Morristown Ranks Among 90 Best NJ School Districts: Niche

MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Morris School District has ranked among the top 90 school districts in New Jersey, according to Niche’s 2024 Best Schools and Districts.

The rankings released this week place the Morris School District at the 85th best in the state.

Locally, Morris ranks as the 12th-best school district in Morris County. The district also ranks as the 2nd most diverse in Morris County, the 18th best district for places to teach in Morris County and the 10th best school district for athletes in the county.

The Morris School District has 5,512 students in grades PK through 12, with a student-teacher ratio of 14:1. According to state test scores, 23 percent of students are at least proficient in math and 52 percent in reading.

Niche gave the Morris School District a letter grade of A-.

Grades in specific categories were:

• Academics: A-
• Teachers: A
• Clubs and activities: B+
• Sports: A-
• Resources and facilities: C-
• Diversity: A-
• College prep: A+
• Administration: B
• Food: C+

The Niche.com rankings, which have been out for the past nine years, compare K–12 schools and districts across the United States.

Niche also ranked 94,058 public schools and 30,809 private schools. The platform said its rankings were created to provide families with valuable information—both quantitative and qualitative—on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they’re not familiar with yet.

It also includes a list of the best high schools by state, which Patch highlighted on Tuesday.

On that list, Morristown High School was ranked 106th out of 422 public high schools in the state of New Jersey.

The rankings differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that they also include input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.

Click here to see the full list of New Jersey's highest-ranking districts.

With reporting from Michelle Rotuno-Johnson, Patch Staff