Morris Hills High School

Morris Hills High School
Address
Map
520 West Main Street

Rockaway
,
Morris County
,
New Jersey
07866

United States
Coordinates40°53′23″N 74°31′37″W / 40.889606°N 74.527059°W / 40.889606; -74.527059
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoChanging the world, one student at a time
Established1953
NCES School ID341074004352[2]
PrincipalTodd Toriello[1]
Faculty117.3 FTEs[2]
Enrollment1,187 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio10.1:1[2]
Campus39 acres (16 ha)
Color(s)  Scarlet and
  white[3]
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Team nameScarlet Knights[3]
RivalMorris Knolls High School
NewspaperHilltopper[4]
YearbookThe Torch[5]
Websitewww.mhrd.org/mhhs

Morris Hills High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school located in the borough of Rockaway, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of the two secondary schools of the Morris Hills Regional High School District.[6] The high school serves students from Wharton, Rockaway Borough and parts of Rockaway Township.[7][8] Students come to Morris Hills from Copeland Middle School, Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, as well as local private schools.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,187 students and 117.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1. There were 224 students (18.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 101 (8.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

The campus of Morris Hills houses The Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, a science-oriented magnet school operated as a joint effort with the Morris County Vocational School District and open by competitive application to all students from Morris County.[9]

The other high school in the district is Morris Knolls High School, which serves students from Denville and portions of Rockaway Township.[10]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Administration was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Morris Hills High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Home Page, Hilltopper. Accessed May 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Home Page, The Torch Yearbook. Accessed May 15, 2022.
  6. ^ Morris Hills High School 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed January 10, 2018. "Morris Hills High School is a comprehensive, four-year public school located in the heart of Morris County. The school is part of a regional school district that includes our sister school, Morris Knolls High School. There are over 1,300 students enrolled in grades 9 – 12. The school serves the local communities of Wharton, Rockaway Township, and Rockaway Borough where the school resides."
  7. ^ Home page Archived September 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Morris Hills High School. Accessed July 15, 2011. "Morris Hills High School, located in Rockaway, New Jersey, serves the residential communities of Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township, and Wharton.... The school was first opened for classes on September 9, 1953. A 39 acre site that was the former Gunther Estate serves as campus for Morris Hills."
  8. ^ Program of Studies 2017-2018 - About Our School District, Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed January 2, 2017. "Morris Hills High School receives students from Wharton, the southernmost portion of Rockaway Township, which includes Rockaway Road to East Blackwell Street, north across Route #46, including Rockaway Gardens, both sides of Swede Mine Road to the boundary, Sunnyhill Road, the upper portion of Daniel Street to the intersection of Robert Street, and the White Meadow Lake portion of Rockaway Township; Rockaway Borough north of Route #46 as well as within the area of Rockaway Road, the Trailer Park behind the Boro Plaza (west of the railroad track) south of Route #46. Morris Knolls High School receives students from Denville, all of Rockaway Township with the exception of White Meadow Lake and the area described above in the southern part of Rockaway Township, Rockaway Borough south of Route #46 with the exception of the area of Rockaway Road and the trailer park behind the Boro Plaza (west of the railroad track) south of Route #46."
  9. ^ Overview, Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering. Accessed June 28, 2020. "The Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, located at Morris Hills High School, is a rigorous, highly focused four year program for Morris County Students with career interests in mathematics, science, or engineering."
  10. ^ Morris Hills Regional District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed January 10, 2018. "Our schools' success is directly attributed to the support we receive from the residents of Denville, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township and Wharton – people who care about their children and who value education."