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Katharine D Malone Elementary School

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Katharine D Malone Elementary School ranks 283 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Katharine D Malone Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rockaway Township School District, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, with several grades achieving proficiency rates above the state and district averages on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) exams.

Katharine D Malone Elementary School's academic success is evident across multiple subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 75% of 3rd-grade students achieved proficiency in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly outperforming the Rockaway Township School District and the state averages. The school's 5th-grade students also demonstrated strong performance, with 83.7% proficient in English Language Arts and 70% proficient in Mathematics, exceeding the district and state scores. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade students achieved a 50% proficiency rate on the NJSLA-S (Science) exam, compared to 38.7% for the district and 30.1% for the state.

While Katharine D Malone Elementary School outperforms its peers within the Rockaway Township School District, such as Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School and Birchwood Elementary School, it faces competition from some neighboring districts, like Riverview Elementary School in the Denville Township K-8 School District. The school's higher per-student spending and relatively low chronic absenteeism rates may contribute to its academic success, providing a well-rounded educational experience for all students.

303

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,911

Per pupil spending ?

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

524 Green Pond Road
Rockaway, NJ 07866

(973) 627-7512

District: Rockaway Township School District

Students who attend Katharine D Malone Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Copeland Middle School
High:	Morris Knolls High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.7%

Hispanic:

20.5%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (66% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg46%

283^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Rockaway Township School District

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	80.4	283 of 1347	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	432 of 1338	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	401 of 1342	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	253 of 1345	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	368 of 1317	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	519 of 1360	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	957 of 1353	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	53.9	682 of 1352	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	66.5	490 of 1346	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.7	413 of 1357	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	81.5	205 of 1363	85.0%	★★★★☆
2013	80.5	228 of 1367	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	73.9	401 of 1363	70.6%	★★★★☆
2011	69.2	500 of 1360	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	80.4	195 of 1354	85.6%	★★★★☆
2009	81.1	175 of 1346	87.0%	★★★★☆
2008	76.6	281 of 1338	79.0%	★★★★☆
2007	76.7	240 of 1329	81.9%	★★★★☆
2006	81.6	110 of 1314	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	73.4	376 of 1303	71.1%	★★★★☆
2004	68.7	479 of 1298	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	79.7	230 of 1204	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	224 of 1326	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	381 of 1317	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	407 of 1318	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.0	315 of 1326	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	483 of 1290	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	573 of 1331	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.4	1003 of 1333	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	21 of 1032	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	77.8	166 of 989	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	312 of 1318	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	440 of 1313	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	381 of 1315	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	243 of 1324	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	283 of 1297	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	453 of 1335	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	817 of 1334	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	252 of 1023	75.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	166 of 970	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	331 of 963	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.6	224 of 975	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	196 of 976	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	313 of 964	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	523 of 1023	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.5	888 of 1022	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+21 vs state

Mathematics68%+21 vs state

Science50%+20 vs state

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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)		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 Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School	Public	K-5	665 Mt Hope Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7450	346	36	9.7	27.5%	181 (52.3%)	3 (0.9%)	130 (37.6%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	63.1	501^st of 1347 public elementary schools	62.8%		72.6	386^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.2%	115	29.1		44.0	71.9	54.9				59.6	72.4	49.2					$16,158	$76	$16,082
Rockaway Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Valley Road	Boonton Township	07005	Morris County	Boonton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 334-4162	396	43	9.2	2.0%	303 (76.5%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (11.1%)	39 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	87.8	163^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.9%		91.1	94^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.0%	69	50.0	31.6	66.6	85.7	74.1	90.3	74.4	92.1	69.2	75.5	55.5	87.8	61.3	65.8	65.8	$16,532	$57	$16,475
Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Mineral Spring Drive	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7330	298	32	9.3	25.5%	117 (39.3%)	34 (11.4%)	91 (30.5%)	41 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	59.5	546^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.5%		57.9	569^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.5%	23	25.8		45.7	80.6	62.9				47.2	61.1	48.3					$16,882	$60	$16,822
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 St Marys Place	Denville	07834	Morris County	Denville Township K-8 School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 983-6545	465	50	9.3	3.4%	365 (78.5%)	7 (1.5%)	39 (8.4%)	39 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	82.1	248^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.6%		84.1	218^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.7%	30	51.2		69.5	66.2	77.9				75.6	60.3	61.6					$9,403	$18	$9,385
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
White Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2 Francine Place	Oak Ridge	07438	Passaic County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-2414	481	40	11.9	14.6%	365 (75.9%)	10 (2.1%)	80 (16.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	62.5	508^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.3%		65	481^st of 1338 public elementary schools	64.1%	27	36.5		53.1	54.0	64.6				61.0	53.0	50.5					$10,339	$04	$10,335
Birchwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Art Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7080	314	31	10.1	21.0%	156 (49.7%)	10 (3.2%)	106 (33.8%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	60.3	530^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.7%		72.4	387^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.1%	143	45.0		42.1	71.4	61.0				52.6	54.7	35.0					$15,674	$107	$15,567
Arthur Stanlick Elementary School	Public	1-3	121 B Shawnee Trail	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 663-0520	388	33	11.5	20.6%	265 (68.3%)	10 (2.6%)	79 (20.4%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	49.2	691^st of 1347 public elementary schools	48.7%		28.1	968^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.7%	277	27.1		47.6	49.2	60.0				51.2	39.1	44.0					$10,708	$376	$10,332

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