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Morris Knolls High School

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Morris Knolls High School ranks 128 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 71% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Morris Knolls High School is a public high school serving 1,473 students in grades 9-12 in Denville, New Jersey. 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 Knolls High School consistently outperforms the state average in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 66.6% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school also excels in mathematics, with 70.7% of students proficient or better in NJSLA/Geometry, compared to the state average of 56.5%. Additionally, 100% of Morris Knolls High School students were proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra II, significantly higher than the state average of 80.4%.

While Morris Hills High School has a higher overall ranking than Morris Knolls High School, the latter outperforms its neighboring school in several academic metrics. However, Morris Knolls High School has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 7.8% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is an area the school may want to focus on to improve student engagement and attendance. Overall, Morris Knolls High School is a high-performing school that consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey.

1,450

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,021

Per pupil spending ?

15%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Knoll Drive
Rockaway, NJ 07866

(973) 664-2201

District: Morris Hills Regional School District

Feeder schools for Morris Knolls High School:

Elementary:	Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School
	Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School
	Katharine D Malone Elementary School
	Lakeview Elementary School
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	Riverview Elementary School
Middle:	Copeland Middle School
	Valleyview Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.3%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Asian:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Above the New Jersey median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

New Jersey avg43%

128^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	63.5	128 of 434	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	79 of 429	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	65 of 422	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	103 of 415	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	121 of 405	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	108 of 416	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	94 of 415	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	60.5	106 of 411	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	53.6	136 of 409	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.8	107 of 406	73.6%	★★★★☆
2014	69.2	139 of 411	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.9	94 of 396	76.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.1	93 of 388	76.0%	★★★★☆
2011	70.7	127 of 378	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.1	89 of 371	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	75 of 370	79.7%	★★★★☆
2008	72.5	108 of 359	69.9%	★★★★☆
2007	66.5	149 of 361	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.4	146 of 357	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.3	107 of 351	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.2	117 of 348	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	76.1	80 of 343	76.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	19 of 283	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	56.1	75 of 247	69.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	89 of 190	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	40 of 191	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	55 of 172	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	76 of 175	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	33 of 165	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	81 of 191	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	103 of 198	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	24 of 426	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	65.0	117 of 420	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	76 of 416	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	75 of 414	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	123 of 402	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	99 of 408	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	93 of 403	76.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	134 of 406	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	69 of 403	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	60 of 385	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	74 of 382	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	125 of 374	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	76 of 364	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	82 of 368	77.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	126 of 377	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	66 of 358	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	74 of 344	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	77 of 324	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	41.5	180 of 326	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	110 of 347	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	205 of 345	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	121 of 426	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	68 of 419	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	44 of 414	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	116 of 410	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	130 of 402	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	119 of 407	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	111 of 405	72.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	35 of 359	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	14 of 361	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	65.9	61 of 339	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	59 of 344	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	92 of 333	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	61 of 349	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	58 of 355	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	135 of 347	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	87 of 345	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	55 of 335	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	96 of 335	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	38.8	172 of 336	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	120 of 339	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	102 of 340	70.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)94th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+18 vs state

Mathematics80%+22 vs state

Geometry71%+15 vs state

English Language Arts67%+17 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Algebra I30%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Morris Knolls High School

Morris Knolls High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School
Elementary : Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School
Elementary : Katharine D Malone Elementary School
Elementary : Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary : Riverview Elementary School
Middle : Copeland Middle School
Middle : Valleyview Middle School

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Morris Knolls High School ranks 128^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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