA and NJGPA mathematics but declined in its other seven matched measures; Mendham improved in ELA, both Algebra I measures, and NJGPA mathematics, while science fell 12 points. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 ranking was 79th of 434 for Central, compared with 25th for Mendham; Central received four stars. Both schools’ 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were low and similar: 1.4% at Central and 1.1% at Mendham. These context measures do not explain the score differences, and year-to-year test changes do not track the same students.