West Morris Mendham High School

West Morris Mendham High School
Address
Map
65 East Main Street

Mendham Borough
,
Morris County
,
New Jersey
07945

United States
Coordinates40°46′40″N 74°35′29″W / 40.7777°N 74.5913°W / 40.7777; -74.5913
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1970[1]
School districtWest Morris Regional High School District
NCES School ID341755004552[2]
PrincipalSteve Ryan
Faculty88.2 FTEs[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,077 (as of 2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.2:1[2]
Color(s)  Red
  White and
  Navy Blue[3]
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Jersey Athletic Conference (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Team nameMinutemen[3]
RivalsWest Morris Central High School
Delbarton School
Chatham High School
Websitewww.wmmhs.org

West Morris Mendham High School (also known as Mendham High School) is home of the Minutemen, and is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in ninth though twelfth grades as part of the West Morris Regional High School District. Established in 1970, the school is located in the heart of Mendham Borough, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[4] Students who attend the school come from the Morris County municipalities of Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough and Mendham Township (including the areas of Brookside and Ralston).[5]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,077 students and 88.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1. There were 11 students (1.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and no students were listed as eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

Its sister school, West Morris Central High School, is located in Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central. The two schools maintain an athletic rivalry, which has survived decades of conference and schedule changes for all sports. Mount Olive High School was broken off from the original three-school district in 1977.[6]

Mendham was certified to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in January 1998.[7] The school was one of 17 high schools in New Jersey to offer the IB diploma program in 2021; along with its sister school West Morris Central, it is one of the two high schools in New Jersey to offer both the IB Diploma and Career Programs.[8]

  1. ^ WMRHSD Now and Then, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed November 17, 2021. "West Morris Mendham (WMM), built in 1970, is located in Mendham Borough, and serves Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, and Mendham Township."
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for West Morris Mendham 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. ^ "West Morris Mendham High School Enters its 43rd Year". TAPinto.net. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  5. ^ West Morris Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The regional district serves the students of five Morris County communities: Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."
  6. ^ Staff. "Students learning, living with rebuilding process", Daily Record, December 20, 2005, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 29, 2017. Accessed November 9, 2018. "Mount Olive has remained largely untouched since its original construction and break from the West Morris Regional High School District in 1977."
  7. ^ West Morris Mendham High School, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed April 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Find an IB World School, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed April 8, 2021.