The Rockaway Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade in Rockaway Township

Rockaway Township, New Jersey

Rockaway Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 24,156....

, in Morris County

Morris County, New Jersey

Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....

, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, United States.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the district's six schools had an enrollment of 2,707 students and 251.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE

Full-time equivalent

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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey Department of Education

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 as being in District Factor Group "I", the second 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.

Public school students in grades 9 - 12 attend Morris Hills High School

Morris Hills High School

Morris Hills High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school located in the borough of Rockaway, serving students in grades 9 - 12 in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District. The other high school in the...

, located in Rockaway Borough

Rockaway, New Jersey

Rockaway is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,438.Rockaway was formed as a borough on June 19, 1894, from portions of Rockaway Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous...

, which also serves the residential communities of Rockaway Township and Wharton

Wharton, New Jersey

Wharton is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 6,298.What is now Wharton was originally incorporated as the borough of Port Oram by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 26, 1895, from portions of Randolph...

. The 2008-09 enrollment at Morris Hills was 1,125 students. The high school is part of the Morris Hills Regional High School District

Morris Hills Regional High School District

The Morris Hills Regional District is a comprehensive regional public school district that consists of two four-year public high schools serving four suburban communities in Morris County, New Jersey, United States....

, which also includes students from Denville Township.

Schools

The district is made up the following five elementary schools and one middle school, with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

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Elementary Schools

• Birchwood - 341 students.
  • Sylvia Ziegler, Principal
• Catherine A. Dwyer - 294 students.
  • Michael McGovern, Principal
• Dennis B. O'Brien - 329 students.
  • Craig Wilson, Principal
• Katherine D. Malone - 343 students.
  • Stephen Gottlieb, Principal
• Stony Brook - 427 students.
  • Dr. Margaret McCluskey, Principal

Middle School

• Copeland Middle School - 973 students, serves grades 6 through 8
  • F. Scott Allshouse, Principal
  • Cheryl Cohen, Assistant Principal
  • John Jacob Herninko, Assistant Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:

• Dr. Gary J. Vitta, Superintendent
• Dr. James P. Verbist, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

External links

• Rockaway Township Public Schools
• Rockaway Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
  National Center for Education Statistics
  The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...