Enrollment
396
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340198004162
Rockaway Valley School
11 VALLEY ROAD, BOONTON TOWNSHIP, NJ 07005 · (973) 334-4162 · Morris County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest 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
9.2:1
43 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
8 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
70.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 70.1% |
| 2023-24 | 79.9% | 64.5% |
% 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Rockaway Valley School
Rockaway Valley School's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockaway Valley School this school | 396 | 2.0% | 68.8% |
| Kiel Elementary School KINNELON | 374 | 2.9% | N/A |
| Winston S. Churchill School FAIRFIELD | 401 | 2.7% | 55.0% |
| Hopewell Elementary School HOPEWELL | 397 | 4.5% | 66.2% |
| George C. Baker Elementary School MOORESTOWN | 403 | 4.2% | 76.9% |
| Stonybrook Elementary School KINNELON | 358 | 3.6% | 69.1% |
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 Rockaway Valley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #173 of 1,290 | #22 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #239 of 1,319 ▲ 54 | #31 of 77 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #78 of 1,319 ▲ 6 | #8 of 77 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #713 of 1,562 | #25 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #164 of 1,390 | #9 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #1,070 of 1,392 | #72 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.0% | #1,424 of 1,481 | #83 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #519 of 798 | #25 of 44 |
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
396
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 396 | 43 | 9.2:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 43 | 9.5:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 40.5 | 9.5:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 44 | 8.7:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 39.9 | 10.7:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 44 | 10.3:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 1% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 268 | 21 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockaway Valley School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (427 to 396); teachers up 8% (39.9 to 43).
About Rockaway Valley School
Rockaway Valley School sits in BOONTON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey, and is classified as an elementary school. Its 396 students are spread across pre-K through 8.
Rockaway Valley School is listed under Boonton Township School District in federal data.
White students are the majority at Rockaway Valley School, with 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 68% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Rockaway Valley School counts 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9.2 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.2 below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. About 2% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 19% for public schools in Morris County.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Rockaway Valley School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Rockaway Valley School scores 68.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 65.1%.
In the county around the school, Morris County, the median household income is $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 156 public schools in Morris County, enrolling about 72,239 students in all.
Nearby, School Street School is about 1.5 miles away. Rockaway Valley School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Rockaway Valley School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 3% from its 2020-21 level of 384.
The Rockaway Valley School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
Nearby schools
- School Street School1.5 mi · 325
- Mountain Lakes High School2.0 mi · 546
- Boonton High School2.0 mi · 646
- Wildwood Elementary School2.1 mi · 423
- Valleyview Middle School2.1 mi · 571
- John Hill School2.2 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Rockaway Valley SchoolHow large is Rockaway Valley School?
Rockaway Valley School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Rockaway Valley School serve?
Rockaway Valley School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Rockaway Valley School have?
Rockaway Valley School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Rockaway Valley School?
Student demographics at Rockaway Valley School are roughly 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Rockaway Valley School?
Rockaway Valley School is overseen by Boonton Township School District in Morris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.