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Morris Plains Borough School

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Morris Plains Borough School ranks 79 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-8

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 89% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Morris Plains Borough School is a public middle school serving grades 3-8 in the Morris Plains School District, with 391 students. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New Jersey, often placing in the top 100 out of over 700 schools. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels, particularly impressive in Algebra I and Geometry.

Morris Plains Borough School performs exceptionally well for its Hispanic and Special Education student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in the state for these groups. The school also maintains low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.6% to 14.9% over the past few years, lower than the state average. With a relatively low percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school spends $12,826 per student, higher than many nearby schools but still lower than high-performing schools like Briarcliff Middle School and Mendham Township Middle School.

Compared to nearby schools like Dover Middle School, Frelinghuysen Middle School, and Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Morris Plains Borough School significantly outperforms them in academic proficiency across all subject areas. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.2 to 9.4 over the past few years, also contributes to its impressive student outcomes.

398

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,826

Per pupil spending ?

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Speedwell Avenue
Morris Plains, NJ 07950-2134

(973) 538-1650

District: Morris Plains School District

Students who attend Morris Plains Borough School usually attend:

High:

Morristown High School

Feeder schools for Morris Plains Borough School:

Elementary:

Mountain Way School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.1%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Asian:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

167^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

79^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^th of 609Morris Plains 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	167 of 1347	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	177 of 1338	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	260 of 1342	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	494 of 1345	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	426 of 1317	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	291 of 1360	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	343 of 1353	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	317 of 1352	76.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.4	315 of 1346	76.6%	★★★★☆
2015	83.4	220 of 1357	83.8%	★★★★☆
2014	76.0	342 of 1363	74.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	282 of 1367	79.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.6	261 of 1363	80.9%	★★★★☆
2011	82.1	154 of 1360	88.7%	★★★★☆
2010	85.6	61 of 1354	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	83.8	119 of 1346	91.2%	★★★★★
2008	78.1	225 of 1338	83.2%	★★★★☆
2007	77.0	229 of 1329	82.8%	★★★★☆
2006	79.7	175 of 1314	86.7%	★★★★☆
2005	76.1	293 of 1303	77.5%	★★★★☆
2004	68.8	477 of 1298	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	76.3	315 of 1204	73.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	87.8	11 of 346	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	137 of 1326	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	223 of 1317	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	383 of 1318	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	562 of 1326	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	430 of 1290	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	353 of 1331	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	339 of 1333	74.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	133 of 1032	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	246 of 989	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	262 of 982	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	46.7	445 of 953	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	330 of 896	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	63.1	257 of 939	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	279 of 910	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.0	142 of 863	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	185 of 1318	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	122 of 1313	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	194 of 1315	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	394 of 1324	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	409 of 1297	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	232 of 1335	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	364 of 1334	72.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	81 of 1023	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	75.2	165 of 989	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	203 of 958	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	46.5	425 of 949	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.6	122 of 868	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	118 of 1007	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	266 of 1001	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	128 of 970	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	90 of 963	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	203 of 975	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	429 of 976	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	441 of 964	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	229 of 1023	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	314 of 1022	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	79 of 752	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	42 of 743	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	90 of 748	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	92 of 745	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	103 of 652	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	51 of 745	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	31 of 716	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	89.6	31 of 712	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.5	18 of 713	97.5%	★★★★★
2015	88.7	34 of 713	95.2%	★★★★★
2014	81.8	107 of 717	85.1%	★★★★☆
2013	81.9	104 of 704	85.2%	★★★★☆
2012	87.2	37 of 677	94.5%	★★★★★
2011	86.9	31 of 684	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	87.2	30 of 677	95.6%	★★★★★
2009	87.6	18 of 664	97.3%	★★★★★
2008	81.5	92 of 640	85.6%	★★★★☆
2007	82.1	71 of 631	88.7%	★★★★☆
2006	87.4	21 of 615	96.6%	★★★★★
2005	87.6	25 of 599	95.8%	★★★★★
2004	64.7	270 of 588	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	85.9	49 of 574	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	103 of 728	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	68 of 717	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	120 of 720	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	119 of 726	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	61 of 625	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	93 of 703	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	63 of 680	90.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	36 of 608	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	73 of 589	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	81 of 726	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	48 of 719	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	100 of 718	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	96 of 730	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	148 of 635	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	60 of 697	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	39 of 675	94.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	10 of 507	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	77.1	53 of 510	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	23 of 505	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	37 of 535	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	22 of 401	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	8 of 492	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	91 of 502	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	30 of 510	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	64 of 509	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	89 of 512	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	92 of 435	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	44 of 504	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	37 of 497	92.6%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Asian (2023)97th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts79%+26 vs state

