Rockaway Borough Public Schools

Rockaway High School was located in what would become Lincoln Elementary School, as part of a construction project completed in 1923 that added a second floor used by the high school. The four constituent communities of Denville Township, Rockaway, Rockaway Township and Wharton voted in 1949 to create the Morris Hills Regional High School District. Until the district was created, students from the borough had attended Rockaway High School, which was operated by the borough's school district; the fact that the district had its own high school led some to believe that borough residents would oppose the referndum. The high school closed in 1953, with the opening of the regional Morris Hills High School. ==Schools==

Schools in the district (with 2024–25 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are: ;Elementary school • Lincoln Elementary School with 272 students in grades PreK–3 • Jennifer Skomial, principal ;Middle school • Thomas Jefferson Middle School with 299 students in grades 4–8 • Leon Samuels, principal ==Administration==

Core members of the district's administration are: • Anthony Grieco, superintendent • Giovanni Cusmano, business administrator and board secretary ==Board of education==

The district's board of education is comprised of five members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2015) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district. ==References==