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Schools in Mount Hope

Mount Hope’s public schools

Morris Hills Regional School District and Rockaway Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Hope. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/8schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$34.3K
▲ 21% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Morris Hills Regional
Students per teacher
10.1
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,015 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Hope’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Mount Hope’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Morris Knolls High School places highest (better than 71%); Birchwood Elementary School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Mount Hope, graded from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and two high schools: Morris Knolls High School and Morris Hills High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Mount Hope, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
6–8Copeland Middle Schoolin RockawayB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Morris Hills Regional School District.

Two districts serve Mount Hope

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Morris Hills Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 2,590 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$34,335NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B+
Rockaway Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 6 schools · 2,425 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$28,101NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Morris Hills Regional School District72%
State average 48.6% · 651 students tested
Math · 9–12, Morris Hills Regional School District39%
State average 35.5% · 681 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Rockaway Township School District62%
State average 48.6% · 1552 students tested
Math · PK–8, Rockaway Township School District44%
State average 35.5% · 1556 students tested

Mount Hope vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Mount Hope’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount Hope—Rockaway Township PK–8 · Morris Hills Regional 9–12
RockawayB+Rockaway Township PK–8 · Morris Hills Regional 9–12
WhartonB−Wharton Borough PK–8 · Morris Hills Regional 9–12

All 2 neighbors share Morris Hills Regional with Mount Hope for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mount Hope

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Mount Hopein other towns
Birchwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dover
C
314 students10:1Rate it →
Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dover
B−
298 students9:1Rate it →
Stony Brook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockaway
B
365 students9:1Rate it →
Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wharton
B
346 students10:1Rate it →
Katharine D Malone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockaway
B+
303 students10:1Rate it →
Copeland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockaway
B
799 students11:1Rate it →
Morris Knolls High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockaway
B+
1,450 students11:1Rate it →
Morris Hills High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockaway
B+
1,140 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Hope’s schools

Are Mount Hope’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mount Hope. Morris Hills Regional School District and Rockaway Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Hope. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mount Hope in?

Morris Hills Regional School District and Rockaway Township School District.

Where do Mount Hope kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Morris Knolls High School and Morris Hills High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.