Editing Rockaway Township, New Jersey (section)

== Education ==
The [[Rockaway Township Public Schools]] serves students in [[kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f19fdb4722d748d08be21dd1dd7af1a6 Rockaway Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 -Identification], Rockaway Township Public Schools, last edited January 2013. Accessed September 27, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Rockaway Township School District. Composition: The Rockaway Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Rockaway Township."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 2,386 students and 248.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 9.6:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3414130&DistrictID=3414130 District information for Rockaway Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3414130 School Data for the Rockaway Township Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
Birchwood Elementary School<ref>[https://bw.rocktwp.net/ Birchwood Elementary School], Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed September 27, 2024.</ref> with 279 students in grades K-5, 
Catherine A. Dwyer Elementary School<ref>[https://cad.rocktwp.net/ Catherine A. Dwyer Elementary School], Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed September 27, 2024.</ref> with 322 students in grades K-5, 
Katherine D. Malone Elementary School<ref>[https://kdm.rocktwp.net/ Katherine D. Malone Elementary School], Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed September 27, 2024.</ref> with 259 students in grades K-5, 
Dennis B. O'Brien Elementary School<ref>[https://dbo.rocktwp.net/ Dennis B. O'Brien Elementary School], Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed September 27, 2024.</ref> with 275 students in grades PreK-5, 
Stony Brook Elementary School<ref>[https://sb.rocktwp.net/ Stony Brook Elementary School], Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed September 27, 2024.</ref> with 391 students in grades K-5 and 
Copeland Middle School<ref>[https://cms.rocktwp.net/ Copeland Middle School], Rockaway Township Public Schools. Accessed September 27, 2024.</ref> with 853 students in grades 6-8.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/4490 School Performance Reports for the Rockaway Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4490 New Jersey School Directory for the Rockaway Township Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Public school students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend either [[Morris Hills High School]] (those living in the [[White Meadow Lake, New Jersey|White Meadow Lake]] section and other southern portions of the township) or [[Morris Knolls High School]] (the remainder of the township). Morris Hills (located in [[Rockaway, New Jersey|Rockaway Borough]]) also serves students from [[Wharton, New Jersey|Wharton]] and some from Rockaway Borough (those mostly north of Route 46); Morris Knolls (located in [[Denville, New Jersey|Denville]]) serves all students from Denville and portions of Rockaway Borough (those mostly south of Route 46).<ref>[https://www.mhrd.org/Page/1031 About Us], Morris Hills Regional District. Accessed September 27, 2024. "Morris Hills High School receives students from Wharton, the southernmost portion of Rockaway Township.... and the White Meadow Lake portion of Rockaway Township; Rockaway Borough north of Route #46 as well as within the area of Rockaway Road, the Trailer Park behind the Boro Plaza (west of the railroad track) south of Route #46. Morris Knolls High School receives students from Denville, all of Rockaway Township with the exception of White Meadow Lake and the area described above in the southern part of Rockaway Township, Rockaway Borough south of Route #46 with the exception of the area of Rockaway Road and the Trailer Park behind the Boro Plaza (west of the railroad track) south of Route #46".</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, Morris Hills High School had an enrollment of 1,187 students and 117.3 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 10.1:1,<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 1, 2024.</ref> while Morris Knolls had an enrollment of 1,447 students and 130.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis) and a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410740&ID=341074004354 School data for Morris Knolls High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</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 6, 2015. "Morris Hills is home to the Academy of Mathematics, Science and Engineering, a partnership with Morris County School of Technology."</ref> The two high schools are part of 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>