Top Rankings
Morris Plains School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 398 students in Morris Plains School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Morris Plains School District have an average math proficiency score of 63% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 66% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
599 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
70 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Morris Plains School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 642 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#125 out of 648 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
23%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)9.4%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
9%
9%
% Hispanic
17%
39%
% Black
5%
18%
% White
67%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $36,893 is higher than the state median of $27,044. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $35,499 is higher than the state median of $25,936. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$36,893
$27,044
Spending / Student
$35,499
$25,936
Best Morris Plains School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Morris Plains Borough School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
500 Speedwell Avenue
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
(973) 538-1650
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
(973) 538-1650
Gr: 3-8 | 398 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
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