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Academy for Performing Arts

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Academy for Performing Arts ranks 67 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

67^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

The Academy for Performing Arts is a public high school located in Rockaway, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Morris County Vocational School District, which is ranked 157 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a relatively small student population of 144 students.

The Academy for Performing Arts stands out for its consistently high academic performance, with students significantly outperforming their peers in the district and statewide on various standardized tests. The school's students perform exceptionally well, with proficiency rates in subjects like English Language Arts, Algebra, Geometry, and Science that are much higher than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 88.9% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 49.9% statewide. The school also maintains consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 91.1% to 100%, and very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.2%.

When compared to other high schools in the Morris County Vocational School District, the Academy for Performing Arts consistently outperforms its peers on standardized test scores and statewide rankings. While the school has a significantly smaller student population than some of the other district schools, it is able to provide a unique and tailored educational experience for its students, as evidenced by its exceptional academic outcomes and low chronic absenteeism rates.

144

Students ?

n/a

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,631

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Knoll Drive
Rockaway, NJ 07866-4099

(973) 664-2201

District: Morris County Vocational School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

Hispanic:

18.8%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2019 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey high schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2019

!Science scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg71%

New Jersey avg43%

67^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 14 pts since 2019

From top 1% (2019) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	75.5	67 of 434	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	74 of 429	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	92 of 422	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	49 of 415	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	124 of 405	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.8	5 of 416	98.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	64.5	83 of 416	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	50 of 414	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	146 of 402	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	70 of 347	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	61 of 345	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	112 of 335	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	54 of 335	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	40.5	165 of 336	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.7	14 of 339	95.9%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2023)80th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts89%+39 vs state

Mathematics87%+29 vs state

Geometry83%+27 vs state

Algebra I65%+34 vs state

Science20%-11 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 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy for Performing Arts

What is the racial makeup of Academy for Performing Arts?

Students at Academy for Performing Arts are 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Academy for Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 144 students attended Academy for Performing Arts.

What district is Academy for Performing Arts in?

Morris County Vocational School District

Is Academy for Performing Arts a good school?

Academy for Performing Arts ranks 67^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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