For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 275 students in Rockaway Borough School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, 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 45% (versus the New Jersey public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
553 Students
368,931 Students
# Teachers
57 Teachers
33,283 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Rockaway Borough School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#328 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.62
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
8%
8%
% Hispanic
39%
36%
% Black
3%
16%
% 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 $24,208 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $30,327 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,208
$26,931
Spending / Student
$30,327
$25,828
Best Rockaway Borough School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lincoln Elementary School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
37 Keller Avenue
Rockaway, NJ 07866
(973) 625-8602
Rockaway, NJ 07866
(973) 625-8602
Grades: PK-3
| 275 students
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