Katharine D Malone Elementary School

As a compact elementary campus in ROCKAWAY, New Jersey, Katharine D Malone Elementary School serves 303 students from grades K through 5, part of Rockaway Township School District. Enrollment runs roughly 25% below the state mean of about 405.

Rockaway Township School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,425 students. Katharine D Malone Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Katharine D Malone Elementary School shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Katharine D Malone Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Morris County indicate median household earnings sit near $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Morris County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), of which Katharine D Malone Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Copeland Middle School, around 3.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Katharine D Malone Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Katharine D Malone Elementary School has climbed 21%, going from 250 students in 2018 to 303 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 79% to 63% over that span.

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