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Rockaway Borough Public Schools
103 East Main Street
Rockaway, NJ 07866
District information
SuperintendentDr. Patrict Tierney
Business administratorJoseph P. Hurley, Jr.
Schools2
Students and staff
Enrollment668 (as of 2010-11)[1]
Faculty42.2
Student–teacher ratio15.83:1
Other information
Websitehttp://www.rockboro.org

The Rockaway Borough Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade from Rockaway Borough, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2010-11 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 668 students and 42.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15.83:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[2]

Public school students in grades 9 - 12 attend either Morris Hills High School (those mostly north of Route 46) or Morris Knolls High School (mostly south of Route 46). Morris Hills (located in Rockaway Borough, with 1,125 students as of 2010-11) also serves students from Wharton and some from Rockaway Township (the White Meadow Lake section and other southern portions of the township); Morris Knolls (located in Denville, with 1,744 students) serves all students from Denville and most of Rockaway Township (with the exception of White Meadow Lake and other areas in the southern part of the township).[3][4] The The Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, a magnet high school program that is part of the Morris County Vocational School District is jointly operated on the Morris Hills campus.[5] The two high schools are part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8]

Elementary school
Middle school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[9]

  • Dr. Brian Purzak, Superintendent[10]
  • Joseph P. Hurley, Jr., Business Administrator / Board Secretary[11]

References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Rockaway Borough School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  2. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
  3. ^ Program of Studies 2013-2014 - About Our School District, Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  4. ^ School data for the Morris Hills Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  5. ^ Home page, Morris Hils High School. Accessed June 3, 2013. "Morris Hills is home to the Academy of Mathematics, Science and Engineering, a partnership with Morris County School of Technology."
  6. ^ Morris Hills Regional High School District 2011 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2013. "Our schools' success is directly attributed to the support we receive from the residents of Denville, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township and Wharton – people who care about their children and who value education."
  7. ^ School data for the Rockaway Borough Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  8. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Rockaway Borough Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  9. ^ New Jersey School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  10. ^ Superintendent, Rockaway Borough Public Schools. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  11. ^ Business Administration, Rockaway Borough School District. Accessed June 3, 2013.

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