Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Rockaway Township’s public schools outscore 68% of New Jersey districts
On the state reading tests, 65% of Rockaway Township’s students scored proficient, above the New Jersey average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rockaway Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.
From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Rockaway Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 383 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rockaway Township’s, its schools beat 60%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 65% and math 42% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Morris Hills Regional spends $34,335 per student and Rockaway Township $28,101, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Rockaway Township’s grade
B+: better than 68% of New Jersey school districts, #156 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Jersey average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rockaway Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Rockaway Township · depends on your address
Birchwood Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 314 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Dover
Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 298 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Dover
6th grade in Rockaway Township
Copeland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 799 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
7th grade in Rockaway Township
Copeland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 799 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
8th grade in Rockaway Township
Copeland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 799 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
9th grade in Rockaway Township · depends on your address
Morris Knolls High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
Morris Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,140 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
10th grade in Rockaway Township · depends on your address
Morris Knolls High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
Morris Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,140 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
11th grade in Rockaway Township · depends on your address
Morris Knolls High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
Morris Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,140 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
12th grade in Rockaway Township · depends on your address
Morris Knolls High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
Morris Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,140 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
Rockaway Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Rockaway Township School District). From grade 9, students attend the Morris Hills Regional School District, shared with Denville, Rockaway and Wharton. Its high school is in Rockaway. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Rockaway Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Rockaway Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Rockaway Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rockaway Township | B+ | Rockaway Township PK–8 · Morris Hills Regional 9–12 |
| Denville | A− | Denville Township PK–8 · Morris Hills Regional 9–12 |
| West Milford | B− | West Milford Township |
| Wharton | B− | Wharton Borough PK–8 · Morris Hills Regional 9–12 |
| Rockaway (borough) | B | Rockaway Borough PK–8 · Morris Hills Regional 9–12 |
| Dover | D | Dover Town |
| Randolph | A− | Randolph Township |
| Jefferson | B− | Jefferson Township |
| Boonton | A− | Boonton Township |
| Kinnelon | A | Kinnelon Borough |
3 of the 9 neighbors share Morris Hills Regional with Rockaway Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Rockaway Township
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).
Questions about Rockaway Township’s schools
Are Rockaway Township’s schools good?
By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rockaway Township children attend outscore 68% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #156 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rockaway Township in?
Two districts: Rockaway Township School District runs grades PK–8, and Morris Hills Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Denville, Rockaway and Wharton.
Where do Rockaway Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Morris Knolls High School and Morris Hills High School.
What is Rockaway Township’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Morris Hills Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.
How much does Rockaway Township spend per student?
$34,335 in Morris Hills Regional School District and $28,101 in Rockaway Township School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rockaway Township families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.