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Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Q: Is Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood a good school?

Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood ranks 245 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 44% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Englewood, New Jersey, with a student population of 1,078. The school is part of the Englewood Public School District, which is ranked 490 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dwight Morrow High School consistently underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 9.9% of students proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I End of Course, compared to 15.5% for the Englewood Public School District and 38.2% for the state of New Jersey. The school also has a slightly lower 4-year graduation rate of around 88-91% and a high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 14.9% to 21.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Dwight Morrow High School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.55% to 64.29% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby high schools like Fort Lee High School, Leonia High School, and Tenafly High School, Dwight Morrow High School consistently underperforms on key metrics such as test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. These nearby schools generally have higher rankings, better test scores, and lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch recipients. While Dwight Morrow High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 13:1, the school will need to implement targeted interventions and support to address these challenges and improve student outcomes.

1,083

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,824

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

274 Knickerbocker Rd
Englewood, NJ 07631-1534

(201) 862-6039

District: Englewood Public School District

Feeder schools for Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood:

Elementary:	Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center
	Dr. John Grieco Elementary School
Middle:	Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School
	Janis E. Dismus Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

African American:

22.2%

Asian:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (42% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

!Algebra I scores 21 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg49%

245^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

490^th of 609Englewood Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	245 of 434	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	294 of 429	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	242 of 422	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	244 of 415	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	178 of 405	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	246 of 416	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	237 of 415	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.6	198 of 411	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.8	154 of 409	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.5	170 of 406	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	29.7	335 of 411	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	326 of 396	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.6	321 of 388	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	305 of 378	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.0	306 of 371	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	306 of 370	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	285 of 359	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.6	293 of 361	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.6	276 of 357	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.3	284 of 351	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	3.3	327 of 348	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.2	323 of 343	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	120 of 283	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	174 of 282	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	152 of 250	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	107 of 256	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	140 of 247	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	126 of 254	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	104 of 266	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	30 of 190	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	37.8	129 of 191	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	99 of 172	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	87 of 175	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.7	24 of 165	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	86 of 191	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	54 of 198	72.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	74 of 215	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	91 of 191	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	98 of 161	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	94 of 137	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	48 of 101	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.8	120 of 138	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.1	29 of 146	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	220 of 426	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	281 of 420	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	297 of 416	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	246 of 414	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	188 of 402	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	225 of 408	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	212 of 403	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	223 of 406	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	308 of 403	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	222 of 385	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	261 of 382	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	216 of 374	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	212 of 364	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	164 of 368	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	158 of 377	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	203 of 358	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	154 of 344	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	162 of 324	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	78 of 326	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	153 of 347	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	140 of 345	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	200 of 426	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.3	304 of 419	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	242 of 414	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	236 of 410	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	170 of 402	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	204 of 407	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	209 of 405	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	192 of 359	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	224 of 361	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	214 of 339	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	154 of 344	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	154 of 333	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	227 of 349	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	176 of 355	50.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	111 of 347	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	156 of 345	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	177 of 335	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.9	82 of 335	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	53 of 336	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	69 of 339	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	132 of 340	61.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2025)84th percentile+41 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%~ state avg

