Copeland Middle School

Summary:

Copeland Middle School is a public middle school in Rockaway, New Jersey, serving 853 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Rockaway Township School District, which is ranked 212 out of 613 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Copeland Middle School has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, consistently outperforming the state average in NJSLA/English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments across grades 6-8. The school's students also perform exceptionally well in NJSLA/Algebra I and NJSLA/Geometry, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages. Compared to nearby schools like Frelinghuysen Middle School and Brooklawn Middle School, Copeland Middle School generally outperforms them in academic assessments, particularly in NJSLA/Mathematics and NJSLA/Algebra I.

However, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 8.3% in 2020-2021 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, while Copeland Middle School's African American and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations perform well, the school's Hispanic and White student populations have lower rankings compared to the state, indicating a need to ensure equitable opportunities and support for all student subgroups. The relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Copeland Middle School suggests a more affluent student population, which may contribute to the school's stronger academic performance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 100 Lake Shore Drive
       Rockaway, NJ  07866


(973) 627-2465

District: Rockaway Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
299th of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,388 Help


Students who attend Copeland Middle School usually attend:

High:    Morris Knolls High School

Feeder schools for Copeland Middle School:

Elementary:    Birchwood Elementary School
    Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School
    Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School
    Katharine D Malone Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  11.2 Help
Number of students:  853

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.8%
Hispanic:
26.7%
Asian:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  12.3% Help


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Compare Details Copeland Middle School ranks better than 59.8% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.3. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (57.8%), Hispanic (26.7%), Asian (8.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 12.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Copeland Middle School is 11.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Copeland Middle School is $15,388.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Copeland Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Copeland Middle School 299th of 743 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Copeland Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Rockaway Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockaway Township School District 212th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Copeland Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Copeland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 68.91 222nd 574 61.3%
2004 69.78 222nd 588 62.2%
2005 76.82 161st 599 73.1%
2006 71.28 226th 615 63.3%
2007 74.29 176th 631 72.1%
2008 75.88 154th 640 75.9%
2009 74.22 183rd 664 72.4%
2010 76.30 168th 677 75.2%
2011 76.77 161st 684 76.5%
2012 80.86 125th 677 81.5%
2013 75.21 188th 704 73.3%
2014 73.82 208th 717 71.0%
2015 56.63 299th 713 58.1%
2016 63.84 232nd 713 67.5%
2017 51.93 342nd 712 52.0%
2018 60.27 276th 716 61.5%
2019 65.02 251st 745 66.3%
2021 49.24 293rd 652 55.1%
2022 57.51 278th 745 62.7%
2023 60.82 264th 748 64.7%
2024 56.30 299th 743 59.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Copeland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 55.71 78th 270 71.1%
2024 37.40 188th 320 41.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Copeland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.38 266th 471 43.5%
2019 43.38 242nd 492 50.8%
2021 49.23 169th 401 57.9%
2022 42.88 242nd 535 54.8%
2023 65.68 97th 505 80.8%
2024 55.81 160th 510 68.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Copeland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.35 340th 522 34.9%
2019 50.37 239th 541 55.8%
2021 50.32 181st 467 61.2%
2022 38.88 320th 549 41.7%
2023 57.28 163rd 568 71.3%
2024 47.20 280th 584 52.1%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Copeland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.42 268th 680 60.6%
2019 63.43 262nd 703 62.7%
2021 40.26 337th 625 46.1%
2022 51.43 327th 726 55.0%
2023 55.46 288th 720 60.0%
2024 53.01 316th 717 55.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Copeland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.76 272nd 675 59.7%
2019 66.07 230th 697 67.0%
2021 57.82 220th 635 65.4%
2022 61.30 232nd 730 68.2%
2023 66.49 211th 718 70.6%
2024 57.21 277th 719 61.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Copeland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.59 123rd 200 38.5%
2019 42.53 128th 199 35.7%
2022 51.67 106th 200 47.0%
2023 60.81 84th 201 58.2%
2024 62.93 76th 200 62.0%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey Middle Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Copeland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.55 240th 326 26.4%
2024 89.56 11th 352 96.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Copeland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.53 199th 504 60.5%
2019 56.26 201st 524 61.6%
2021 48.89 202nd 480 57.9%
2022 43.87 300th 591 49.2%
2023 52.31 232nd 587 60.5%
2024 42.40 323rd 589 45.2%
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Rank History for White students at Copeland Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.83 279th 497 43.9%
2019 51.03 245th 504 51.4%
2021 34.79 292nd 435 32.9%
2022 54.01 217th 512 57.6%
2023 50.71 241st 509 52.7%
2024 42.24 299th 510 41.4%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Friday, October 13, 2023

