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Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

665 Mt Hope Avenue, Wharton, NJ 07885 · (973) 361-7450 · Part of Rockaway Township School District

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

Directions
Students
346
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Rockaway Township kids: Copeland Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Catherine A Dwyer Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Copeland Middle Schoolin Rockaway

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts47%
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 ↗

665 Mt Hope Avenue, Wharton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten52
Grade 154
Grade 266
Grade 352
Grade 461
Grade 561
Enrollment over time
295’20
295’21
322’22
309’23
346’24

Up 17.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Hispanic 38%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Catherine A Dwyer Elementary 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
Katharine D Malone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockaway
B+
303 students10:1
Copeland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockaway
B
799 students11:1

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.