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Morris Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Morris Township and Morristown.

Morris Township’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of New Jersey school districts

Students
5,138
Schools
10
Spent per student
$25,494
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
The gist

What stands out about Morris Township School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of New Jersey districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the NJ average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Morris Township 23,730C+Morristown 20,750

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Morris Township. Grade by grade →

K–24 elementary schoolsThis district
3–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Frelinghuysen Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Morristown High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 35.5% · 2,600 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 48.6% · 2,490 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 90.5% · 524 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$25,494 per student · 10% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 29%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,133’20
5,111’21
5,198’22
5,135’23
5,138’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 47%White 39%Black 7%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Lafayette Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Morristown
118 students5:1
Normandy Park School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Morristown
B+
371 students10:1
Alfred Vail School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Morris Plains
342 students11:1
Woodland School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Convent Station
299 students10:1
Hillcrest School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Morristown
251 students11:1
Sussex Avenue School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Morristown
B
327 students11:1
Thomas Jefferson School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Morristown
B+
285 students10:1
Alexander Hamilton
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Morristown
C+
251 students8:1
Frelinghuysen Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Morristown
B−
1,078 students10:1
Morristown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morristown
B
1,816 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Denville Township School DistrictDenville Township
$25,819per student
Hanover Park Regional School DistrictHanover Township
$32,758per student
Hanover Township School DistrictHanover Township
$29,921per student
Harding Township School DistrictHarding Township
$40,921per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.