For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 299 students in Rockaway Borough School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Rockaway Borough School District have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
831 Schools
# Students
571 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
54 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Rockaway Borough School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 642 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#313 out of 648 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
23%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)7.1%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.63
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
8%
9%
% Hispanic
38%
39%
% Black
4%
18%
% White
47%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,058 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,633. The school district revenue/student has declined by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $31,263 is higher than the state median of $31,024. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$42,853 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$42,028 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,058
$31,633
Spending / Student
$31,263
$31,024
Best Rockaway Borough School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
95 East Main Street
Rockaway, NJ 07866
(973) 625-8603
Rockaway, NJ 07866
(973) 625-8603
Gr: 4-8 | 299 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 52%
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