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Morristown, NJ
Public School Ratings




Morristown Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Morris School District details

Morris School District
31 Hazel Street
Morristown, NJ 07960

5,512 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Morris School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.9% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 80.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
40%
57%
47%
36%
33%
47%
40%
57%
47%
36%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alexander Hamilton School
24 Mills Street
Morristown, NJ, 07960
03-05
Alfred Vail School
125 Speedwell Avenue
Morris Plains, NJ, 07950
PK-02
Frelinghuysen Middle School
West Hanover Avenue
Morristown, NJ, 07960
06-08
Hillcrest School
160 Hillcrest Avenue
Morristown, NJ, 07960
PK-02
Lafayette Learning Center School
31 Hazel Street
Morristown, NJ, 07960
PK-PK
Morristown High School
50 Early Street
Morristown, NJ, 07960
09-12
Normandy Park School
19 A Normandy Parkway
Morristown, NJ, 07960
KG-05
Sussex Avenue School
125 Sussex Avenue
Morristown, NJ, 07960
03-05
Thomas Jefferson School
James Street & Ogden Place
Morristown, NJ, 07960
03-05
Woodland School
51 Johnston Drive
Convent Station, NJ, 07961
KG-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 45.0% 41.1%
Black 6.9% 15.3%
Hispanic 44.5% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.5% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 20.5% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 17.1% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.4% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,640 $66,473,760 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,074 $16,166,166 12.0%
Staff $900 $4,733,100 3.5%
General Administration $326 $1,714,434 1.3%
School Administration $1,152 $6,058,368 4.5%
Operation $2,374 $12,484,866 9.3%
Transportation $1,142 $6,005,778 4.5%
Other $537 $2,824,083 2.1%
Total Support $9,507 $49,997,313 37.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,413 $17,948,967 13.4%
Total Expenditures $25,560 $134,420,040 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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