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Copeland Middle School

Q: Is Copeland Middle School a good school?

Copeland Middle School ranks 235 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

235^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 69% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Copeland Middle School is a public middle school located in Rockaway, New Jersey, serving 856 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Rockaway Township School District, which is ranked 205 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Copeland Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 73.4% proficiency in 6th grade ELA, 64.9% in 7th grade ELA, and 66.8% in 8th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1%, respectively. The school also excels in mathematics, with 51.3% proficiency in 6th grade, 35.6% in 7th grade, and 24.9% in 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 39.8%, 38.8%, and 20.7%. Copeland Middle School's performance in Algebra I and Geometry is particularly noteworthy, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages.

Copeland Middle School has a strong performance in several student subgroups, such as African American students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, often ranking among the top schools in the state for these subgroups. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Copeland Middle School ranked 81st out of 359 New Jersey middle schools for African American students in ELA, with a 4-star rating. The school also ranks highly for Special Education students, ranking 92nd out of 507 New Jersey middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 4-star rating. Additionally, Copeland Middle School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio.

799

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,388

Per pupil spending ?

20.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Lake Shore Drive
Rockaway, NJ 07866

(973) 627-2465

District: Rockaway Township School District

Students who attend Copeland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Morris Knolls High School

Feeder schools for Copeland Middle School:

Elementary:	Birchwood Elementary School
	Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School
	Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School
	Katharine D Malone Elementary School
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	Stony Brook Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.9%

Hispanic:

29.2%

Asian:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (54% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

New Jersey avg44%

235^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

205^th of 609Rockaway Township 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	65.8	235 of 752	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	299 of 743	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	264 of 748	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	278 of 745	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	293 of 652	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	251 of 745	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	276 of 716	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.9	342 of 712	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.8	232 of 713	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.6	299 of 713	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.8	208 of 717	71.0%	★★★★☆
2013	75.2	188 of 704	73.3%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	125 of 677	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.8	161 of 684	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	168 of 677	75.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.2	183 of 664	72.4%	★★★★☆
2008	75.9	154 of 640	75.9%	★★★★☆
2007	74.3	176 of 631	72.1%	★★★★☆
2006	71.3	226 of 615	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.8	161 of 599	73.1%	★★★★☆
2004	69.8	222 of 588	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	68.9	222 of 574	61.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	81 of 359	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	11 of 352	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	27.5	240 of 326	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	123 of 204	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.9	76 of 200	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	84 of 201	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	106 of 200	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	128 of 199	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	123 of 200	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	182 of 343	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	188 of 320	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	78 of 270	71.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	286 of 728	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	316 of 717	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	288 of 720	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	327 of 726	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	337 of 625	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	262 of 703	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	268 of 680	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	218 of 608	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	323 of 589	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	232 of 587	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	300 of 591	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	202 of 480	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	201 of 524	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	199 of 504	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	200 of 613	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	280 of 584	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	163 of 568	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	38.9	320 of 549	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	181 of 467	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	239 of 541	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	340 of 522	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	222 of 726	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	277 of 719	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	211 of 718	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	232 of 730	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	220 of 635	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	230 of 697	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	272 of 675	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	92 of 507	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	160 of 510	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	97 of 505	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	42.9	242 of 535	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	169 of 401	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	242 of 492	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	266 of 471	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	210 of 502	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	299 of 510	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	241 of 509	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	217 of 512	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	292 of 435	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	245 of 504	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	279 of 497	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I91%+44 vs state

English Language Arts68%+11 vs state

Mathematics38%+3 vs state

Science25%+6 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, October 13, 2023

