| Morris Knolls High School | |
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 "Home Of The Golden Eagles" | |
| Address | |
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50 Knoll Drive , , 07866 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°53′09″N 74°30′28″W / 40.88595°N 74.507841°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Morris Hills Regional High School District |
| CEEB code | 311321 |
| NCES School ID | 341074004354[1] |
| Principal | Ryan MacNaughton |
| Faculty | 130.9 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,447 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.1:1[1] |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold[2] |
| Athletics | Varsity |
| Athletics conference | Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference (general) North Jersey Super Football Conference (football) |
| Team name | Golden Eagles[2] |
| Rival | Randolph, Morris Hills |
| Publication | Spectrum (literary magazine)[4] |
| Newspaper | The Quill[5] |
| Yearbook | Talon[3] |
| Communities served | Rockaway Township Rockaway Denville |
| Website | www |
Morris Knolls High School (MKHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Denville Township and most of Rockaway Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as one of the two secondary schools of the Morris Hills Regional High School District.[6] The school is located in Denville but has a Rockaway mailing address. The other high school in the district is Morris Hills High School.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,447 students and 130.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1. There were 121 students (8.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 47 (3.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
As a part of the Morris Hills Regional School District's (MHRD) magnet program, Morris Knolls was approved as an International Baccalaureate (IB) world school.[7] The IB Diploma Program at Morris Knolls (MKIB) serves more than 80 students.
As of 2018, Morris Knolls is host to The Academy of Performing Arts, a magnet school for Morris County Vocational School District and the Morris County School of Technology (MCVTS).[8]
- ^ a b c d e School data for Morris Knolls High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NJSIAAprofilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Yearbook (Talon), Morris Knolls High School. Accessed March 26, 2022.
- ^ Literary Publication (Spectrum), Morris Knolls High School. Accessed March 26, 2022.
- ^ Newspaper (Quill), Morris Knolls High School. Accessed March 26, 2022.
- ^ 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."
- ^ Morris Knolls High School, International Baccalaureate. Accessed January 2, 2017.
- ^ Nixon, Ferlanda. "Ribbon-Cutting at the Academy for the Performing Arts at Morris Knolls High School", TAP into Denville, September 18, 2018. Accessed January 23, 2021. "Teachers, administrators, students and parents gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Morris Knolls High School on Sept. 14 to unveil a state-of-the-art dance studio at the nascent Academy for the Performing Arts (APA). APA is a new partnership between Morris Knolls High School and the Morris County School of Technology that offers students comprehensive academics combined with career and technical education classes in dance, vocal music and theater."