Mathematics56%~ state avg

Geometry43%-11 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Algebra I10%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)		NJSLA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood	Public	9-12	274 Knickerbocker Rd	Englewood	07631	Bergen County	Englewood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 862-6039	1,083	82	13.2	66.9%	92 (8.5%)	240 (22.2%)	568 (52.4%)	168 (15.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.9%)	43	245^th of 434 public high schools	43.5%		32.4	294^th of 429 public high schools	31.5%	49	79.5	56.5		30.7		50.8			11.2	6.0	9.9	53.6	0.0	43.1				$10,824	$230	$10,594
Teaneck High School	Public	9-12	100 Elizabeth Ave	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5400	1,244	104	12.0	42.1%	126 (10.1%)	392 (31.5%)	562 (45.2%)	115 (9.2%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	28 (2.3%)	45.4	232^nd of 434 public high schools	46.5%		46.7	217^th of 429 public high schools	49.4%	15	82.9	51.2		26.7		40.4			25.9		25.4	70.4		67.8				$10,712		$10,712
Bergenfield High School	Public	9-12	80 S Prospect Ave	Bergenfield	07621	Bergen County	Bergenfield Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 385-8600	1,239	105	11.7	39.4%	104 (8.4%)	81 (6.5%)	734 (59.2%)	282 (22.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	30 (2.4%)	57.7	156^th of 434 public high schools	64.1%		56.2	165^th of 429 public high schools	61.5%	9	88.4	74.6		32.6		60.7			19.2		18.9	50.0		46.5	83.9		83.9	$12,671	$558	$12,113
Tenafly High School	Public	9-12	19 Columbus Drive	Tenafly	07670	Bergen County	Tenafly Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 816-6614	1,141	102	11.1	3.1%	580 (50.8%)	11 (1.0%)	104 (9.1%)	395 (34.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.2%)	83.7	41^st of 434 public high schools	90.6%		86.8	29^th of 429 public high schools	93.2%	12				65.6		79.9			50.4		49.6	83.2		82.6	97.7		94.0	$11,703	$01	$11,702
Leonia High School	Public	9-12	100 Christie Heights Street	Leonia	07605	Bergen County	Leonia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 302-5200	802	62	12.8	28.6%	187 (23.3%)	39 (4.9%)	221 (27.6%)	291 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	61 (7.6%)	69.6	98^th of 434 public high schools	77.4%		65.6	122^nd of 429 public high schools	71.6%	24	87.8	67.3		50.7		70.2			23.0		21.9	76.4		75.0	91.2		89.2	$13,390	$38	$13,352
Dumont High School	Public	9-12	101 New Milford Ave	Dumont	07628	Bergen County	Dumont Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 387-3000	704	65	10.8	16.6%	280 (39.8%)	31 (4.4%)	278 (39.5%)	94 (13.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	12 (1.7%)	65.5	115^th of 434 public high schools	73.5%		64.9	127^th of 429 public high schools	70.4%	12		71.9		33.0		65.6			40.5		40.5	72.4		72.4				$10,719	$550	$10,169
Bergen County Academies	Public	9-12	200 Hackensack Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 343-6000	1,130	93	12.1	9.7%	335 (29.6%)	43 (3.8%)	107 (9.5%)	641 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	89	17^th of 434 public high schools	96.1%		89.7	18^th of 429 public high schools	95.8%	1				98.9		99.3			100.0		100.0				99.6	100.0	99.7	$18,595	$163	$18,432
Bogota Junior/Senior High School	Public	8-12	2 Henry C Luthin Place	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 441-4808	475	38	12.5	59.6%	50 (10.5%)	45 (9.5%)	342 (72.0%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	53.8	177^th of 434 public high schools	59.2%		49.7	205^th of 429 public high schools	52.2%	28	87.9	52.5	14.0	21.2	66.7	69.3	38.1	100.0	30.2	0.0	42.2	47.1		47.1				$9,163		$9,163
Cresskill High School	Public	9-12	1 Lincoln Drive	Cresskill	07626	Bergen County	Cresskill Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 227-7791	489	50	9.8	4.5%	279 (57.1%)	13 (2.7%)	40 (8.2%)	147 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	61.9	141^st of 434 public high schools	67.5%		67.6	110^th of 429 public high schools	74.4%	31		80.3		48.6		53.5			22.1		21.7	89.4	27.7	50.5		67.7	69.7	$11,210	$53	$11,157
New Milford High School	Public	9-12	330 River Road	New Milford	07646	Bergen County	New Milford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 262-0172	584	47	12.5	21.2%	251 (43.0%)	47 (8.0%)	180 (30.8%)	71 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	65.2	116^th of 434 public high schools	73.3%		70.6	96^th of 429 public high schools	77.6%	20	86.9	73.0		31.5		65.9			32.7		32.7	88.3		79.0				$12,896	$405	$12,491

Frequently Asked Questions about Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

How many students attend Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,083 students attended Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood.

Is Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood a good school?

Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood ranks 245^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood in?

Englewood Public School District

What schools feed into Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood?

Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Dr. John Grieco Elementary School
Middle : Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School
Middle : Janis E. Dismus Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood?

Students at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood are 52% Hispanic, 22% African American, 16% Asian, 8% White.

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