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Morristown High School

Public Grades 9-12
213th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 434 New Jersey High Schools
Better than 51% of New Jersey high schools
Summary

Morristown High School in Morristown, NJ, serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,816 students, the largest enrollment among the nearby high schools reviewed. Its test results are mixed: it performs above New Jersey in some English and science measures, but the clearest concern is math, where results generally trail nearby schools by a wide margin.

The school’s strengths are ninth-grade English Language Arts and 11th-grade science: proficiency was 60% in ninth-grade ELA versus 51% statewide, and 35% in science versus 29% statewide; both results matched the Morris School District. Still, nearby schools averaged 76% in ninth-grade ELA and 49% in science. Math is weaker against the state, district, and local peers: ninth-grade Algebra I proficiency was 12%, compared with 22% statewide and a nearby-school average of 50%; 11th-grade NJGPA math was 58%, versus 61% statewide and a nearby-school average of 81%. In 2025–2026, SchoolDigger ranked Morristown 213th of 434 New Jersey high schools, at the 51st percentile with 3 stars; all eight nearby ranked schools scored higher, at the 70th–94th percentiles.

Results have shifted by subject. Geometry improved over four years, while end-of-course Algebra II fell from 78% in 2024–2025 to 32% in 2025–2026, a 46-point decline. Attendance improved substantially: chronic absenteeism dropped from 37% in 2021–2022 to 14% in 2024–2025, below the state’s 14% but above the district’s 9%. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 86%, slightly above the district’s 86% and below the state’s 89%. Context measures show a 13.1 student-teacher ratio, the highest reported among nearby schools, and 40.7% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, compared with a nearby-school average of 10.2% among schools with the same measure and year. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking was notably higher for Asian students (85th percentile) than for the school overall, while its ranking for Hispanic students was 21st percentile.

1,816
Students ?
13.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,002
Per pupil spending ?
40.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 50 Early Street
       Morristown, NJ  07960

(973) 292-2000

District: Morris School District


Feeder schools for Morristown High School:

