Best Rockaway Public Middle Schools

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,098 students in Rockaway, NJ.

The top-ranked public middle schools in Rockaway, NJ are Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Copeland Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Rockaway, NJ public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 48% statewide average). Middle schools in Rockaway have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of New Jersey public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 48% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).