Open Quote Copeland middle school, Rockaway Township NJ is filled with a violent and racist student culture. Staff and school administration are incompetent on bullying matters. I would not recommend sending your kids to this horribly unsafe school. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Copeland Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 410 10 12 10 0 n/a n/a 0 442
1989 420 9 21 5 0 n/a n/a 0 455
1990 393 13 18 10 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1991 562 14 38 25 0 n/a n/a 0 639
1992 583 16 46 32 0 n/a n/a 0 677
1993 607 16 39 30 1 n/a n/a 0 693
1994 620 21 45 29 1 n/a n/a 0 716
1995 677 33 58 37 2 n/a n/a 0 807
1996 677 33 58 37 2 n/a n/a 0 807
1998 659 40 52 51 1 n/a n/a 0 803
1999 664 23 53 64 0 n/a n/a 0 804
2000 715 30 57 60 0 n/a n/a 0 862
2001 761 34 68 63 0 n/a n/a 0 926
2002 793 27 70 88 0 n/a n/a 0 978
2003 793 27 70 88 0 n/a n/a 0 978
2004 795 25 70 97 0 n/a n/a 0 987
2005 767 32 66 102 0 n/a n/a 0 967
2006 763 30 75 102 0 n/a n/a 0 970
2007 760 37 86 119 3 n/a n/a 0 1005
2008 713 34 88 123 4 n/a n/a 0 962
2009 718 46 84 111 2 2 10 0 973
2010 692 39 69 107 2 2 10 0 921
2011 694 37 66 111 1 1 11 0 921
2012 691 44 78 115 1 1 10 0 940
2013 636 38 88 134 0 0 9 0 905
2014 631 22 73 149 0 0 5 0 880
2015 604 24 75 157 0 0 3 0 863
2016 591 32 72 160 0 0 4 0 859
2017 551 30 73 153 1 1 8 0 817
2018 536 35 65 141 1 2 9 0 789
2019 512 26 70 145 1 1 19 0 774
2020 498 25 72 171 0 0 19 0 785
2021 471 30 71 198 0 0 25 0 795
2022 492 30 67 230 0 0 26 1 846
2023 493 33 70 228 0 0 28 1 853

