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Rockaway Borough School District, New Jersey, elections

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Rockaway Borough School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 539 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
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Rockaway Borough School District is a school district in New Jersey (Morris County). During the 2023 school year, 539 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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About the district

School board

The Rockaway Borough School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Vanessa Dorgilles2027
Faride Hernandez2027
Edward Graf2026
Jennifer Dahl20242026
Brian Rivieccio2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Rockaway Borough School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 25Christian BarrancoRepublican Party 100% 1%
New Jersey General Assembly District 25Aura Kenny DunnRepublican Party 100% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $415,000 $806 3%
Local: $9,522,000 $18,489 71%
State: $3,450,000 $6,699 26%
Total: $13,387,000 $25,994
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $16,771,000 $32,565
Total Current Expenditures: $11,562,000 $22,450
Instructional Expenditures: $6,836,000 $13,273 41%
Student and Staff Support: $2,384,000 $4,629 14%
Administration: $1,090,000 $2,116 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,244,000 $2,415 7%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,266,000 $8,283
Construction: $4,113,000 $7,986
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $154,000 $299
Interest on Debt: $531,000 $1,031

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 32 40-59 <50 15-19 >=50 35-39
2018-2019 48 60-79 >=50 30-34 PS >=50 50-54
2017-2018 43 40-59 <50 25-29 PS >=50 45-49
2016-2017 41 60-79 >=50 30-34 <50 40-44
2015-2016 42 50-59 >=50 30-34 <50 40-44
2014-2015 44 50-59 <50 30-34 <50 45-49
2013-2014 78 70-79 >=50 65-69 60-79 80-84
2012-2013 70 >=90 >=50 55-59 PS >=50 70-74
2011-2012 73 >=90 >=50 60-64 PS >=50 75-79
2010-2011 78 >=90 >=50 60-64 PS >=50 75-79

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 50 40-59 <50 40-44 >=50 55-59
2018-2019 57 60-79 >=50 40-44 PS >=50 60-64
2017-2018 55 60-79 >=50 40-44 PS >=50 55-59
2016-2017 57 60-79 >=50 40-44 >=50 60-64
2015-2016 55 60-69 >=50 40-44 <50 55-59
2014-2015 59 60-69 >=50 40-44 <50 60-64
2013-2014 68 70-79 >=50 50-54 40-59 70-74
2012-2013 66 70-79 >=50 55-59 PS <50 65-69
2011-2012 66 80-89 <50 55-59 PS <50 65-69
2010-2011 69 80-89 >=50 55-59 PS <50 70-74

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Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 539 3.7
2021-2022 519 0.8
2020-2021 515 -5.8
2019-2020 545 -2.0
2018-2019 556 -4.3
2017-2018 580 -4.3
2016-2017 605 3.1
2015-2016 586 -52.0
2014-2015 891 29.9
2013-2014 625 -5.9
2012-2013 662 1.2
2011-2012 654 -2.1
2010-2011 668 0.4
2009-2010 665 -1.1
2008-2009 672 4.8
2007-2008 640 2.8
2006-2007 622 1.8
2005-2006 611 -1.6
2004-2005 621 2.1
2003-2004 608 3.0
2002-2003 590 1.9
2001-2002 579 -1.6
2000-2001 588 2.0
1999-2000 576 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Rockaway Borough School District (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 8.4 10.2
Black 3.2 14.7
Hispanic 36.2 33.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 2.2 3.0
White 50.1 38.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Rockaway Borough School District had 56.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.57.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.50
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 34.00
Secondary: 8.80
Total: 56.30

Rockaway Borough School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 5.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 32.21
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 5.80
Other Support Services: 8.20

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Rockaway Borough School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Lincoln Elementary School271PK-3
Thomas Jefferson Middle School2714-8

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See also

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