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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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

5,708 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

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.2% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
45%
59%
52%
35%
39%
47%
45%
59%
52%
35%
39%
    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
KG-02
Frelinghuysen Middle School
West Hanover Avenue
Morristown, NJ, 07960
06-08
Hillcrest School
160 Hillcrest Avenue
Morristown, NJ, 07960
KG-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) 42.1% 39.1%
Black 7.1% 14.9%
Hispanic 47.4% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.9% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 32.5% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.5% 5.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,801 $78,777,000 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,194 $18,233,000 11.7%
Staff $742 $4,237,000 2.7%
General Administration $334 $1,907,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,202 $6,861,000 4.4%
Operation $2,261 $12,907,000 8.3%
Transportation $1,380 $7,877,000 5.1%
Other $547 $3,123,000 2.0%
Total Support $9,661 $55,145,000 35.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,810 $21,748,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $27,272 $155,670,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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