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Copeland Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 442 31.0 14.2 n/a
1989 455 33.0 13.7 n/a
1990 434 35.0 12.4 0.9
1991 639 50.0 12.7 1.6
1992 677 48.0 14.1 3
1993 693 51.3 13.5 4
1994 716 51.3 14.0 3.2
1995 807 52.4 15.4 2
1996 807 52.4 15.4 2
1998 803 54.4 14.8 3.6
1999 804 54.2 14.8 2
2000 862 57.2 15.1 5.8
2001 926 58.3 15.9 7.2
2002 978 78.7 12.4 8.1
2003 978 78.7 12.4 8.1
2004 987 80.7 12.2 6
2005 967 78.2 12.4 n/a
2006 970 79.2 12.2 7.4
2007 1005 80.2 12.5 8
2008 962 59.0 16.3 8.1
2009 973 75.9 10.6 8.2
2010 921 57.0 16.1 8.8
2011 921 55.2 16.6 10.6
2012 940 85.3 11.0 11.5
2013 905 80.0 11.3 13.4
2014 880 81.0 10.8 14.3
2015 863 79.0 10.9 15.9
2016 859 82.0 10.4 14
2017 817 79.0 10.3 14
2018 789 73.0 10.8 11
2019 774 73.5 10.5 14.5
2020 785 73.6 10.6 15.8
2021 795 75.7 10.5 14.1
2022 846 76.9 11.0 9
2023 853 76.1 11.2 12.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Copeland Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 442 31.0 14.2 n/a
1989 455 33.0 13.7 n/a
1990 434 35.0 12.4 0.9
1991 639 50.0 12.7 1.6
1992 677 48.0 14.1 3
1993 693 51.3 13.5 4
1994 716 51.3 14.0 3.2
1995 807 52.4 15.4 2
1996 807 52.4 15.4 2
1998 803 54.4 14.8 3.6
1999 804 54.2 14.8 2
2000 862 57.2 15.1 5.8
2001 926 58.3 15.9 7.2
2002 978 78.7 12.4 8.1
2003 978 78.7 12.4 8.1
2004 987 80.7 12.2 6
2005 967 78.2 12.4 n/a
2006 970 79.2 12.2 7.4
2007 1005 80.2 12.5 8
2008 962 59.0 16.3 8.1
2009 973 75.9 10.6 8.2
2010 921 57.0 16.1 8.8
2011 921 55.2 16.6 10.6
2012 940 85.3 11.0 11.5
2013 905 80.0 11.3 13.4
2014 880 81.0 10.8 14.3
2015 863 79.0 10.9 15.9
2016 859 82.0 10.4 14
2017 817 79.0 10.3 14
2018 789 73.0 10.8 11
2019 774 73.5 10.5 14.5
2020 785 73.6 10.6 15.8
2021 795 75.7 10.5 14.1
2022 846 76.9 11.0 9
2023 853 76.1 11.2 12.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Copeland Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $64 (0.4%) $15,324 (99.6%) $15,388

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Copeland Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 251st of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 264th of 748 Middle schools
 1.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Copeland Middle School)74.864.9
 9.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Rockaway Township School District)74.864.4
 10.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Copeland Middle School)4833.7
 14.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Rockaway Township School District)4833.5
 14.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Copeland Middle School)75.565.3
 10.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Rockaway Township School District)75.265.3
 9.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Copeland Middle School)42.727.3
 15.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Rockaway Township School District)42.527.3
 15.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
7th Grade Algebra I (Copeland Middle School)10088.2
 11.8%
   7th Grade Algebra I (Rockaway Township School District)10088.2
 11.8%
   7th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)9589.4
 5.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Copeland Middle School)69.966.8
 3.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Rockaway Township School District)69.966.6
 3.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Copeland Middle School)21.119
 2.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rockaway Township School District)21.118.9
 2.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Copeland Middle School)88.988.5
 0.4%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Rockaway Township School District)88.988.5
 0.4%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
8th Grade Geometry (Copeland Middle School)10087.5
 12.5%
   8th Grade Geometry (Rockaway Township School District)10087.5
 12.5%
   8th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)93.480.8
 12.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Copeland Middle School)92.688.4
 4.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Rockaway Township School District)92.688.4
 4.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Copeland Middle School)10087.5
 12.5%
   End of Course Geometry (Rockaway Township School District)10087.5
 12.5%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students774853
 10.2%
African American2633
 26.9%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian7070
Hispanic145228
 57.2%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White512493
 3.7%
Two or More Races1928
 47.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14.5%12.3%
 2.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Copeland Middle School

Students who attend Copeland Middle School usually go on to attend Morris Knolls High School

Copeland Middle School ranks 299th of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Copeland Middle School are 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 853 students attended Copeland Middle School.


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