Morris Knolls High School

Morris Knolls High School serves 1,473 students in grades 9 through 12 in Denville, New Jersey, earning a composite score of 9.2/10 — a rating the platform labels Exceptional. Among New Jersey's 2,463 public schools, it ranks 32nd, placing it ahead of 99% of all public schools statewide. Within Denville, it stands first of five schools.

The school's most striking metric is growth: a 9.9/10 growth score signals that students are advancing at a pace that outpaces nearly every school in the state, regardless of where they started. Academic achievement scores 7.5/10 — solid foundational performance that, paired with exceptional growth, suggests students are consistently gaining ground year over year. Morris Knolls ranks 11th among New Jersey's 422 public high schools, a position built on sustained performance across multiple dimensions, not a single standout category.

A student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1 keeps class sizes compact by public school standards — well below the state average for large high schools — supporting the kind of direct instruction that tends to drive consistent outcomes. For families comparing competitive public high schools in Morris County, Morris Knolls sits firmly among the state's elite, with the rankings to back it up.