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How has Copeland Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
799
Middle
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341413004512
Copeland Middle School
100 LAKE SHORE DRIVE, ROCKAWAY, NJ 07866 · (973) 627-2465 · Morris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL799 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of New Jersey public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
163 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 234 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 282 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 283 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rockaway Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
68.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 38.7% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Copeland Middle School
Copeland Middle School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copeland Middle School this school | 799 | 20.4% | 48.6% |
| John H. Walker Middle School NUTLEY | 637 | 17.9% | 56.3% |
| Reading-Fleming Intermediate School FLEMINGTON | 719 | 26.1% | 48.8% |
| J.P. Case Middle School FLEMINGTON | 730 | 20.3% | 48.5% |
| Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School SUMMIT | 871 | 15.5% | 69.8% |
| Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School COLUMBUS | 735 | 16.7% | 49.8% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Copeland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #189 of 433 | #24 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #208 of 437 ▲ 15 | #25 of 32 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #161 of 437 ▲ 42 | #21 of 32 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 799 | #90 of 445 | #6 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #172 of 417 | #23 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #150 of 419 | #8 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #279 of 436 | #13 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #107 of 122 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
799
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 799 | 76 | 10.5:1 | 20% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 856 | 76.9 | 11.1:1 | 11% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 853 | 76.1 | 11.2:1 | 12% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 795 | 75 | 10.6:1 | 14% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 73 | 10.8:1 | 11% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 859 | 82 | 10.5:1 | 14% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 921 | 55 | 16.8:1 | 11% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 926 | 58 | 16.0:1 | 7% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 50 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Copeland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (789 to 799); teachers up 4% (73 to 76).
About Copeland Middle School
Students in ROCKAWAY, New Jersey, attend Copeland Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 799 students. The school's enrollment is 38% bigger than the 578 average for middle schools in New Jersey.
Rockaway Township School District is responsible for 6 schools, Copeland Middle School included, with 2,425 students in all.
At 54%, White students outnumber all other groups at Copeland Middle School combined. The remaining students are 29% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Morris County, the White share is about 68%. By the diversity index, Copeland Middle School comes in at 61%.
The count of teachers at Copeland Middle School is 76 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.5:1. Middle schools in New Jersey have a similar average ratio of 10.9:1. The school counts 163 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 20%. Across public schools in Morris County, the average is about the same, 19%.
Copeland Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Copeland Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.6%; the prediction is 55.0%.
Within Morris County, median household income is about $137,326, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Federal data list 156 public schools in Morris County, with a combined enrollment of about 72,239.
Of nearby public schools, Stony Brook Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Copeland Middle School is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Copeland Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (795) to 2024-25 (799).
The Copeland Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockaway Township School District
- Stony Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Catherine A Dwyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Birchwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Katharine D Malone Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Dennis B O'Brien Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
Other schools in ROCKAWAY
- Morris Knolls High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
- Morris Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,140 students
- Stony Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Katharine D Malone Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Stony Brook Elementary School0.2 mi · 365
- Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School1.2 mi · 346
- Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School1.3 mi · 298
- Lincoln Elementary School1.5 mi · 272
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School1.5 mi · 299
- Birchwood Elementary School1.6 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Copeland Middle SchoolHow large is Copeland Middle School?
Copeland Middle School enrolls approximately 799 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Copeland Middle School serve?
Copeland Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Copeland Middle School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Copeland Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Copeland Middle School?
Student demographics at Copeland Middle School are roughly 54% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Copeland Middle School in?
Copeland Middle School is part of Rockaway Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.