For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 272 students in Rockaway Borough School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in New Jersey.
Public Preschool in Rockaway Borough School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the New Jersey public pre school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 54% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 65% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
927 Schools
# Students
571 Students
368,724 Students
# Teachers
54 Teachers
33,535 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
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
8%
8%
% Hispanic
38%
37%
% Black
4%
15%
% White
47%
36%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,445 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,044. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $29,371 is higher than the state median of $25,936. The school district spending/student has declined by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,445
$27,044
Spending / Student
$29,371
$25,936
Best Rockaway Borough School District Public Preschools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lincoln Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
37 Keller Avenue
Rockaway, NJ 07866
(973) 625-8602
Rockaway, NJ 07866
(973) 625-8602
Gr: PK-3 | 272 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
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