Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Summary:

Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the diverse city of Englewood, New Jersey, with a student population that is 51.53% Hispanic, 21.08% African American, 16.16% Asian, and 9.75% White.

Academically, Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood has struggled compared to nearby high-performing schools like Fort Lee High School, Leonia High School, and Tenafly High School. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science are all below the state averages, and its four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 84.7% and 88.9% in recent years, lower than the state average. Additionally, Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.2% to 16.9% in recent years.

The school's challenges may be linked to its high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 58.96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's Asian students perform relatively well, its African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students struggle, ranking in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools. Despite spending $10,824 per student, which is comparable to nearby schools, Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood continues to face significant academic and operational challenges, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve the school's performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 274 Knickerbocker Rd
       Englewood, NJ  07631-1534


(201) 862-6039

District: Englewood Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
242nd of 422 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,824 Help


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

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

Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  1,077

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.5%
African American:
21.1%
Asian:
16.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59% Help


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Compare Details Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood ranks worse than 57.3% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.72. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.5%), African American (21.1%), Asian (16.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood is 13.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood is $10,824.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood:

SchoolDigger ranks Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood 242nd of 422 New Jersey public high schools. (See Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood in the ranking list.)

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Englewood Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Englewood Public School District 504th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

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Rank History for all students at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 4.15 323rd 343 5.8%
2004 3.33 327th 348 6.0%
2005 28.27 284th 351 19.1%
2006 33.57 276th 357 22.7%
2007 27.63 293rd 361 18.8%
2008 30.81 285th 359 20.6%
2009 24.58 306th 370 17.3%
2010 28.00 306th 371 17.5%
2011 26.85 305th 378 19.3%
2012 26.60 321st 388 17.3%
2013 25.63 326th 396 17.7%
2014 29.70 335th 411 18.5%
2015 44.49 170th 406 58.1%
2016 50.75 154th 409 62.3%
2017 43.56 198th 411 51.8%
2018 37.05 237th 415 42.9%
2019 35.01 246th 416 40.9%
2021 45.34 178th 405 56.0%
2022 34.94 244th 415 41.2%
2023 34.72 242nd 422 42.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.12 29th 146 80.1%
2019 24.75 120th 138 13.0%
2021 40.23 48th 101 52.5%
2022 30.36 94th 137 31.4%
2023 33.09 98th 161 39.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.30 176th 355 50.4%
2019 30.98 227th 349 35.0%
2021 45.70 154th 333 53.8%
2022 42.10 154th 344 55.2%
2023 30.79 214th 339 36.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.52 140th 345 59.4%
2019 45.10 153rd 347 55.9%
2021 56.54 78th 326 76.1%
2022 41.07 162nd 324 50.0%
2023 41.56 154th 344 55.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.18 212th 403 47.4%
2019 39.71 225th 408 44.9%
2021 44.50 188th 402 53.2%
2022 33.45 246th 414 40.6%
2023 24.70 297th 416 28.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.56 209th 405 48.4%
2019 40.08 204th 407 49.9%
2021 46.86 170th 402 57.7%
2022 33.01 236th 410 42.4%
2023 31.21 242nd 414 41.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.56 54th 198 72.7%
2019 51.92 86th 191 55.0%
2021 74.73 24th 165 85.5%
2022 43.20 87th 175 50.3%
2023 39.02 99th 172 42.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.10 104th 266 60.9%
2019 44.05 126th 254 50.4%
2021 38.09 140th 247 43.3%
2022 45.20 107th 256 58.2%
2023 34.75 152nd 250 39.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.87 164th 368 55.4%
2019 37.05 212th 364 41.8%
2021 38.16 216th 374 42.2%
2022 28.80 261st 382 31.7%
2023 34.64 222nd 385 42.3%
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Rank History for White students at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.98 132nd 340 61.2%
2019 64.96 69th 339 79.6%
2021 63.30 53rd 336 84.2%
2022 58.86 82nd 335 75.5%
2023 36.68 177th 335 47.2%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 94 529 31 142 3 n/a n/a 0 799
1989 77 580 43 182 0 n/a n/a 0 882
1990 52 534 48 186 0 n/a n/a 0 820
1991 48 551 54 200 0 n/a n/a 0 853
1992 30 497 38 198 0 n/a n/a 0 763
1993 32 550 36 197 0 n/a n/a 0 815
1994 24 550 29 201 0 n/a n/a 0 804
1995 25 534 36 219 0 n/a n/a 0 814
1996 25 534 36 219 0 n/a n/a 0 814
1998 18 448 42 196 0 n/a n/a 0 704
1999 17 477 50 196 1 n/a n/a 0 741
2000 13 454 34 173 4 n/a n/a -1 677
2001 6 464 30 191 1 n/a n/a 0 692
2002 28 456 39 227 1 n/a n/a 0 751
2003 28 456 39 227 1 n/a n/a 0 751
2004 47 448 72 300 1 n/a n/a 0 868
2005 78 456 102 298 0 n/a n/a 0 934
2006 104 507 142 305 1 n/a n/a 0 1059
2007 105 481 142 305 0 n/a n/a 0 1033
2008 105 487 136 292 0 n/a n/a 0 1020
2009 101 480 133 301 2 15 0 0 1032
2010 94 472 136 316 2 14 1 0 1035
2011 79 429 169 299 2 12 4 0 994
2012 87 446 159 334 4 8 6 0 1044
2013 102 453 159 338 2 7 9 0 1070
2014 106 425 154 368 3 4 9 0 1069
2015 106 426 150 392 3 5 9 0 1091
2016 102 403 176 373 1 4 8 0 1067
2017 110 378 185 410 0 4 7 0 1094
2018 106 354 192 427 1 4 10 0 1094
2019 112 330 186 414 2 3 16 0 1063
2020 98 274 181 472 4 3 17 0 1049
2021 104 246 183 492 3 2 19 0 1049
2022 99 225 157 502 0 2 18 0 1003
2023 105 227 174 555 0 3 13 0 1077

