The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in English language arts. The lowest is 19% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Eisenhower Middle School
Eisenhower Middle School serves seventh and eighth graders in the Roxbury Township School District and sits in Succasunna, an unincorporated community that functions as the downtown and population center of the township. Succasunna is a suburban, largely owner-occupied place with a low homeowner vacancy rate, and its housing stock consists mostly of single-family homes. Horseshoe Lake provides a recreational anchor with a playground and natural areas. Route 10 is the main commercial corridor. The community has grown at a notable pace in recent decades, and the housing market in Morris County more broadly shows a limited supply of homes relative to demand, with homes typically spending a short time on the market before going under contract. That market dynamic means families moving to the area for the school should expect a competitive housing search.
Eisenhower is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. About a fifth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that places the school in a moderate range for economic need among its peers. Enrollment for a school serving only two grades puts it at a size that allows for separate teams or houses, though specific program offerings were not available in the data.
On state assessments, the picture is uneven in a way a parent should weigh carefully. In English language arts, the school posts results that are solid: a majority of seventh graders and a clear majority of eighth graders scored proficient or above on the NJSLA. That is a real strength and suggests the school delivers consistent literacy instruction across both grades. In math, the story is very different. Seventh-grade math proficiency sits below the halfway mark, and eighth-grade math proficiency drops sharply to a level that would concern many families. Science results for eighth graders are also low. The school’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Morris County. A parent considering Eisenhower should look into what math supports are in place, how the school addresses the steep drop between seventh and eighth grade, and whether the science curriculum matches the expectations of the state test.
Data on certain other important measures was not available. We looked for chronic absenteeism rates, special education and English learner counts, discipline rates, staffing ratios, and course access information, and none of it was reported. That is a significant information gap for any family trying to understand the day-to-day environment and how the school supports students who struggle or who need advanced work. We also looked for recent district-level changes in Roxbury Township but found little that was publicly reported and confirmed.
The district brief and the community context together describe a school that serves a growing, suburban Morris County community with a tight housing market. The school’s strongest offering appears to be its English language arts instruction, while math and science results are weak enough that they merit direct follow-up with the principal or a visit to see how those subjects are taught. The missing data on discipline, special populations, and course access means a family will need to ask those questions themselves to get a full picture.
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