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Copeland Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

100 Lake Shore Drive, Rockaway, NJ 07866 · (973) 627-2465 · Part of Rockaway Township School District

Rockaway Township’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
799
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Copeland Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Rockaway Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Rockaway Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Copeland Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

100 Lake Shore Drive, Rockaway

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6234
Grade 7282
Grade 8283
Enrollment over time
795’20
846’21
853’22
856’23
799’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Hispanic 29%Asian 8%Black 5%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Copeland Middle School from Rockaway Township families.

Other schools in Rockaway Township School District

The district →
Birchwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dover
C
314 students10:1
Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dover
B−
298 students9:1
Stony Brook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockaway
B
365 students9:1
Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wharton
B
346 students10:1
Katharine D Malone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockaway
B+
303 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Rockaway Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.