School district · New Jersey

Rockaway Borough School District

Rockaway Borough School District in New Jersey: 2 public schools with 571 students and 10.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $27,192 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
571
Students per teacher
10.2
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$27,192
NJ $28K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
56.1
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
286
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Jersey's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Jersey: 54%

52%proficient

−5.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

361 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

New Jersey: 41%

43%proficient

−3.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

354 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$15.7K15
$15.9K16
$16.1K17
$17.6K18
$20.4K19
$20.5K20
$22.8K21
$26.3K22
$27.5K23
$27.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.3% · $675K
State
32% · $5.1M
Local
63% · $10M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$15,879
Support services
$10,797
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$492K
Long-term debt
$10M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–327212.635%39%
4–82999.555%43%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
103 East Main Street, Rockaway, NJ 07866
Phone
(973)625-8601
Website