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Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering

Public Grades 9-12

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 93% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

The Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering is a public high school located in Rockaway, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 180. This exceptional school is part of the Morris County Vocational School District, which is ranked 157 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering has consistently ranked among the top 30 high schools in New Jersey, with a ranking as high as 3rd in the 2020-2021 school year. The school maintains a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance. Students at the Academy demonstrate exceptionally high proficiency rates on state assessments, with 100% of students scoring proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts and NJSLA/Algebra II across multiple years. The school's performance on NJSLA-S/Science assessments is also noteworthy, with 97.6% of 11th-grade students scoring proficient or better in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the district (64.3%) and state (28.9%) averages.

The Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering significantly outperforms nearby schools in the Morris County Vocational School District, such as Athletic Training and Physical Therapy and Morris County School of Technology, on various academic metrics. When compared to other high-performing schools in the region, such as Mountain Lakes High School and Parsippany Hills High School, the Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering maintains a competitive edge, particularly in mathematics and science proficiency.

181

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,298

Per pupil spending ?

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 West Main Street
Rockaway, NJ 07866-3799

(973) 664-2301

District: Morris County Vocational School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

84.5%

White:

8.3%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 100th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (100% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New Jersey high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school100%

District avg91%

New Jersey avg54%

30^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Morris County Vocational School District

157^th of 609Morris County Vocational School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	30 of 434	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	40 of 429	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	25 of 422	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	6 of 415	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	3 of 405	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	13 of 416	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	10 of 415	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	98.8	1 of 411	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	99.2	1 of 409	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	99.3	1 of 406	99.8%	★★★★★
2014	83.7	1 of 411	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	84.8	1 of 396	99.7%	★★★★★
2012	85.3	1 of 388	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	87.1	1 of 378	99.7%	★★★★★
2007	89.2	1 of 361	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	87.7	1 of 357	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	88.8	1 of 351	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	90.1	1 of 348	99.7%	★★★★★
2003	92.2	1 of 343	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	13 of 190	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	6 of 175	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	2 of 165	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	3 of 191	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	11 of 198	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	58 of 426	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	21 of 420	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	6 of 416	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	1 of 414	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	3 of 402	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	5 of 408	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	9 of 403	97.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	99.9	3 of 410	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	9 of 402	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	5 of 407	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	10 of 405	97.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2022)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts100%+50 vs state

Algebra II100%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (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 English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	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
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
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 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
Dover High School	Public	9-12	100 Grace Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2010	1,167	92	12.6	59.3%	53 (4.5%)	39 (3.3%)	1,042 (89.3%)	27 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	19.8	359^th of 434 public high schools	17.3%		23.1	341^st of 429 public high schools	20.5%	18	64.0	35.8	14.4	32.7	5.3	8.7	5.7	42.9	42.9			$6,019	$478	$5,541
Morris County School of Technology	Public	9-12	400 East Main Street	Denville	07834	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-4600	885	75	11.7	8.4%	388 (43.8%)	14 (1.6%)	140 (15.8%)	293 (33.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.9%)	79.7	53^rd of 434 public high schools	87.8%		89	19^th of 429 public high schools	95.6%	34			70.3	88.1	51.1		51.1	66.1	66.1	90.7	90.7	$13,307	$971	$12,336
Randolph High School	Public	9-12	511 Millbrook Avenue	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 361-2400	1,275	117	10.8	13.4%	763 (59.8%)	53 (4.2%)	267 (20.9%)	162 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	23 (1.8%)	57.3	161^st of 434 public high schools	62.9%		56.4	164^th of 429 public high schools	61.8%	3		79.4	39.6	69.4	3.9		3.7	40.4	40.4	96.8	96.8	$11,061	$12	$11,049
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital	Public	9-12	Main Building	Greystone Park	07950	Morris County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 538-4298	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Morris County Jdc	Public	9-12	460 West Hanover Ave	Morristown	07963	Morris County	Morris County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 285-2959	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Parsippany Hills High School	Public	9-12	20 Rita Drive	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 682-2815	1,035	103	10.0	18.7%	367 (35.5%)	42 (4.1%)	172 (16.6%)	407 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	42 (4.1%)	73.1	80^th of 434 public high schools	81.6%		73.8	82^nd of 429 public high schools	80.9%	2	88.8	75.5	60.0	60.8	39.6		38.9	83.3	83.3	100.0	100.0	$12,246	$35	$12,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering

How many students attend Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering?

In the 2024-25 school year, 181 students attended Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering.

Is Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering a good school?

Yes. Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering ranks in the top 6.9% of New Jersey high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering?

Students at Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering are 85% Asian, 8% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering in?

Morris County Vocational School District

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