Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 64th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 35 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (89.6%) and language arts literacy (97.8%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA). School media The Morris Hills Hilltopper, the school's official newspaper, is published four times a year in color. Students write all articles and take the majority of the photos, as well as set up the design and comics. SEED Magazine is the school's annual literary magazine. All students are allowed to submit prose or poetry, or visual works of art (though not all are put into the actual magazine). Extracurricular activities Morris Hills houses a large variety of extracurricular activities for its students, ranging from bible club (Velocity) to its very own DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) Club. Many have gained recognition or awards for their duties in the community or their overall excellence in their field, including the Morris Hills Stage Crew (part of drama club), which placed third in the ITS Statewide festival in the 2005-2006 year. Any student is permitted to join any club. A partial list of clubs include: Academic Decathlon (with honorable essay mention for the 2006-07 year) E.R.A.S.E. (Eliminate Racism and Sexism Everywhere) G.S.A. (Gay-Straight Alliance) Interact (which hosts a benefit show every year) DDR Society (Dance Dance Revolution) Chess Club Leo Club DECA Mock trial FCCLA (formerly Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) Ecology Club Peer Listening International Thespian Society DRAMA Club Pit Band Marching Band Jazz Band Chorus Knights Templar Choir Women's Choir Madrigals Model Congress Yearbook Club Technology Student Association FBLA Key Club Junior State of America Athletics The Morris Hills High School Scarlet Knights compete in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Morris, Sussex and Warren counties, and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The school had previously participated in the Iron Hills Conference, which included schools in Essex, Morris and Union counties. With 985 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 761