Copeland middle school, Rockaway Township NJ is filled with a violent and racist student culture. Staff and school administration are incompetent on bullying matters. I would not recommend sending your kids to this horribly unsafe school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 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 End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Dover Middle School	Public	7-8	302 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2040	481	44	10.9	66.5%	26 (5.4%)	22 (4.6%)	426 (88.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.8	496^th of 752 public middle schools	34.0%		35.8	458^th of 743 public middle schools	38.4%	38		6.8					44.3	43.6					26.8	16.5		84.1	84.1			$6,203	$489	$5,714
Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School	Public	6-8	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-1253	265	31	8.4	45.7%	53 (20.0%)	12 (4.5%)	184 (69.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	48.7	362^nd of 752 public middle schools	51.9%		44.7	382^nd of 743 public middle schools	48.6%	20		13.9				34.2	48.4	64.2				28.8	43.0	30.8		100.0	100.0			$11,173	$335	$10,838
Valleyview Middle School	Public	6-8	320 Diamond Spring Road	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6535	571	55	10.4	6.0%	405 (70.9%)	10 (1.8%)	81 (14.2%)	44 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	81.3	115^th of 752 public middle schools	84.7%		82.4	101^st of 743 public middle schools	86.4%	14		30.4				71.5	84.9	87.3				45.6	61.9	39.3	100.0	94.0	95.7	100.0	100.0	$10,360	$32	$10,328
Briarcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	93 Briarcliff Rd.	Mountain Lakes	07046	Morris County	Mountain Lakes Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 334-0342	263	31	8.6	1.1%	184 (70.0%)	6 (2.3%)	13 (4.9%)	50 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	93	19^th of 752 public middle schools	97.5%		94.9	12^th of 743 public middle schools	98.4%	7		38.4				98.6	91.6	86.0				88.0	84.9	38.7		96.3	96.9			$18,304	$355	$17,949
Randolph Middle School	Public	6-8	507 Millbrook Avenue	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 366-8700	959	88	10.8	14.7%	576 (60.1%)	44 (4.6%)	188 (19.6%)	121 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	27 (2.8%)	72.8	174^th of 752 public middle schools	76.9%		72.7	176^th of 743 public middle schools	76.3%	2		26.0				74.5	66.0	71.7				58.9	59.3	17.3	100.0	71.3	73.6	95.8	95.8	$10,005	$53	$9,952
Brooklawn Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Beachwood Road	Parsippany	07054	Morris County	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 428-7551	925	84	11.0	13.2%	322 (34.8%)	35 (3.8%)	118 (12.8%)	418 (45.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.4%)	80.4	127^th of 752 public middle schools	83.1%		82.5	97^th of 743 public middle schools	86.9%	30		39.3				68.1	65.4	70.2				66.2	57.8	41.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,010	$41	$10,969
Mount Arlington Public School	Public	3-8	235 Howard Boulevard	Mount Arlington	07856	Morris County	Mount Arlington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-4400	223	29	7.6	26.0%	96 (43.0%)	14 (6.3%)	88 (39.5%)	21 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	72.7	176^th of 752 public middle schools	76.6%		63.5	247^th of 743 public middle schools	66.8%	71	50.0	31.4	55.2	51.0	63.3	89.2	83.3	82.8	44.7	55.3	50.0	51.3	43.4			50.0	50.0			$3,206		$3,206
John Hill School	Public	3-8	435 Lathrop Avenue	Boonton	07005	Morris County	Boonton Town Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 335-9700	556	65	8.4	40.1%	263 (47.3%)	33 (5.9%)	179 (32.2%)	59 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	66.3	228^th of 752 public middle schools	69.7%		80.6	119^th of 743 public middle schools	84.0%	109	39.0	16.6	48.7	53.7	52.3	52.8	79.8	73.0	64.1	39.1	43.7	39.1	63.9	28.2		94.7	94.7			$11,679	$90	$11,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Copeland Middle School

Is Copeland Middle School a good school?

Copeland Middle School ranks 235^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Copeland Middle School in?

Rockaway Township School District

What high school do graduates of Copeland Middle School attend?

Students who attend Copeland Middle School usually go on to attend Morris Knolls High School

How many students attend Copeland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 799 students attended Copeland Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Copeland Middle School?

Students at Copeland Middle School are 54% White, 29% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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