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Stony Brook Elementary School

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Stony Brook Elementary School ranks 267 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Stony Brook Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rockaway, New Jersey, serving 382 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Rockaway Township School District, which is ranked 205 out of 609 districts in the state.

Stony Brook Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, 68.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 56.9% for the district and 44.9% for the state. In 3rd grade Mathematics, Stony Brook had 85.7% proficient or better, compared to 66.3% for the district and 49.8% for the state. The school's Hispanic and Special Education student subgroups also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 20% and top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools, respectively.

Stony Brook Elementary has also seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 16.6% in 2022-2023 to 7.3% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.6 to 10.4 over the past few years. While Stony Brook outperforms other schools in the Rockaway Township School District, nearby Denville Township schools, such as Lakeview Elementary, also have strong academic performance and low chronic absenteeism rates.

365

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,515

Per pupil spending ?

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44 Stony Brook Road
Rockaway, NJ 07866

(973) 627-2411

District: Rockaway Township School District

Students who attend Stony Brook Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Copeland Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Hispanic:

21.6%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (67% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg46%

267^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	81.5	267 of 1347	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	285 of 1338	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	220 of 1342	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	279 of 1345	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	429 of 1317	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	583 of 1360	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	482 of 1353	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.8	373 of 1352	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	61.7	556 of 1346	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.6	728 of 1357	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	71.5	444 of 1363	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	78.0	283 of 1367	79.3%	★★★★☆
2012	75.4	349 of 1363	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	359 of 1360	73.6%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	229 of 1354	83.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.6	187 of 1346	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	74.9	332 of 1338	75.2%	★★★★☆
2007	78.5	191 of 1329	85.6%	★★★★☆
2006	82.6	80 of 1314	93.9%	★★★★★
2005	79.4	198 of 1303	84.8%	★★★★☆
2004	80.7	168 of 1298	87.1%	★★★★☆
2003	80.8	208 of 1204	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	243 of 1326	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	398 of 1317	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	297 of 1318	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	265 of 1326	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	389 of 1290	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	591 of 1331	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	549 of 1333	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	55 of 1032	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	155 of 989	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	107 of 982	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	97.0	24 of 953	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	71.9	162 of 896	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	322 of 899	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	282 of 870	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	271 of 1318	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	205 of 1313	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	153 of 1315	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	273 of 1324	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	444 of 1297	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	517 of 1335	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	397 of 1334	70.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	236 of 1023	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	212 of 989	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	172 of 958	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	152 of 949	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	298 of 868	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	260 of 1007	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	351 of 1001	64.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	233 of 970	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	236 of 963	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	266 of 975	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	348 of 976	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	505 of 964	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	598 of 1023	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	599 of 1022	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)95th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+28 vs state

English Language Arts65%+15 vs state

Science48%+18 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)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
East Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2055	411	38	10.8	71.8%	11 (2.7%)	11 (2.7%)	388 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.3	889^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.0%		38	822^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	38.6%	67	26.4	7.4	27.4	60.6	51.7	11.1	25.8	41.2	38.9	$4,452	$577	$3,875
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
North Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Highland Avenue	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2020	640	61	10.5	75.0%	12 (1.9%)	14 (2.2%)	604 (94.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	14.7	1179^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.5%		19.6	1082^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.1%	97	1.4	20.0	37.8	5.7	32.1	29.3	32.5	1.4	21.7	$5,024	$492	$4,532
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-2506	434	49	8.8	54.8%	76 (17.5%)	8 (1.8%)	334 (77.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38.3	838^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.8%		41.7	773^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	42.2%	65	18.8	42.2	52.7	47.1		40.7	41.6	33.3		$10,879	$284	$10,595
Academy Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Academy Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2030	509	41	12.2	83.3%	20 (3.9%)	16 (3.1%)	468 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10.8	1239^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.6	1151^st of 1338 public elementary schools	14.0%	88	12.5	4.1	23.4	33.4	21.0	5.2	21.3	15.0	14.6	$4,572	$529	$4,043

Frequently Asked Questions about Stony Brook Elementary School

How many students attend Stony Brook Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Stony Brook Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Stony Brook Elementary School?

Students at Stony Brook Elementary School are 66% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Stony Brook Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Stony Brook Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Copeland Middle School

What district is Stony Brook Elementary School in?

Rockaway Township School District

Is Stony Brook Elementary School a good school?

Stony Brook Elementary School ranks 267^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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