Elementary:    Mountain Way School
Middle:    Morris Plains Borough School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
45.9%
White:
40.1%
African American:
7.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016
✓Above the New Jersey median (51st percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Algebra I scores 21 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school45%
District avg48%
New Jersey avg48%
213th of 434
New Jersey public high schools ?
Top 49%▲ up 34 pts since 2016
From bottom 17% (2016) to top 49% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
283rd of 607Morris 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202647.0213 of 43450.9%★★★☆☆
202546.9223 of 43448.6%★★☆☆☆
202444.9229 of 42946.6%★★☆☆☆
202340.5205 of 42251.4%★★★☆☆
202243.3187 of 41554.9%★★★☆☆
202143.0192 of 40552.6%★★★☆☆
201946.9182 of 41656.3%★★★☆☆
201839.2222 of 41546.5%★★☆☆☆
201729.6280 of 41131.9%★★☆☆☆
201622.8338 of 40917.4%★☆☆☆☆
201543.4177 of 40656.4%★★★☆☆
201453.5259 of 41137.0%★★☆☆☆
201354.5247 of 39637.6%★★☆☆☆
201260.7203 of 38847.7%★★☆☆☆
201148.9248 of 37834.4%★★☆☆☆
201056.5213 of 37142.6%★★☆☆☆
200967.8142 of 37061.6%★★★☆☆
200854.8204 of 35943.2%★★☆☆☆
200739.8263 of 36127.1%★☆☆☆☆
200657.5201 of 35743.7%★★☆☆☆
200554.8205 of 35141.6%★★☆☆☆
200443.2247 of 34829.0%★☆☆☆☆
200344.3233 of 34332.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202653.2115 of 27257.7%★★★☆☆
202554.3105 of 28362.9%★★★☆☆
202456.8100 of 28264.5%★★★☆☆
202362.746 of 25081.6%★★★★☆
202258.356 of 25678.1%★★★★☆
202161.256 of 24777.3%★★★★☆
201956.187 of 25465.7%★★★☆☆
201848.5112 of 26657.9%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202675.228 of 18284.6%★★★★☆
202567.047 of 19075.3%★★★★☆
202480.113 of 19193.2%★★★★★
202390.63 of 17298.3%★★★★★
202256.361 of 17565.1%★★★☆☆
202148.576 of 16553.9%★★★☆☆
201961.856 of 19170.7%★★★★☆
201845.9106 of 19846.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202632.8126 of 20739.1%★★☆☆☆
202528.3161 of 21525.1%★☆☆☆☆
202426.8140 of 19126.7%★☆☆☆☆
202330.6113 of 16129.8%★★☆☆☆
202227.5108 of 13721.2%★☆☆☆☆
202123.591 of 1019.9%★☆☆☆☆
201929.397 of 13829.7%★★☆☆☆
201823.0134 of 1468.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202653.3179 of 42858.2%★★★☆☆
202548.4214 of 42649.8%★★★☆☆
202437.2275 of 42034.5%★★☆☆☆
202346.2174 of 41658.2%★★★☆☆
202241.9193 of 41453.4%★★★☆☆
202134.9239 of 40240.5%★★☆☆☆
201950.5170 of 40858.3%★★★☆☆
201841.8217 of 40346.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202626.2315 of 39921.1%★☆☆☆☆
202525.9324 of 40620.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.0346 of 40314.1%★☆☆☆☆
202328.9266 of 38530.9%★★☆☆☆
202232.4243 of 38236.4%★★☆☆☆
202123.7321 of 37414.2%★☆☆☆☆
201936.6216 of 36440.7%★★☆☆☆
201816.7343 of 3686.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202624.6311 of 37116.2%★☆☆☆☆
202525.0302 of 37719.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.2312 of 35812.8%★☆☆☆☆
202333.5213 of 34438.1%★★☆☆☆
202241.2159 of 32450.9%★★★☆☆
202130.7247 of 32624.2%★☆☆☆☆
201935.7219 of 34736.9%★★☆☆☆
201817.0322 of 3456.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202649.5201 of 42652.8%★★★☆☆
202555.8158 of 42662.9%★★★☆☆
202446.6211 of 41949.6%★★☆☆☆
202357.2113 of 41472.7%★★★★☆
202265.680 of 41080.5%★★★★☆
202141.9197 of 40251.0%★★★☆☆
201950.0150 of 40763.1%★★★☆☆
201837.2223 of 40544.9%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202668.133 of 11170.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202651.4132 of 35863.1%★★★☆☆
202551.2129 of 35964.1%★★★☆☆
202462.190 of 36175.1%★★★★☆
202356.292 of 33972.9%★★★★☆
202264.663 of 34481.7%★★★★☆
202159.884 of 33374.8%★★★★☆
201967.075 of 34978.5%★★★★☆
201853.7108 of 35569.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202666.477 of 34177.4%★★★★☆
202569.963 of 34781.8%★★★★☆
202470.670 of 34579.7%★★★★☆
202361.973 of 33578.2%★★★★☆
202265.262 of 33581.5%★★★★☆
202150.0105 of 33668.8%★★★☆☆
201959.787 of 33974.3%★★★★☆
201853.4119 of 34065.0%★★★☆☆
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)
Asian (2026)85th percentile+34 vs school
White (2026)77th percentile+26 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)70th percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2026)63rd percentile+12 vs school
Female (2026)58th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2026)58th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)53rd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile-12 vs school
Hispanic (2026)21st percentile-30 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-35 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts60%+9 vs state
Mathematics58%-3 vs state
Geometry35%-14 vs state
Science35%+6 vs state
Algebra II32%-21 vs state
Algebra I12%-21 vs state

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Morristown High School ranks 213th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Morristown High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mountain Way School
Middle : Morris Plains Borough School

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,816 students attended Morristown High School.

Students at Morristown High School are 46% Hispanic, 40% White, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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2025–26 NJGPA, NJSLA & NJSLA-S test scoresNewNov 4, 2026
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2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
2024–25 NJGPA, NJSLA & NJSLA-S test scoresDec 3, 2025


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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