Best Public Schools in Rockaway, NJ

Summary:

The city of Rockaway, New Jersey is home to a diverse set of 8 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The schools in this area demonstrate a range of academic performance, with some standout institutions like the Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering, a high school that ranks 30th out of 434 New Jersey high schools and earns a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the elementary schools, Stony Brook Elementary School stands out as the highest-ranked, earning a 4-star rating and demonstrating strong academic performance with students scoring above district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, the schools in the area show significant variation in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 3.4% at Stony Brook Elementary to 25.85% at Morris Hills High School.

Across the district, chronic absenteeism remains a concern, with rates ranging from 14.9% to 14.9% across all schools. Additionally, there are notable differences in spending per student, from $8,637 at Lincoln Elementary School to $19,911 at Katharine D Malone Elementary School, suggesting potential inequities in resource allocation within the Rockaway Township School District and the Rockaway Borough School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 Mathematics 11th Grade	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
Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2301	181				15 (8.3%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	153 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	85	30^th of 434 public high schools	93.1%		84.4	40^th of 429 public high schools	90.7%	10											100.0															100.0	100.0	$12,298	$28	$12,270
Academy for Performing Arts	Public	9-12	50 Knoll Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2201	144				101 (70.1%)	2 (1.4%)	27 (18.8%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	75.5	67^th of 434 public high schools	84.6%		75.9	74^th of 429 public high schools	82.8%	7	87.1			20.0							88.9									65.0		65.0		83.3	83.3			$10,631		$10,631
Morris Hills High School	Public	9-12	520 West Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 664-2301	1,140	117	9.7	31.4%	379 (33.2%)	43 (3.8%)	556 (48.8%)	119 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.1%)	66.7	108^th of 434 public high schools	75.1%		65.9	120^th of 429 public high schools	72.0%	12	68.9			40.5							70.0									36.4	8.7	33.7		87.1	87.1	100.0	100.0	$13,656	$364	$13,292
Morris Knolls High School	Public	9-12	50 Knoll Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Morris Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 664-2201	1,450	132	10.9	15.0%	874 (60.3%)	53 (3.7%)	343 (23.7%)	110 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.4%)	63.5	128^th of 434 public high schools	70.5%		74.8	79^th of 429 public high schools	81.6%	49	80.1			30.6							66.6									33.2	0.0	30.3		70.7	70.7	100.0	100.0	$14,021	$223	$13,798
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	4-8	95 East Main Street	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8603	299	32	9.4	32.4%	143 (47.8%)	12 (4.0%)	111 (37.1%)	21 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	64.3	239^th of 752 public middle schools	68.2%		70	192^nd of 743 public middle schools	74.2%	47		20.3	30.1			50.0	43.5	56.4	45.3	80.3			64.0	32.8	40.7	34.6	44.9		100.0			100.0						$8,950	$140	$8,810
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	37 Keller Avenue	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 625-8602	272	22	12.5	27.9%	126 (46.3%)	10 (3.7%)	108 (39.7%)	22 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	31.4	936^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.5%		70.9	406^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.7%	530					34.9							39.1																$8,637	$54	$8,583
Copeland Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Lake Shore Drive	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 627-2465	799	76	10.5	20.4%	431 (53.9%)	37 (4.6%)	233 (29.2%)	61 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.0%)	65.8	235^th of 752 public middle schools	68.8%		56.3	299^th of 743 public middle schools	59.8%	64			25.1					73.4	64.9	66.8					51.3	35.6	24.9	92.0	90.4			91.1	100.0		100.0			$15,388	$64	$15,324
Katharine D Malone Elementary School	Public	K-5	524 Green Pond Road	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-7512	303	31	9.6	18.8%	190 (62.7%)	18 (5.9%)	62 (20.5%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.0%)	80.4	283^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.0%		68.9	432^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	67.7%	149		50.0			75.0	45.2	83.7					75.0	51.6	70.0														$19,911	$50	$19,861
Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 Stony Brook Road	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-2411	365	40	9.2	7.1%	241 (66.0%)	5 (1.4%)	79 (21.6%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	81.5	267^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.2%		79.7	285^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.7%	18		47.7			68.4	61.9	66.1					85.7	73.0	66.7														$15,515	$21	$15,494

Cities Near Rockaway

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Denville	2.73 mi	4	92^nd
Boonton Township	2.84 mi	1	66^th
Wharton	3.67 mi	4	328^th
Mountain Lakes	4.08 mi	4	19^th
Dover	4.19 mi	7	432^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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