Academy for Performing Arts
Rockaway · NJ · Morris County Vocational School District · Public
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- 📚 26 AP courses offered — Elite
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: 66th percentile nationally
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 28% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Academy for Performing Arts compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 66th percentile nationally with 26 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering, STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges, Athletic Training and Physical Therapy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
66th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 28% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $24,406/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -2.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 144 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering ROCKAWAY |
Public | 1.1 | 181 | +0.6% |
| STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges South Orange |
Public | 16.2 | 180 | +9.8% |
| Athletic Training and Physical Therapy Succasunna |
Public | 7.1 | 62 | — |
| Essex County West Caldwell Tech West Caldwell |
Public | 11.5 | 353 | +60.5% |
| Hopatcong High School Hopatcong |
Public | 8.9 | 401 | +7.8% |
| Mountain Lakes High School Mountain Lakes |
Public | 4.3 | 546 | -8.1% |
| Whippany Park High School WHIPPANY |
Public | 6.6 | 584 | -5.0% |
| Boonton High School BOONTON |
Public | 5.6 | 617 | +0.5% |