Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341413004518
Katharine D Malone Elementary School
524 GREEN POND ROAD, ROCKAWAY, NJ 07866 · (973) 627-7512 · Morris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
57 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
56%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
Students here typically continue to
Katharine D Malone Elementary School→Copeland Middle School
Based on grade levels within Rockaway Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
71.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
67.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +14.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 67.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 52.9% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Katharine D Malone Elementary School
Katharine D Malone Elementary School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katharine D Malone Elementary School this school | 303 | 18.8% | 59.0% |
| Cambridge Park Elementary School Aberdeen | 286 | 19.6% | N/A |
| Yardville Elementary School HAMILTON | 312 | 21.5% | 56.6% |
| Brayton Elementary School SUMMIT | 335 | 17.3% | 73.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary School SUCCASUNNA | 346 | 16.2% | 51.7% |
| Holland Brook School WHITEHOUSE STATION | 312 | 17.9% | 67.5% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Katharine D Malone Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #355 of 1,290 | #47 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #283 of 1,319 ▲ 212 | #36 of 77 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #243 of 1,319 ▲ 103 | #28 of 77 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #1,093 of 1,562 | #57 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #272 of 1,390 | #18 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #652 of 1,392 | #38 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #1,055 of 1,481 | #36 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.2% | #97 of 545 | #11 of 40 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
303
+67 (+28%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 303 | 31.3 | 9.7:1 | 19% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 32.7 | 8.6:1 | 10% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 30.7 | 8.4:1 | 12% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 30 | 7.9:1 | 8% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 27.5 | 9.1:1 | 5% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 28 | 9.8:1 | 7% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 15 | 17.9:1 | 8% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 4% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Katharine D Malone Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (250 to 303); teachers up 14% (27.5 to 31.3).
About Katharine D Malone Elementary School
Katharine D Malone Elementary School is a small elementary school in New Jersey, located in ROCKAWAY. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 303 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 25% smaller than that.
Katharine D Malone Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Rockaway Township School District, which enrolls 2,425 students in total.
Roughly 63% of students at Katharine D Malone Elementary School are White. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Katharine D Malone Elementary School, 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 9.7:1. That is lower than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Roughly 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Morris County average 19%.
Katharine D Malone Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Katharine D Malone Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.0%; the prediction is 55.9%.
Katharine D Malone Elementary School is located in Morris County, where the median household income is $137,326, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Besides Katharine D Malone Elementary School, Morris County has 155 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Copeland Middle School, is about 3.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 58.9%; Katharine D Malone Elementary School's is 59.0%, ranking 5th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment grew 28% from its 2020-21 level of 236. Its ratio of students to teachers was 7.9:1 in 2020-21, and 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Copeland Middle SchoolMiddle · 799 students
- Stony Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Catherine A Dwyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Birchwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 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
- Copeland Middle SchoolMiddle · 799 students
- Stony Brook Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Copeland Middle School3.5 mi · 799
- Stony Brook Elementary School3.6 mi · 365
- Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School3.8 mi · 346
- Rockaway Valley School4.3 mi · 396
- Valleyview Middle School4.3 mi · 571
- Cozy Lake Elementary School4.3 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Katharine D Malone Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Katharine D Malone Elementary School?
Katharine D Malone Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Katharine D Malone Elementary School serve?
Katharine D Malone Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Katharine D Malone Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Katharine D Malone Elementary School is approximately 9.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Katharine D Malone Elementary School?
At Katharine D Malone Elementary School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Katharine D Malone Elementary School in?
Katharine D Malone Elementary School is part of Rockaway Township School District.
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