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Morris Hills High School

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Morris Hills High School ranks 108 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 75% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Morris Hills High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Rockaway, New Jersey, with a student population of 1,141. The school is part of the Morris Hills Regional School District, which is ranked 174 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morris Hills High School consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of New Jersey high schools, with a current statewide ranking of 108 out of 434. The school's academic performance is particularly strong, with students outperforming state and district averages in standardized test scores, especially in English Language Arts and Algebra/Geometry. Morris Hills High School maintains a high graduation rate, ranging from 89.5% to 93.4% over the past few years, which is above the state and district averages. The school's performance is also noteworthy across various student subgroups, including female, Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, as well as English Language Learners and Special Education students.

While Morris Hills High School faces competition from other high-performing schools in the region, such as Mountain Lakes High School and Parsippany Hills High School, it stands out as a model of academic excellence. The school's commitment to student success and its access to adequate resources, as evidenced by its slightly higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state average, contribute to its strong performance.

1,140

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,656

Per pupil spending ?

31.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 West Main Street
Rockaway, NJ 07866-3799

(973) 664-2301

District: Morris Hills Regional School District

Feeder schools for Morris Hills High School:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary School
	Marie V. Duffy Elementary School
Middle:	Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School
	Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.8%

White:

33.2%

Asian:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (55% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of New Jersey high schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg54%

New Jersey avg43%

108^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 25%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Morris Hills Regional School District

174^th of 609Morris Hills Regional School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	108 of 434	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	120 of 429	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	80 of 422	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	106 of 415	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	128 of 405	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	146 of 416	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	98 of 415	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	66.1	87 of 411	78.8%	★★★★☆
2016	69.0	54 of 409	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	56.9	102 of 406	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	70.2	132 of 411	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.2	197 of 396	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.2	122 of 388	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.5	59 of 378	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.4	102 of 371	72.5%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	83 of 370	77.6%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	92 of 359	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	57.3	196 of 361	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.3	188 of 357	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.4	167 of 351	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.6	188 of 348	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	68.2	126 of 343	63.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	84 of 283	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	32 of 256	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	96 of 254	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	100 of 266	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	48 of 190	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	24 of 191	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	23 of 172	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	32 of 175	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	30 of 165	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	33 of 191	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	24 of 198	87.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	24.2	155 of 191	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	133 of 161	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	56 of 101	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	66 of 138	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	50 of 146	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	75 of 426	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	157 of 420	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	66 of 416	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	84 of 414	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	80 of 402	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	171 of 408	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	127 of 403	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	95 of 406	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	159 of 403	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	63 of 385	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	90 of 382	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	131 of 374	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	175 of 364	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	97 of 368	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	79 of 377	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	69 of 358	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	41 of 344	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	37 of 324	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	79 of 326	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	40.7	180 of 347	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	85 of 345	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	163 of 426	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	91 of 419	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	72 of 414	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	49 of 410	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	148 of 402	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	161 of 407	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	108 of 405	73.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	101 of 359	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	70 of 361	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	33 of 339	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	68.2	54 of 344	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	93 of 333	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	114 of 349	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	68 of 355	80.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	57 of 347	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	82 of 345	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	49 of 335	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	67 of 335	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.0	107 of 336	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	138 of 339	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	88 of 340	74.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)75th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+18 vs state

Geometry87%+31 vs state

English Language Arts70%+20 vs state

Mathematics69%+11 vs state

Science40%+9 vs state

Algebra I34%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Morris Hills High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morris Hills High School	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 664-2301	1,140	117	9.7	31.4%	379 (33.2%)	43 (3.8%)	556 (48.8%)	119 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.1%)	66.7	108^th of 434 public high schools	75.1%		65.9	120^th of 429 public high schools	72.0%	12		68.9	40.5	70.0	36.4	8.7	33.7	87.1	87.1	100.0	100.0	$13,656	$364	$13,292
Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2301	181				15 (8.3%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	153 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	85	30^th of 434 public high schools	93.1%		84.4	40^th of 429 public high schools	90.7%	10				100.0						100.0	100.0	$12,298	$28	$12,270
Academy for Performing Arts	Public	9-12	50 Knoll Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2201	144				101 (70.1%)	2 (1.4%)	27 (18.8%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	75.5	67^th of 434 public high schools	84.6%		75.9	74^th of 429 public high schools	82.8%	7		87.1	20.0	88.9	65.0		65.0	83.3	83.3			$10,631		$10,631
Morris Knolls High School	Public	9-12	50 Knoll Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2201	1,450	132	10.9	15.0%	874 (60.3%)	53 (3.7%)	343 (23.7%)	110 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.4%)	63.5	128^th of 434 public high schools	70.5%		74.8	79^th of 429 public high schools	81.6%	49		80.1	30.6	66.6	33.2	0.0	30.3	70.7	70.7	100.0	100.0	$14,021	$223	$13,798
Dover High School	Public	9-12	100 Grace Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2010	1,167	92	12.6	59.3%	53 (4.5%)	39 (3.3%)	1,042 (89.3%)	27 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	19.8	359^th of 434 public high schools	17.3%		23.1	341^st of 429 public high schools	20.5%	18	64.0	35.8	14.4	32.7	5.3	8.7	5.7	42.9	42.9			$6,019	$478	$5,541
Morris County School of Technology	Public	9-12	400 East Main Street	Denville	07834	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-4600	885	75	11.7	8.4%	388 (43.8%)	14 (1.6%)	140 (15.8%)	293 (33.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.9%)	79.7	53^rd of 434 public high schools	87.8%		89	19^th of 429 public high schools	95.6%	34			70.3	88.1	51.1		51.1	66.1	66.1	90.7	90.7	$13,307	$971	$12,336
Randolph High School	Public	9-12	511 Millbrook Avenue	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 361-2400	1,275	117	10.8	13.4%	763 (59.8%)	53 (4.2%)	267 (20.9%)	162 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	23 (1.8%)	57.3	161^st of 434 public high schools	62.9%		56.4	164^th of 429 public high schools	61.8%	3		79.4	39.6	69.4	3.9		3.7	40.4	40.4	96.8	96.8	$11,061	$12	$11,049
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital	Public	9-12	Main Building	Greystone Park	07950	Morris County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 538-4298	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Morris County Jdc	Public	9-12	460 West Hanover Ave	Morristown	07963	Morris County	Morris County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 285-2959	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Parsippany Hills High School	Public	9-12	20 Rita Drive	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 682-2815	1,035	103	10.0	18.7%	367 (35.5%)	42 (4.1%)	172 (16.6%)	407 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	42 (4.1%)	73.1	80^th of 434 public high schools	81.6%		73.8	82^nd of 429 public high schools	80.9%	2	88.8	75.5	60.0	60.8	39.6		38.9	83.3	83.3	100.0	100.0	$12,246	$35	$12,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Morris Hills High School

What schools feed into Morris Hills High School?

Morris Hills High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Marie V. Duffy Elementary School
Middle : Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School
Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Is Morris Hills High School a good school?

Morris Hills High School ranks 108^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Morris Hills High School in?

Morris Hills Regional School District

How many students attend Morris Hills High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,140 students attended Morris Hills High School.

What is the racial makeup of Morris Hills High School?

Students at Morris Hills High School are 49% Hispanic, 33% White, 10% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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