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 799 70.0 11.4 n/a
1989 882 75.0 11.7 n/a
1990 820 77.0 10.6 14.9
1991 853 69.0 12.3 21.6
1992 763 65.0 11.7 31.5
1993 815 66.7 12.2 15.2
1994 804 73.2 11.0 37.3
1995 814 65.0 12.5 34.9
1996 814 65.0 12.5 34.9
1998 704 51.0 13.8 26.6
1999 741 56.0 13.2 27.1
2000 677 62.0 10.9 39.1
2001 692 64.0 10.8 55.1
2002 751 71.0 10.6 36.6
2003 751 71.0 10.6 36.6
2004 868 82.0 10.6 45.7
2005 934 84.0 11.1 n/a
2006 1059 105.0 10.1 46.5
2007 1033 92.0 11.2 49.6
2008 1020 88.0 11.6 43.9
2009 1032 92.2 10.0 44.6
2010 1035 91.0 11.3 46.6
2011 994 86.6 11.4 48.9
2012 1044 102.5 10.1 49.3
2013 1070 94.0 11.3 39.8
2014 1069 94.0 11.3 36.7
2015 1091 98.0 11.1 36.4
2016 1067 99.0 10.7 50.6
2017 1094 94.0 11.6 44.9
2018 1094 92.5 11.8 55.1
2019 1063 83.5 12.7 52.7
2020 1049 79.0 13.2 58.1
2021 1049 84.8 12.3 54.6
2022 1003 77.1 13.0 51.5
2023 1077 80.0 13.4 59

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 799 70.0 11.4 n/a
1989 882 75.0 11.7 n/a
1990 820 77.0 10.6 14.9
1991 853 69.0 12.3 21.6
1992 763 65.0 11.7 31.5
1993 815 66.7 12.2 15.2
1994 804 73.2 11.0 37.3
1995 814 65.0 12.5 34.9
1996 814 65.0 12.5 34.9
1998 704 51.0 13.8 26.6
1999 741 56.0 13.2 27.1
2000 677 62.0 10.9 39.1
2001 692 64.0 10.8 55.1
2002 751 71.0 10.6 36.6
2003 751 71.0 10.6 36.6
2004 868 82.0 10.6 45.7
2005 934 84.0 11.1 n/a
2006 1059 105.0 10.1 46.5
2007 1033 92.0 11.2 49.6
2008 1020 88.0 11.6 43.9
2009 1032 92.2 10.0 44.6
2010 1035 91.0 11.3 46.6
2011 994 86.6 11.4 48.9
2012 1044 102.5 10.1 49.3
2013 1070 94.0 11.3 39.8
2014 1069 94.0 11.3 36.7
2015 1091 98.0 11.1 36.4
2016 1067 99.0 10.7 50.6
2017 1094 94.0 11.6 44.9
2018 1094 92.5 11.8 55.1
2019 1063 83.5 12.7 52.7
2020 1049 79.0 13.2 58.1
2021 1049 84.8 12.3 54.6
2022 1003 77.1 13.0 51.5
2023 1077 80.0 13.4 59

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $230 (2.1%) $10,594 (97.9%) $10,824

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 246th of 416 High schoolsRanks 242nd of 422 High schools
 1.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood)59.951.1
 8.8%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Englewood Public School District)59.651.1
 8.5%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood)9.333.1
 23.8%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Englewood Public School District)9.233.1
 23.9%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood)46.861.7
 14.9%
   9th Grade Geometry (Englewood Public School District)46.861.7
 14.9%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
9th Grade Algebra II (Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood)87.586.7
 0.8%
   9th Grade Algebra II (Englewood Public School District)87.586.7
 0.8%
   9th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)77.666.9
 10.7%
10th Grade Algebra I (Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood)04
 4%
   10th Grade Algebra I (Englewood Public School District)04
 4%
   10th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)7.813.2
 5.4%
10th Grade Geometry (Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood)3.43.6
 0.2%
   10th Grade Geometry (Englewood Public School District)3.43.6
 0.2%
   10th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)15.37.7
 7.6%
10th Grade Algebra II (Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood)42.922.5
 20.4%
   10th Grade Algebra II (Englewood Public School District)42.922.5
 20.4%
   10th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)50.832.9
 17.9%
End of Course Algebra I (Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood)8.628.1
 19.5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Englewood Public School District)1331
 18%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood)14.614.9
 0.3%
   End of Course Geometry (Englewood Public School District)1514.9
 0.1%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%
End of Course Algebra II (Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood)51.926.5
 25.4%
   End of Course Algebra II (Englewood Public School District)51.926.5
 25.4%
   End of Course Algebra II (New Jersey)56.361.7
 5.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students10631077
 1.3%
African American330227
 31.2%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian186174
 6.5%
Hispanic414555
 34.1%
Pacific Islander33
White112105
 6.3%
Two or More Races1613
 18.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52.7%59%
 6.3%


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Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood ranks 242nd of 422 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,077 students attended Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood.

Students at Dwight Morrow High School/Academies@Englewood are 52% Hispanic, 21% African American, 16% Asian, 10% White, 1% Two or more races.


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