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==Education== The [[Rockaway Borough Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://www.rockboro.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=34&dataid=307&FileName=Bylaws.pdf#page=7 ''Board of Education District Policy - Identification''], Rockaway Borough Public Schools. Accessed March 3, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Rockaway Borough School District.. Composition: The Rockaway Borough School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Rockaway Borough."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 515 students and 52.8 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.8:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3414100&DistrictID=3414100 District information for Rockaway Borough School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414100 School Data for the Rockaway Borough Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are Lincoln Elementary School<ref>[https://www.rockboro.org/Page/69 Lincoln Elementary School], Rockaway Borough Public Schools. Accessed May 4, 2022.</ref> with 223 students in grades Pre-K–3 and Thomas Jefferson Middle School<ref>[https://www.rockboro.org/Page/91 Thomas Jefferson Middle School], Rockaway Borough Public Schools. Accessed May 4, 2022.</ref> with 283 students in grades 4–8.<ref>[https://www.rockboro.org/domain/18 Schools], Rockaway Borough Public Schools. Accessed May 4, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/4480 School Performance Reports for the Rockaway Borough School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4480 New Jersey School Directory for the Rockaway Borough Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Public school students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Morris Hills High School]], in Rockaway Borough, which also serves students from [[Wharton, New Jersey|Wharton]] and some from [[Rockaway Township, New Jersey|Rockaway Township]] (the [[White Meadow Lake, New Jersey|White Meadow Lake]] section and other southern portions of the township).<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/27/3370/050.html Morris Hills High School 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed May 30, 2016. "Morris Hills High School is a comprehensive, four-year public school located in the heart of Morris County. The school is part of a regional school district that includes our sister school, Morris Knolls High School. There are over 1,300 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The school serves the local communities of Wharton, Rockaway Township, and Rockaway Borough where the school resides."</ref><ref name=Program>[http://www.mhrd.org/758710113124752887/lib/758710113124752887/ProgramofStudies2013-2014_3-25-13.pdf#page=4 Program of Studies 2013-2014 - About Our School District]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed March 7, 2015.</ref> [[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.<ref>[http://mh.mhrd.k12.nj.us/?7587Nav=|&NodeID=107 Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103740/http://mh.mhrd.k12.nj.us/?7587Nav=%7C&NodeID=107 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, Morris Hills High School. Accessed March 7, 2015. "Morris Hills is home to the Academy of Mathematics, Science and Engineering, a partnership with Morris County School of Technology."</ref> Along with [[Morris Knolls High School]], the two high schools comprise the [[Morris Hills Regional High School District]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/27/3370/000.html Morris Hills Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed July 11, 2015. "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."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,218 students and 119.7 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.2:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410740&ID=341074004352 School data for Morris Hills High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Divine Mercy Academy, operated by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]], is the only private school in Rockaway. It opened in September 2016 with the merger of the two Catholic schools in Rockaway, Sacred Heart of Jesus School and St. Cecilia School.<ref>[https://rcdop.org/news/two-school-communities-become-one "Two School Communities Become One"], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]], September 15, 2016. Accessed October 16, 2019. "Divine Mercy Academy opened Sept. 7 during a blessing and dedication service and ribbon cutting ceremony. The opening was attended by the school community that included administration, faculty, students and parents. The new school merges the two Catholic schools in Rockaway that closed at the end of the 2015-2016 year: St. Cecilia’s and Sacred Heart."</ref><ref>Fagan, Matt. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/clifton/2019/06/05/saint-brendan-school-clifton-closes-merge-st-james-totowa/1345261001/ "St. Brendan Catholic School in Clifton to close, merge with St. James in Totowa"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 5, 2019. Accessed October 16, 2019. "Diocese officials noted that the merger model was most recently used with the closing of two Catholic schools in Rockaway — St. Cecilia School and Sacred Heart of Jesus School — which is now the Divine Mercy Academy, according to diocese officials."</ref>
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