Best Public Schools in Zip Code 07960

Summary:

The 07960 zip code of Morristown, New Jersey is home to 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. These schools are part of the Morris School District, except for the alternative school which is part of the Educational Services Commission of Morris County.

Among the standout schools in the area are Normandy Park School, which ranks in the top 379 elementary schools in New Jersey and has a 4 out of 5 star rating, and Unity Charter School, a public charter elementary/middle school that ranks in the top 282 elementary schools and also has a 4 out of 5 star rating. Morristown High School, the lone high school in the data set, has a 3 out of 5 star rating and ranks in the top 214 high schools in New Jersey, with a strong 91.1% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.2% dropout rate.

The data also reveals significant disparities in test scores between the schools, with Normandy Park School outperforming Sussex Avenue School by over 20 percentage points in 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency. Additionally, schools with higher free/reduced lunch rates, such as Hillcrest School and Alexander Hamilton, tend to have lower test scores, suggesting that socioeconomic factors play a significant role in student achievement in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)							NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)					NJSLA Geometry (2024)			NJSLA Algebra II (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Unity Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Evergreen Place	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Unity Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-1808	244	29	8.3	6.6%	84 (34.4%)	32 (13.1%)	39 (16.0%)	72 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	80	282^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	78.9%		72.4	387^th of 1342 public elementary schools	71.2%	105	63.0	35.7		51.8	58.3	71.5	76.9	80.0	82.2		66.6	66.7	57.2	61.5	52.6			46.7			57.2	76.9		76.9			$10,094	$320	$9,774
Morris Regional School	Public, Alternative	9	15 Jean St	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 631-6410																			(n/a)
Normandy Park School	Public	K-5	19a Normandy Parkway	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 889-7690	361	35	10.3	32.1%	150 (41.6%)	18 (5.0%)	158 (43.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	73	379^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.7%		72	394^th of 1342 public elementary schools	70.6%	15	33.4			60.3	72.2	55.6					64.7	64.8	54.3														$12,130	$263	$11,867
Morristown High School	Public	9-12	50 Early Street	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 292-2000	1,856	138	13.4	34.5%	765 (41.2%)	144 (7.8%)	837 (45.1%)	75 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	20 (1.1%)	40.6	214^th of 426 public high schools	49.8%		40.5	205^th of 422 public high schools	51.4%	9			31.9							65.0									7.7	0.0	6.6		34.1	33.6	81.4	81.4	$10,700	$91	$10,609
Alexander Hamilton	Public	3-5	24 Mills Street	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2190	248	29	8.6	55.6%	74 (29.8%)	18 (7.3%)	139 (56.0%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	53.1	631^st of 1338 public elementary schools	52.8%		47.6	698^th of 1342 public elementary schools	48.0%	67	28.6			38.7	51.2	59.0					44.2	45.5	53.5														$13,131	$348	$12,783
Frelinghuysen Middle School	Public	6-8	West Hanover Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2200	1,026	105	9.8	43.5%	433 (42.2%)	75 (7.3%)	453 (44.2%)	29 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.4%)	50.1	341^st of 743 public middle schools	54.1%		56	303^rd of 748 public middle schools	59.5%	38		21.5					51.7	63.4	63.1					28.5	23.7	7.6	92.0	62.0			71.5	83.6		84.3			$11,182	$194	$10,988
Lafayette Learning Center	Public	PK	31 Hazel Street	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 292-2222	108	14	7.7	41.7%	34 (31.5%)	8 (7.4%)	52 (48.1%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)								(n/a)																											$27,560	$163	$27,397
Hillcrest School	Public	K-2	160 Hillcrest Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2240	268	24	11.2	53.0%	92 (34.3%)	7 (2.6%)	151 (56.3%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)								(n/a)																											$12,410	$340	$12,070
Sussex Avenue School	Public	3-5	125 Sussex Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2250	336	28	12.1	38.1%	138 (41.1%)	22 (6.5%)	156 (46.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	47.8	702^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	47.5%		54.5	610^th of 1342 public elementary schools	54.5%	92	29.1			36.8	51.9	55.8					41.4	39.5	44.4														$11,169	$283	$10,886
Thomas Jefferson School	Public	3-5	James Street & Ogden Place	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 292-2090	305	26	11.5	40.7%	136 (44.6%)	17 (5.6%)	129 (42.3%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	69.3	425^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.2%		66.7	460^th of 1342 public elementary schools	65.7%	35	32.4			55.1	63.2	65.6					54.6	56.6	60.8														$11,406	$287	$11,119
Central Park School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5 Jean Street	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Educational Services Commission of Morris County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 539-9630	29	6	4.8	10.3%	15 (51.7%)	1 (3.4%)	10 (34.5%)	2 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 07960

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Morristown	0.52 mi	13	234^th
Convent Station	1.6 mi	1
Morris Plains	1.77 mi	6	62^nd
Whippany	3.2 mi	4	101^st
Brookside	3.25 mi	2	2^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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