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Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School
665 Mt Hope Ave
Wharton NJ, 07885, Morris County
Phone: 973-361-7450
Ranking:
(518 out of 1,847, top 28%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Rockaway Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 25 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 338 | 309 | 322 | 336 | 302 | 294 | 323 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 55 | 16.3% | 50 | 16.2% | 57 | 17.7% | 61 | 18.2% | 45 | 14.9% | 44 | 15.0% | 36 | 11.1% |
Grade 1: | 51 | 15.1% | 57 | 18.4% | 55 | 17.1% | 58 | 17.3% | 50 | 16.6% | 40 | 13.6% | 52 | 16.1% |
Grade 2: | 63 | 18.6% | 56 | 18.1% | 54 | 16.8% | 56 | 16.7% | 39 | 12.9% | 49 | 16.7% | 64 | 19.8% |
Grade 3: | 59 | 17.5% | 49 | 15.9% | 57 | 17.7% | 45 | 13.4% | 50 | 16.6% | 63 | 21.4% | 47 | 14.6% |
Grade 4: | 53 | 15.7% | 53 | 17.2% | 46 | 14.3% | 54 | 16.1% | 60 | 19.9% | 42 | 14.3% | 46 | 14.2% |
Grade 5: | 55 | 16.3% | 44 | 14.2% | 53 | 16.5% | 62 | 18.5% | 49 | 16.2% | 44 | 15.0% | 66 | 20.4% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 9 | 3.0% | 12 | 4.1% | 12 | 3.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 175 | 51.8% | 175 | 56.6% | 176 | 54.7% | 175 | 52.1% | 168 | 55.6% | 168 | 57.1% | 176 | 54.5% |
Female: | 163 | 48.2% | 134 | 43.4% | 146 | 45.3% | 161 | 47.9% | 134 | 44.4% | 126 | 42.9% | 143 | 44.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 38 | 11.2% | 31 | 10.0% | 26 | 8.1% | 28 | 8.3% | 24 | 7.9% | 17 | 5.8% | 17 | 5.3% |
Hispanic: | 47 | 13.9% | 48 | 15.5% | 44 | 13.7% | 51 | 15.2% | 26 | 8.6% | 19 | 6.5% | 23 | 7.1% |
Black: | 10 | 3.0% | 11 | 3.6% | 18 | 5.6% | 18 | 5.4% | 19 | 6.3% | 13 | 4.4% | 14 | 4.3% |
White: | 237 | 70.1% | 213 | 68.9% | 232 | 72.0% | 237 | 70.5% | 232 | 76.8% | 245 | 83.3% | 268 | 83.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 13.9% | 30 | 9.7% | 35 | 10.9% | 26 | 7.7% | 15 | 5.0% | 7 | 2.4% | 10 | 3.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.9% | 12 | 3.9% | 7 | 2.2% | 14 | 4.2% | 11 | 3.6% | 7 | 2.4% | 10 | 3.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.52 | 12.88 | 11.24 | 14.48 | 13.13 | 9.20 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 85.9% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 88.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 91.2% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 90.1% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 91.1% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 73.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73.9% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 73.1% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 77.8% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 77.7% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 88.7% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 88.8% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 93.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 93.4% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 96.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 83.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84.4% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 83.6% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 84.2% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 87.1% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 85.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 89.0% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 88.9% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 85.1% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 87.3% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 88.7% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 79.2% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 74.2% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 75.8% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 75.8% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 74.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 86.5% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 84.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 94.4% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 93.4% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 91.1% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 96.5% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 86.0% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 87.5% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 82.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 85.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.0% | 85.0% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 91.8% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 92.8% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 91.7% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 92.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 96.7% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 98.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 93.7% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 97.1% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 95.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 96.4% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 71.9% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 80.6% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 76.7% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 72.6% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 76.6% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 80.2% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 93.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.0% | 85.8% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 91.4% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 89.2% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 88.2% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 91.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 91.0% | 79.9% |
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* Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.