Mathematics70%+29 vs state

Science37%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morris Plains Borough School	Public	3-8	500 Speedwell Avenue	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-1650	398	45	8.7	13.6%	263 (66.1%)	19 (4.8%)	73 (18.3%)	37 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	85.7	79^th of 752 public middle schools	89.5%		90.1	42^nd of 743 public middle schools	94.3%	37	49.4	20.3	60.0	86.1	78.9	85.1	84.1	84.4	72.3	73.8	70.6	82.6	59.4	65.2		100.0	100.0			$12,826		$12,826
Frelinghuysen Middle School	Public	6-8	West Hanover Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2200	1,078	103	10.4	45.2%	439 (40.7%)	83 (7.7%)	493 (45.7%)	24 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.6%)	51.2	343^rd of 752 public middle schools	54.4%		50.1	341^st of 743 public middle schools	54.1%	2		21.0				62.0	54.8	67.1				38.2	23.7	6.2	100.0	74.8	81.7	97.8	97.8	$11,182	$194	$10,988
Brooklawn Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Beachwood Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7551	925	84	11.0	13.2%	322 (34.8%)	35 (3.8%)	118 (12.8%)	418 (45.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.4%)	80.4	127^th of 752 public middle schools	83.1%		82.5	97^th of 743 public middle schools	86.9%	30		39.3				68.1	65.4	70.2				66.2	57.8	41.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,010	$41	$10,969
Memorial Junior School	Public	6-8	61 Highland Avenue	Whippany	07981	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 515-2427	419	45	9.3	5.7%	247 (58.9%)	18 (4.3%)	68 (16.2%)	55 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.2%)	78.8	136^th of 752 public middle schools	81.9%		82.4	99^th of 743 public middle schools	86.7%	37		36.2				63.4	67.5	74.4				54.9	52.1	48.7		97.4	97.4			$9,917	$15	$9,902
Mendham Township Middle School	Public	5-8	16 Washington Valley Road	Brookside	07926	Morris County	Mendham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7107	342	36	9.6	0.9%	277 (81.0%)	4 (1.2%)	25 (7.3%)	27 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	97.4	2^nd of 752 public middle schools	99.7%		98	3^rd of 743 public middle schools	99.6%	1	62.3	55.9			93.1	100.0	97.3	98.6			81.9	89.5	88.9	93.9		100.0	100.0			$18,518	$38	$18,480
Randolph Middle School	Public	6-8	507 Millbrook Avenue	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 366-8700	959	88	10.8	14.7%	576 (60.1%)	44 (4.6%)	188 (19.6%)	121 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	27 (2.8%)	72.8	174^th of 752 public middle schools	76.9%		72.7	176^th of 743 public middle schools	76.3%	2		26.0				74.5	66.0	71.7				58.9	59.3	17.3	100.0	71.3	73.6	95.8	95.8	$10,005	$53	$9,952
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Route 46	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 263-7125	755	79	9.5	25.2%	197 (26.1%)	31 (4.1%)	138 (18.3%)	370 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	76.5	148^th of 752 public middle schools	80.3%		76.2	150^th of 743 public middle schools	79.8%	2		31.9				71.4	63.2	65.0				67.1	54.4	33.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,269	$430	$10,839
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	4-8	95 East Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8603	299	32	9.4	32.4%	143 (47.8%)	12 (4.0%)	111 (37.1%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	64.3	239^th of 752 public middle schools	68.2%		70	192^nd of 743 public middle schools	74.2%	47	20.3	30.1		50.0	43.5	56.4	45.3	80.3		64.0	32.8	40.7	34.6	44.9		100.0	100.0			$8,950	$140	$8,810
Briarcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	93 Briarcliff Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-0342	263	31	8.6	1.1%	184 (70.0%)	6 (2.3%)	13 (4.9%)	50 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	93	19^th of 752 public middle schools	97.5%		94.9	12^th of 743 public middle schools	98.4%	7		38.4				98.6	91.6	86.0				88.0	84.9	38.7		96.3	96.9			$18,304	$355	$17,949
Ridgedale Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Ridgedale Avenue	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 822-3855	321	31	10.4	2.2%	209 (65.1%)	26 (8.1%)	32 (10.0%)	37 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	78.4	139^th of 752 public middle schools	81.5%		86.7	67^th of 743 public middle schools	91.0%	72		28.1				72.5	82.7	68.0				57.5	68.2	14.6		97.9	98.0			$10,605		$10,605

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